Energy Efficient Hunter Douglas Blinds
For more than sixty years Hunter Douglas blinds have provided the home and business owner with a top of the line custom window treatment product. The company has been on the leading edge of custom window designs since its first days in business.
Hunter Douglas is the company that invented the honeycomb shade, or Duette as they named it. It has become one of the most popular window blind options to replace the original wooden venetian blinds used for decades. Honeycomb styled Hunter Douglas blinds were designed when the last energy crisis in 1970′s nudged people into conservation and cutting back on their energy consumption.
The Duette shade is an exceptionally energy efficient product that insulates windows in both summer and winter. The honeycomb design can reduce energy loss by as much as 50% and is an ideal mini blind choice for older homes that do not have double pane windows.
Since Hunter Douglas blinds first introduced the Duette they have added a vast selection of custom honeycomb designed window shades to their line. Homeowners can choose the Duette Architella fabric shade which features a honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb design offering maximum energy efficiency. The Alustra Duette in a similar design offers a more dramatic pleat that is 1 ¼ inches deep. The Applause line of Hunter Douglas blinds offers the budget conscious a blind that is attractive and energy efficient but without the extras. All of the honeycomb shades are available in a variety of colors, a wide range of custom sizes and added features.
Traditional Hunter Douglas blinds are also available in the traditional slat design. Available in wood, vinyl and metal these blinds are all exceptionally well made and extremely functional. Choose from horizontal blinds that are perfect for most windows or vertical blinds that are idea for sliding glass doors and large picture windows.
The wooden slat blinds are available in hardwoods, bamboo, reeds and grasses for a natural look. Their aluminum mini blinds are made from spring-tempered alloy that helps them keep their shape and hold up under the wear and tear of normal use. They are also treated to repel dust and reduce static electricity. Colors include solids, pearls and opalescences in a variety of finishes. Hunter Douglas Blinds also include a line made of manmade materials. They are less expensive than some of the other options but have been designed to hold up well regardless of heat and humidity.
Hunter Douglas blinds also provide the homeowner with limitless options for controlling light. Whether you want to allow maximum natural light while maintaining privacy or block light completely, there is a mini blind that will meet your lighting needs. The adjustable louvers allow you to adjust the light throughout the day and Hunter Douglas blinds can be purchased that can be raised and lowered from the top as well as the bottom. On a tall window this allows you to let in natural light while maintaining privacy.
When it comes to energy efficient window blinds for your home, Hunter Douglas is undoubtedly the best known name in the business. Quality made and exceptionally reliable Hunter Douglas blinds are worth considering when it comes time to buy window blinds for your home.
