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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.
Blinds & Shades by Room
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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
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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
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Child and Pet-Friendly
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Four Rooms for Shutters
Four Rooms in your Home that are Ideal for Shutters
At Benchmark Shutters & Shades, we know how quality shutters add value to your home in a way that no other window treatments can match. They lend an elegance and grace to your rooms and serve as much as a statement piece as they perform a practical function. Shutters can last a lifetime, which is why we at Benchmark Shutters and Shades adore shutters from Hunter Douglas. We’ve made a list of four rooms in your home that we think are ideal for shutters.
Dining Room
Shutters can be an elegant window treatment, so a wonderful place to showcase them is in your dining room. With Heritance® Hardwood Shutters from Hunter Douglas, you can customize the paint or stain color to match your existing furnishings and decor for a unified look. They are crafted from genuine, sustainably sourced basswood using Truemill® dovetail construction and a protective Integra™ Finish for durability. Designer techniques offer high-end finishes to achieve exactly the design you want, including glazed, glazed and burnished, classic or heirloom distressed, or rustic. To complete your style, layer your Heritance® Hardwood Shutters with Design Studio™ Side Panels and Drapery, which are available in a wide selection of designer curated and exclusive fabrics from world-renowned textile artists.
Kids’ Room
Shutters often seem like such a high-end window treatment that it doesn’t occur to most people to add them to their children’s bedrooms and playrooms. However, shutters are actually perfect for these spaces. They’re safe for children, since they have no long, dangling cords that pose a risk of tangling and strangulation. They’re also very durable, so they can survive rough handling. This is especially true of Hunter Douglas NewStyle® Hybrid Shutters, which are constructed with Truemill® dovetail techniques for increased sturdiness. An added advantage of NewStyle® Hybrid Shutters for a child’s room are the SoftClose™ Louvers with Quick Align™ presets to make adjusting your shutters quiet and quick, which is essential for naptimes.
Bathroom
Bathroom windows are another great place to add shutters. You can of course cover the whole window and simply adjust the louvers for light, but many customers prefer to only cover the bottom half of the windows with shutters to gain natural light and privacy at the same time. If you’re looking for great bathroom window shutters, look no further than Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters from Hunter Douglas. The cutting-edge Polysatin™ material is crafted to withstand high heat and humidity without ever bending, bowing, cracking, fading, discoloring, peeling, or even mildewing. The DuraLux™ Finish has a gorgeous matte finish for a look that will last and last. Like all Hunter Douglas shutters, Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters are available in multiple louver sizes: 2 ½-inch, 3 ½-inch, and 4 ½-inch for a customizable look.
Contact Us
Ready to add Hunter Douglas shutters to your home? Call Benchmark Shutters & Shades today! Call us at (919) 363-3284 or request a consultation online, and we would be happy to make your window treatment dreams come true. We serve all of Central North Carolina, including Raleigh-Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, and the surrounding area.