PowerView® Automation
Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.
Sheer Shades
Learn more about Hunter Douglas custom window sheers, including our shadings and privacy sheers. Innovative, light-diffusing sheers. Your trusted source for window treatments.
Cellular Shades
Cellular honeycomb shades from Hunter Douglas. An energy-efficient design that traps air in distinct pockets to help keep your house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Roman Shades
Custom-made fabric Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas, combining the look of soft folds with the ease and convenience of a shade. Custom-crafted.
Roller Shades
The Hunter Douglas roller shades & solar screen shades collections offer excellent light control and a clean, stylish look in a range of fabrics and materials.
Woven Shades
For a warm, natural look our Hunter Douglas Woven Wood Shades collection of window treatments transforms sunlight into captivating design statements. Choose yours today.
Vertical Shades
Find the right custom vertical shades for any room in your home. Search our most popular window shades.
Wood Blinds
From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, wood blinds have been a favorite among homeowners for decades.
Metal Blinds
Find the perfect metal blinds for any room in your home. From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, metal blinds have been a favorite among homeowners.
Vertical Blinds
Discover Hunter Douglas customized vertical blinds featuring elegant styling and translucency in a large selection of colors, treatments, and textures. Lifetime guarantee.
Shutters
Hunter Douglas custom window shutters provide superior light control and privacy with classic styles, long-lasting finishes, and exceptional craftsmanship.
Drapery
Choose from timeless and on-trend fabrics, including lofty textures and alluring jacquards, artisanal embroideries and luminous sheers.
Light Enhancing
Enjoy the beauty of natural light and make any space more captivating, with the following light-enhancing shades.
Room Darkening
Want a darker room for better sleep or optimal movie binging? These shades and drapes help block light at the window.
Energy Efficient
Live comfortably and save energy with these shades. Designer to keep a room warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Door Coverings
Manage natural light and add privacy with these window treatments that work well for sliding-glass and patio doors.
Sound Absorption
Create a quieter, more relaxing room with these window treatments, which help absorb sound, reducing exterior noise.
Top-Down Bottom-Up
For privacy and natural light, position shades from the top, bottom or both. These shades have this feature available.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
After-Hours & In-Home Consultations
Our schedule is flexible, and we can come to your home for a consultation.
Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo
We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
Interior Design Ideas
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See current and past decorating ideas from our 'Fresh Ideas' Newsletter.
Bathroom
See window covering solutions for privacy and moisture-resistance.
Bedroom
See window covering solutions for privacy and room darkening.
Home Office
See window covering solutions for light filtering and glare control.
Kitchen
See window covering solutions for a variety of needs and kitchen styles.
Living Room
See window covering solutions for light filtering and UV protection.
Media Room
See room darkening window treatments for your media room.
Nursery & Kids Room
See child-safe window coverings for baby nurseries and kids rooms
Angled Windows
See blinds and shades for angled, sloped, and triangle-shaped windows.
Arched Windows
See blinds and shades for arched, half-circle or half-moon windows.
Bay, Bow, Corner Windows
See blinds and shades for bay, bow and corner windows.
French Doors
See shutters, blinds and shades for French Doors.
Sidelights
See blinds and shades for sidelight windows.
Sliding Glass Doors
See blinds and shades for patio and sliding-glass doors.
Skylights
See blinds and shades specifically suited for skylights.
Automated
See all options for automated blinds and shades.
Blackout
See our options for blinds and shades that best control light.
Energy Efficient
See blinds and shades that help save energy at the window.
Light Filtering
See blinds and shades for light filtering and UV protection.
Child and Pet-Friendly
See blinds and shades that are safer for children and pets.
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What to Know When Choosing Between Window Blinds and Shutters
Window blinds and shutters have a lot in common. They both provide excellent light control and privacy, look great in your home, and can be customized to complement the other colors and styles in your home and your unique needs. However, there are still factors to consider when you’re trying to choose between them that can point you in the right direction for your home. At Custom Window Coverings in Temecula, California, we can help you select between Hunter Douglas window blinds and shutters and help you customize them.
Why Consider Plantation Shutters and Blinds?
Both window blinds and shutters provide outstanding light control. They’re easy to adjust to angle light so that it doesn’t overwhelm a room or cause glare. For both, you can tilt the slats or louvers to get a clear view of the outdoors. They’re available in a wide color selection and can easily complement many interior design styles.
Plantation shutters are interior window shutters that are durable and secure. They go into the window frame, which contributes to security and means they’re a permanent window frame that will last for the lifetime of the house. They add curb appeal and improve your home’s resale value.
Blinds go over the window. They’re cost-effective and one of our most popular window treatments. We have both vertical and horizontal window blinds.
How to Choose Between Window Blinds and Shutters
When you’re trying to decide between window blinds and shutters, there are several things you can consider that will point you in the right direction. The first is the style you prefer. If you favor one over the other, go with that. It’s your home, and you should love the way it looks. Blinds have significantly more color choices than shutters, so if you have a specific color that you would like, that could also influence your decision.
If you’re trapped trying to decide, consider these factors:
- Durability: Both blinds and shutters are durable, but shutters are significantly more so. Because they’re in the window, they’re longer lasting, extra secure, and use more robust materials.
- Maintenance: Both blinds and shades are easy to wipe down with a microfiber cloth and keep clean.
- Cost: Blinds are less expensive than shutters, though each type of custom window treatment is an investment for your home.
- Energy Efficiency: Both blinds and shutters offer improved energy efficiency when closed.
- Light control: Both are very easy to use and adjust when needed.
- Operating system: Both have several operating system options, but only blinds and Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Vinyl Shutters can be automated.
- Materials: We have wood, faux wood, metal, and fabric vertical blinds. We also have wood, vinyl, and wood composite shutters.
Contact Us for Custom Window Treatments Near Temecula, CA
Choosing between window blinds and shutters can be difficult, but Custom Window Coverings can help. We’ll help you envision how each can complement your home in different ways and show you customization options so you can decide which will be best for your home. In addition to plantation shutters and blinds, we carry Hunter Douglas shades and drapery.
Get started with your custom window treatments by calling, visiting our window treatment store, or completing our contact form. We gladly serve all of Southern California, including Temecula, Inland Valley, Riverside County, San Diego County, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Murrieta, San Diego, and Fallbrook, CA. Contact us today!