Blackout Shades That Refine Interior Decor
The finest custom window treatments have dual purposes, seamlessly and beautifully addressing practical and aesthetic needs. After all, why invest in stylish curtains that don't effectively control light?
At Julie Muscato Home & Gifts, our design experts value a good night's sleep, glare-free monitors, and stunning, high-quality window coverings. That's why our team works with top brands like Hunter Douglas. This respected brand has blackout and light-filtering options, and we help clients customize selections that refine their interior decor.
Blackout Shades vs. Light-Filtering Shades
While no window covering can completely eliminate incoming light, companies still call them blackout shades. These light-blocking shades come in different opacities and colors—the more opaque they are, the more room darkening you'll have.
Light-filtering shades soften and filter sunlight, with semi-opaque fabrics that let in some light and protect privacy. With the Hunter Douglas customization options, you can select one opaque, dark fabric or enhance a light-filtering style with upgrades to get the desired effect.
Blackout Shades for Bedrooms
Duette® Cellular Shades are ideal for bedrooms, with an engineered honeycomb structure that creates insulation and sound absorption. They offer the industry's widest selection of cellular colors, textures, pleat sizes, and opacities.
We can customize Duette® Cellular Shades for maximized room darkening:
- Duolite® has one light filtering and one room darkening fabric in a single shade.
- LightLock™ incorporates blackout shades with side tracks to absorb or deflect almost all incoming light.
Light-Blocking Roller Shades for Offices
Designer Roller Shades have a minimalist, modern design that is perfect for home offices. Hunter Douglas offers these in over 350 options, including exclusive, room-darkening fabrics. The brand's Designer Solar Shades have a similar aesthetic but offer UV-blocking, sustainable materials.
Enhance these styles with:
- Duolite®, as described above.
- Dual Roller design with one shade in front of the other. Select any two Designer Roller or Designer Screen fabrics.
Light-Blocking Shades for Living Rooms
Provenance® Woven Wood Shades have an artisanal, organic profile that comes in Roman, Waterfall Roman, and Vertical Drapery styles. Hunter Douglas crafts them from natural materials, so no two are the same. They filter light gently for a radiant effect, but you can add an opaque liner for more light control.
Luminette® Sheer Panels feature an innovative, sophisticated design ideal for modern living rooms: sheer panels that resemble drapes and 180-degree rotating fabric vanes that work like vertical blinds. They're available in many fabrics, including a room-darkening option.
Custom Curtains for Dining Rooms
Custom drapery is always a good choice for blocking light and suits most interior decor schemes, particularly transitional ones. We often suggest layering curtains with other window treatments in dining rooms; it makes the space feel rich, textured, and welcoming. You can leave the drapes open or close them for optimal room darkening and privacy control.
Explore Our Curated Collection of Light-Blocking Shades
Whether you need room darkening for better sleep or gentle light filtering for comfortable daily living, Julie Muscato Home & Gifts has window treatments that will complement your interior design vision. We offer a talented interior design team, Hunter Douglas window treatments, Carole Fabrics, furniture, wallpaper, bedding, home decor, and rugs. Stop by our showroom or contact us for a consultation in Buffalo, Wilson, Lewiston, Youngstown, Grand Island, Wheatfield, Williamsville, Amherst, Clarence, Kenmore, Tonawanda, Orchard Park, East Aurora, and Medina, New York.
