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.

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Motorized Window Coverings

Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.

Window Covering Measuring & Installations

Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.

Motorized Window Coverings Window Covering Measuring & Installations

All Design Ideas

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Bathroom

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Bedroom

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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

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Sliding Glass Doors

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Skylights

See blinds and shades specifically suited for skylights.

Large Windows

Panel-Track Blinds

Picture Windows

Automated

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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.

Cordless Energy-Efficient Shades

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Using Chalkboard Paint

Living room with small sofa featuring colorful accent pillows set in front of a black chalkboard wall with matching colored diamond pattern.

Grab your paintbrush for some simple DIY projects

Unlike chalkboards in the classroom, most of which have gone by the wayside, chalkboard paint is finding a renaissance in today’s home décor. That’s because it’s easy to turn almost any surface into a chalkboard, big or small. All you need are a couple of coats of paint. Ready to start writing on the walls? Read on for helpful hints as well as ideas to use in your own home.

Good to Know

Chalkboard paint is a flat matte paint that’s available in a variety of colors (you don’t need to stick with black if that’s not your thing). Paint it on almost any surface and voilà—you’ll have a chalkboard.

If you want to paint a textured surface, use sandpaper to smooth the area first before going to work. Apply at least two coats of paint, letting it dry in between coats. A rule of thumb is to let the surface dry for 3 days. Once it’s dry, you’ll want to “season” the wall before writing on it. Rub the paint with the edge of a piece of chalk, and then rub the chalk into the surface with a clean, dry cloth.

And that’s it! Now you have your own chalkboard. (Just remember—use conventional chalk to write on the board, so that you’ll be able to erase whatever you write.)

Project Ideas

When it comes to chalkboard paint projects, the sky is almost the limit. You could use chalkboard paint to cover a large area or a portion of one. You might want to create an accent by painting a small section of a wall and hanging a vintage frame around it. You could even use chalkboard paint outside of the box—say, for a tabletop.

Not sure where to begin? Any of the following spaces are good starting points.

Kids’ bedrooms or playrooms. A chalkboard wall in your kids’ bedrooms or playroom provides them with a great outlet for drawing, playing games and simply expressing their creativity. If you have toddlers, consider painting only the bottom half of a wall—the area where they can reach.

Your kitchen. While you may not want to devote an entire wall to chalkboard paint in this room, paint on a portion of a wall or even on the exterior of a cabinet door can serve a purpose. Chalkboard paint in the kitchen is great for recording family schedules, keeping a running list of grocery necessities, or posting the weeknight dinner menu.
Your home office. A chalkboard wall calendar can help you stay organized by keeping meetings and to-dos top of mind. The most basic way to create a calendar is by outlining a grid on your wall and then filling in the month and days of the week. If you’re looking for something with a little more flair, you’ll find lots of ideas online for making a framed chalkboard calendar.
Your garage. A small area in your garage with a dedicated chalkboard wall is a great spot for project lists or items needed from the local hardware store. Likewise, you could paint the front panels of storage cabinets and note the contents on each panel, so you can easily find things like nails, screws, tape measures and hammers.