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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.
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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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Beat the Summer Heat with Cellular Shades
In the summer, the windows that are such appealing features in your home suddenly can become your enemies. The extra heat they allow in combined with the increased glare can cause both literal and figurative headaches. To make matters worse, the strain on your air conditioner can make your electricity bills skyrocket during the summer months.
If this sounds like your home, consider switching to cellular shades from Hunter Douglas. At Benchmark Shutters and Shades, we carry cellular shades that can help you fall back in love with summer and save money while you’re at it: Duette® Honeycomb Shades and Solera® Soft Shades from Hunter Douglas.
Energy Efficiency
Cellular shades improve the energy efficiency of your home by trapping pockets of air in the fabric, creating an extra layer of insulation on your windows that keeps the heat out in summer and cold out in winter.
Sound Absorption
The trapped layer of air not only insulates your home from outside air temperatures but also reduces sound pollution in your home. This is particularly helpful in urban areas and homes near busy intersections, train tracks, or flight paths.
Style
With two great cellular shade styles and an abundant selection of designer fabrics and hues from Hunter Douglas, you will have no trouble finding a design to suit your home. The crisp minimalist pleats of Duette® Honeycomb Shades are great for modern interior designs. Solera® Soft Shades blend the soft draping folds of classic roman shades with the updated look and benefits of cellular shades, making them ideal for traditional and transitional styles.
Cordless Option
Cordless window treatments are a popular style choice, but did you know they are an important safety feature in your home, as well? Dangling cord loops pose a hazard for pets and small children, which is why we love the cordless LightRise® option from Hunter Douglas. Simply push up or pull down on your cellular shades to adjust them, and they will stay in place. LiteRise® is available on both Duette® and Solera® styles.
PowerView® Automation
Cellular shades can only help you make your home more energy-efficient and comfortable if you use them during the heat of the day. One way you can make that easier on yourself is by adding PowerView® Automation to your Duette® Honeycomb Shades or Solera® Soft Shades. With PowerView® you can adjust your shades with the push of a button or use of an app or with voice commands since it integrates with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, and other popular home automation systems. Best of all, you can set schedules to adjust your shades automatically; set them to close during the hottest hours and open during the comfortable times to reap the maximum benefits on your thermostat and wallet!
Contact Us
Are you ready to make your home more energy-efficient and beautiful with cellular shades from Hunter Douglas? Call Benchmark Shutters and Shades at (919) 363-3284 or request a consultation online. We would love to make your window treatment dreams come true! We are pleased to serve all Central North Carolina, including Raleigh-Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, and the surrounding area.