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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.
Products
Motorized Window CoveringsMotorized 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.
About Us
Benchmark Shutters & Shades is a family owned, locally operated business specializing in interior window coverings for your home or business.
Raleigh, NC
For almost two decades, Benchmark Shutters & Shades has brought exceptional window treatments to homes across Raleigh, NC, and the surrounding communities.
Durham, NC
We all come to a point with our homes when we decide that the window treatments need to be updated.
Chapel Hill, NC
At Benchmark Shutters & Shades, we can’t wait to help you transform your home by upgrading your window treatments.
Apex, NC
Since 2005, Benchmark Shutters & Shades has brought superior window treatments to homes and businesses throughout central North Carolina.
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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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Adding a Rustic Touch with Woven Wood Shades
The rustic interior continues to be a popular interior design theme even in 2021. Wood creates an inviting atmosphere with warm tones that complement a variety of interior décor styles, whether you like bold colors or subtle patterns. Wooden window treatments, like wood blinds and plantation shutters, further enhance this with handcrafted appearances designed to complement modern-day cabinetry, moldings, and other home fixtures. Right now, we’re loving our Hunter Douglas woven wood shades. This beautiful fashion combines the classic appeal of wood with the functionality and light control of a lightweight shade. Here are just a few of our favorite reasons why you should consider woven wooden shades for your next home renovation project.
Natural Texture
Provenance® Woven Wood Shades are inspired by textures found in nature, like woods, bamboo, reeds, and grasses. This subtle texture works beautifully for incorporating visual interest over your windows. The great interior design uses texture to create organic depth that isn’t too rigid or sterile, and lightweight, woven shades work wonderfully for achieving this goal. Wooden textures also help make spaces feel cozier with a natural, warm glow and familiar styles that remind people of the great outdoors.
Flexible Lighting
Choose from a range of opacities as well as the option to include a light-reflecting liner for additional light control. Enjoy comfortable privacy even if you live along a busy street with lightweight shades that still keep your home protected.
Plentiful Colors
With Provenance® Woven Wood Shades, you have the freedom to enhance your space with a versatile neutral color or try something fresh with a pop of color. This collection of bamboo blinds offers several textures as well as an array of color families with enough variety to craft a unique atmosphere in each room. Provenance® even features a frosty white color called Santorini that’s perfect for minimalistic spaces.
Finish off your new wood shades with a custom modern headrail for a beautiful mixed metal appearance that is both sleek and stunning.
Convenient Motorization
Take your woven wood shades to the next level with the power of smart motorization. PowerView® Automation transforms your bamboo blinds into a seamless component of your existing smart home technology. Control your shades from anywhere with the user-friendly smartphone app or Pebble® remote. Adjust your windows from the comfort of your bed or couch with voice control using Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, and Google Assistant. Once you find your favorite lighting positions, you can save them with the convenient Scenes feature to quickly set the mood in the future. PowerView® motorization technology blends discretely into your wood shades, so you’ll never have to fuss with obstructing cords, wires, or batteries.
Conclusion
At Benchmark Shutters & Shades, we’re here to make finding your new favorite window treatments a cinch. Contact us or call us at (919) 363-3284 to schedule a free in-home consultation. We are always locally owned and operated, proud to serve Central North Carolina, including Raleigh-Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, and the surrounding area.