Aura
Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.
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.
Custom Drapery
No matter if you choose to add custom drapes or curtains as a stand-alone feature or pair them with Hunter Douglas window treatments as a unique layered look, drapery is one of the easiest ways to transform a room.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
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We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
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Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
About Us
Classic Blinds & Shutters Design Center is your resource for the best quality custom window treatments available in the greater Alpharetta, GA area.
Our Team
We are here to assist you with your project, from one window to the entire home or office.
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Consider Upgrading to a Solar Shade
Warmer weather is here, and it's here to stay for a while. With the heat of late spring and early summer comes the deep intensity of the Georgia sun. If you like to spend a lot of time in a room, especially if it has large or multiple windows, consider upgrading your window treatments to solar shades.
Today, our team at Classic Blinds & Shutters Design Center in Alpharetta, Georgia, discusses the perks of solar shades and how they can transform various rooms in your home.
The Perks of Solar Shades
- Advanced UV Protection: Solar shades are excellent for blocking destructive UV rays. When you invest in solar shades with UV protection, you will have a greater peace of mind knowing that your furnishings, art, and floors are protected. UV rays also damage your skin, so if you like to spend leisurely days in your sunroom, you know your skin will remain protected.
- Eliminate the Glare: While the sun's rays are warming and comforting, the glare they create can be a disturbance. Solar shades will eliminate the glare, allowing you comfort and productivity.
- Uncompromised View: One of the best things about solar shades is that they block the sun without compromising your visability. You can enjoy long, relaxing afternoons in a cool room while enjoying the gorgeous Georgia views.
How a Solar Shade Can Transform Various Rooms in Your Home
Now that you are familiar with the perks of solar shades, let's explore how they can transform different rooms in your home.
Solar Shades for Your Home Office and Media Room
Solar shades are an excellent choice for home offices and media rooms with multiple windows. For those who use screens for work and relaxation the sun produces annoying glare, making computer work or movie viewing nearly impossible. Solar shades will reduce the glare so you can be productive and enjoy your show.
Solar Shades for Your Sunroom
Sunrooms are named aptly because of all the light they let in. While exposure to the sun is good for your overall well-being, overexposure is not. Solar shades will allow you to enjoy the sun in a limited fashion. Your sunroom will be filled with light but not drenched to the point of discomfort.
Solar Shades for Your Bathroom
Your bath is a place for physical rejuvenation and where you want the most privacy. Solar shades are an excellent option if your bath is blessed with a myriad of windows. They will block out the harsh ways while still providing optimum privacy.
Visit Us for Solar Shades Near Alpharetta, Georgia
As a certified Hunter Douglas Gallery, Classic Blinds & Shutters Design Center has served the greater Alpharetta area with luxurious window treatments for over twenty years. Our professional team members are experts in all our products and services and are eager to assist you on any design project, large or small.
When you are ready to discover the benefits of upgrading to solar shades, please request a consultation, and one of our friendly expert staff members will reach out.
We proudly serve the greater Alpharetta, Georgia, area, including Milton, John's Creek, Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Marietta, Downtown Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Suwanee, and Big Canoe.