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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
All Design Ideas Fall Tablescapes Shades vs Drapes Roman Shades Top Down Bottom UpBlinds & Shades by Room
Bathroom Bedroom Home Office Kitchen Living Room Media Room Nursery & Kids RoomBlinds & Shades by Window Shape
Angled Windows Arched Windows Bay, Bow, Corner Windows French Doors Sidelights Sliding Glass Doors Skylights Large Windows Panel-Track Blinds Picture WindowsBlinds & Shades by Function
Automated Blackout Energy Efficient Light Filtering Child and Pet-Friendly Cordless Energy-Efficient ShadesAll Design Ideas
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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Blinds vs. Shades: Which is Right for Your Home?
It can be difficult to decide what type of window treatments you need in your home, even if you narrow it down to the two most common window treatments: blinds and shades. At Benchmark Shutters and Shades, we love finding ways to make your design decisions easier, which is why we’ve put together this handy guide to help you choose between blinds and shades!
Maximum View-Through
If the ability to see out is important to you, whether it’s to appreciate a view you love or to keep an eye on children and pets as they play in the yard, Modern Precious Metals® Aluminum Blinds might be the right choice for you. The MagnaView® feature offers twice the view-through of traditional blinds.
Light Blocking
For bedrooms and other rooms where blocking light is a priority, Designer Roller Shades from Hunter Douglas are an excellent choice. Selecting an opaque fabric guarantees you’ll get a good night’s sleep. Better yet, go with a Designer Roller Duolite® Shades for an innovative solution that combines a light-filtering sheer and a room-darkening opaque liner in one shade for the best of both worlds.
Filtered Sunlight
Spaces with strong sunlight, such as sunrooms, call for a window treatment that helps control temperature and prevent damage without blocking your view. Hunter Douglas Designer Screen Shades are available in five openness factors to help you customize your visibility, privacy, and light filtering. Designer Screen Shades block 86% - 99% of damaging UV rays that can fade your decorations and flooring.
Heat & Humidity Resistant
Those who live in hot and humid climates should consider a durable faux wood solution for their windows, such as EverWood® Alternative Wood Blinds from Hunter Douglas. They’re guaranteed never to warp, bow, fade, or yellow from sunlight or humidity. That also makes them ideal for bathrooms! EverWood® is available in various styles, from paint-like finishes to the most realistic imitation stains on the market.
Top Fashions
Sometimes what you want most in a window treatment is a way to highlight your style. If that’s you, look no further than Design StudioTM Roller Shades. The wide selection of curated designer fabrics makes it easy to find one you love. Hunter Douglas even offers exclusive fabric options created by top artists such as Rebecca Atwood, Marcie Bronkar, and Seema Krish.
Child Safety
Recommended: any cordless window fashion If child safety is a priority in your home, choosing a cordless window treatment is essential. Luckily, Hunter Douglas offers LiteRise® on all of the products recommended above, allowing you to raise and lower your shades and blinds by simply pushing up or pulling down. Safety doesn’t get any easier or look any better than with Hunter Douglas cordless window treatments.
Contact Us
Let Benchmark Shutters and Shades help you find the perfect window shades or blinds for your home. Call us at (919) 363-3284 or request a consultation online. We are pleased to serve all of Central North Carolina, including Raleigh-Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, and the surrounding area.