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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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There’s a Hunter Douglas Window Shade for Every Style
At Benchmark Shutters & Shades, we know that the best window treatment brands are available in the exact variety to suit any style. That’s why we love Hunter Douglas. Not only do they have many different types of window treatments from blinds to shades to shutters, but also because they offer options within each product type. There really is a Hunter Douglas window treatment for every style. Let’s look at just a few of our favorite options for Hunter Douglas window shades.
Traditional
The classic sophistication of traditional interior design makes clean lines a timeless choice for your home. Comfortable without being slouchy and elegant without being stuffy, traditional designs lean into time-honored patterns and color palettes. That’s why we love Design Studio™ Roman Shades. With graceful draping folds and beautiful fabrics, you’re guaranteed to find a design that elevates the style in your home.
- Try the rich reds of Hunter Douglas featured artist Marcie Bronker’s Amaryllis pattern in Brick for your Design Studio™ Roman Shades.
Transitional
The beauty of transitional designs is their ability to seamlessly blend traditional and modern styles for a space that is full of understated grace. Comfort is emphasized but style is never sacrificed. Rather, transitional designs combine the comfort of traditional furnishings with the crisp palettes of modern design for a cohesive yet family-friendly look. We love Vignette® Modern Roman Shades for transitional spaces. Their clean modern lines are blended with the elegant draping folds of roman shades for a new type of shade that works well in all designs.
- Try the light gray of the Brooklyn Tweed fabric in Dream Weaver to coordinate with other gray design elements for comfortable but clean look.
Modern
Modern interior designs are all about minimalistic lines and geometric shapes, which is why Duette® Honeycomb Shades from Hunter Douglas work so well in such spaces. These highly practical shades are constructed with cellular air pockets to insulate your windows, and the horizontal lines of the cells suit modern interiors perfectly. Minimal without being stark and clean without being cold, Duette® Honeycomb Shades are the ideal window shade for modern spaces.
- Try the Duette® Architella® Alexa Metallic™ shades in the brown Cora color for a hint of modern gleam with plenty of warmth.
Minimalist
One of the most popular design trends currently is minimalism. This less-is-more philosophy takes the clean lines and simplicity of Modern designs to an extreme, disavowing clutter and excess. That means that every design element must be calculated for maximum effect, since it becomes a feature rather than a backdrop as it might in other design styles. With minimalism, subtle textures add some much-needed nuance to a space, which is why we love the Provenance® Woven Wood Roller Shades from Hunter Douglas. These shades rely on natural materials such as woods and grasses for unique weaves with eye-catching textures.
- Try Provenance® Woven Wood Roller Shades in sleek Mindanao Bamboo with the warm red-brown Barley stain.
Contact Us
Ready to find the right window shades for your style? Let Benchmark Shutters & Shades help! Call (919) 363-3284 or request a consultation online. We proudly serve all Central North Carolina, including Raleigh-Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, and the surrounding area.