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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
Since 2005, Benchmark Shutters & Shades Incorporated has been the place to get stunning interior window treatments near Raleigh, North Carolina.
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
At Benchmark Shutters & Shades, we provide the best Hunter Douglas custom blinds, shades, shutters, and drapery on the market alongside generation 3 of their motorized window coverings, PowerView® Automation.
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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Make a Modern Statement with Metal Blinds
Sometimes, when you are looking for ways to spice up your interior décor, it helps to look to the classics for sources of inspiration. Metal blinds have been a longtime favorite of many people. They are easy to clean, economical, and are durable. Aluminum blinds keep out excessive sunlight and UV rays with style. Modern aluminum blinds revamp the classics with added durability, mindful construction, and enhanced styles that keep up with current fashion trends. While metal blinds of the past might have been flimsy or prone to breakage, modern aluminum blinds boast expert designs that give your metal window treatments lasting power. At Benchmark Shutters & Shades, we are excited about our Hunter Douglas aluminum blinds. When it comes to versatility and style, these horizontal blinds are the real deal. Let’s take a closer look at what makes these blinds stand out and why they are worth the investment if you’re on the market for new window coverings.
Modern Precious Metals® Aluminum Blinds
Streamlined, beautifully finished vanes serve as an eye-catching window accent in this collection from Hunter Douglas. The Modern Precious Metals® collection offers a stunning range of colors ranging from classic grays, blacks, and pearly whites to rosy hues and statement colors. Choose from a variety of slat sizes as well as matte, metallic, and pearlescent finishes. If you are looking for a low-cost way to revamp your interior décor without overhauling your space, metal blinds can be a great investment. Not only are you receiving added light control, UV protection, and privacy, but aluminum blinds are perfect for adding a pop of visual interest to your windows that make the rest of your interior décor stand out.
Enjoy versatile light control with a stunning view-through thanks to MagnaView® technology, which offers twice the view-through compared to typical aluminum blinds. When you want to block out the intense sunlight, your metal blinds will keep your home cool and comfortable with some of the highest degrees of light control out of any material of blinds.
Modern Precious Metals® Aluminum Blinds are not only innovative in fashion, but in how you control them as well. For manual control, we love the LiteRise® system, which lets you position your blinds by gently pushing up or pulling down on the bottom of them. Take your home’s lighting to the next level with PowerView® Automation, which gives you the freedom to control your blinds from anywhere in your home from the convenience of your smartphone. Program custom lighting schedules for each room in your home and quickly set the mood with Scenes that remember your favorite positions for precise lighting every time.
Conclusion
Ready to discover how metal blinds can transform your home? Contact us or call us at (919) 363-3284 to schedule your free in-home consultation and let’s work together to create a custom lighting solution you will love for years to come. We are locally owned and operated, happy to serve Central North Carolina, including Raleigh-Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, and the surrounding area.