The Best Types of Window Shades for Every Room

There are reasons why we don’t typically install sheers by kitchen window sinks or oversized vertical shades in small bedrooms; window treatments are about function as well as form. Eye-catching style is essential, but so are comfort and practicality. Fortunately, you’re in good hands: The Nest Expressions design team knows how to leverage different types of window shades for every room in a home, starting with kitchens.

The Best Types of Window Shades for Kitchens

Kitchens require window treatments that handle moisture, heat, and frequent cleaning.

• Designer Roller Shades are practical kitchen window treatments because they are easy to maintain and available in materials that resist humidity. These window coverings have a single piece of fabric that rolls up into a headrail.
• Designer Solar Shades feature specially crafted UV-blocking materials. They’re ideal for kitchens that receive considerable heat and glare.

The Best Types of Window Shades for Bedrooms

Bedrooms benefit from shades that promote restful sleep by controlling light and protecting privacy.

• Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular Shades work well in bedrooms, as they absorb up to 70% of sound energy and are available in different opacities. The Duolite® option combines light-filtering and room-darkening fabrics into one shade.
• Vignette® Roman Shades are also offered in room-darkening fabric opacities. You can order Vignette® fabrics in cut yardage to create decorative accents to coordinate with bedroom linens.

The Best Types of Window Shades for Living Rooms

Living rooms have casual or more formal design schemes. We’ve selected different types of window shades for each.

• Designer Banded Shades combine sheer and opaque fabric bands with a cool, contemporary aesthetic, balancing open views and more coverage. They’re also known as zebra shades.
• Pirouette® Sheer Shades are sophisticated, offering a radiant glow courtesy of adjustable fabric vanes connected to a single sheer backing. Their UV protection prevents furniture and flooring from fading.

The Best Types of Window Shades for Dining Rooms

Dining rooms can also be casual or have a formal feel.

• Alustra® Woven Textures® Roman Shades offer design-inspired fabrics from around the world, including sheer, semi-sheer, and semi-opaque fabrics. The neutral-toned options work well in casual settings.
• Luminette® Sheer Panels blend the best parts of sheer drapery and vertical fabric vanes to diffuse light in dining rooms beautifully. You’ll love the luxurious, high-quality fabric selection.

The Best Types of Window Shades for Home Offices

A home office requires shades that minimize glare and support productivity.

• Alustra® Woven Textures® Roller Shades offer a Top-Down/Bottom-Up design for precise light control. You can open them from the top down, bottom up, or a combination.
• Sonnette® Roller Shades combine roller and cellular shade design for a sleek appearance and added energy efficiency. Choose from semi-opaque and room-darkening opacities and over 50 colors.

We’ve given you a head start with two options per room, but rest assured that Hunter Douglas window shades are versatile enough to work in different rooms. There are other styles that we haven’t even mentioned yet!

Visit Our Showroom for Hunter Douglas Shades Near Wexford, PA

Hunter Douglas offers window treatments for every room in your home, and our experts will help you down the selections. Contact us for service in Wexford, Gibsonia, Allison Park, Fox Chapel, Sewickley, Cranberry Township, Mars, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding areas.