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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
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.
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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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Double-Cell vs. Single-Cell Shades
Sometimes also called honeycomb shades, Hunter Douglas cellular shades can be an incredible tool for homeowners when it comes to controlling light and other environmental elements, creating internal style, and working to better the overall energy efficiency of their North Carolina household. Learn more about this advanced window shade from our team of experts as we explore the different design styles, including double-cell vs. single-cell shades, upgrades available, and modern styles for your next set of window treatments.
The Basics of Cellular Design
All cellular shades share a common design concept, often called honeycomb construction. By fabricating the treatment with an internal honeycomb-like structure, you can create a window treatment with air pockets that naturally provide insulation. The air pockets help minimize air and energy flow through the underlying window to improve energy efficiency.
Hunter Douglas Duette® cellular shades come in two cellular designs. Duette® Cellular Shades have a single-cell that runs the length of the fabric vane, and Duette Architella® Shades have a cell-within-a-cell design (also called double-cell design). Each cell adds another insulating layer for double-cell styles, so the more cells, the more protection.
Additional Light-Control Features for Cellular Shades
Duette® Cellular Shades have two specialized features that homeowners can opt for to increase the light control range of these Hunter Douglas cellular shades. First, the treatment is available with ClearView® sheers for incredible view-through properties and abundant natural sunlight. On the other end of the spectrum, for darker interiors, the LightLock® blackout system blocks light leaks around the edges of the shade for unparalleled room-darkening abilities.
Hybrid Hunter Douglas Cellular Shades
Sonnette® Roller Shades by Hunter Douglas uses the unique honeycomb design of cellular shades but modifies the style by combining it with features from a roller shade. The result is a simple, sophisticated treatment with elevated energy efficiency, perfect for North Carolina households. The shade comes in semi-opaque fabrics or room-darkening options for expanded light control.
Adding Additional Insulation
We love using Hunter Douglas cellular shades in layered window fashions with full drapery. The fabric versatility of Hunter Douglas drapes provides a personal and highly customizable design element to the treatment, and the fabrics add another layer of protection to insulate against unwanted energy loss or gain. This feature is handy for insulation around the edges of a cellular shade where light and energy can sneak past the physical limitations of the underlying shades.
Motorized Operation
Modern homes demand a modern control solution when it comes to window treatments. For Hunter Douglas cellular shades, PowerView® Automation offers easy-to-use interfaces like their Pebble remote control, automated options through the online app, and total integration for smart homes.
Cellular Window Treatments near Apex, North Carolina
Connect with our Benchmark Shutters & Shades team to discuss the many benefits of Hunter Douglas cellular shades for your North Carolina home. Request a consultation today. Benchmark Shutters & Shades serves the window treatment needs of homeowners in Raleigh-Durham, Chapel Hill, and Apex, North Carolina.