Protect Your Home from Excessive Sun with Screen Shades

Classic Blinds & Shutters • September 23, 2025

No matter what time of year it is, as a proud homeowner in the Alpharetta area, you want to ensure your belongings stay protected from the sun. While bright light enhances your home with its glow, the sun’s harsh UV rays can damage your floors, furnishings, and art. It can also produce annoying glares that make it challenging to complete computer work or view a movie on your TV screens. No matter what time of year it is, as a proud homeowner in the Alpharetta area, you want to ensure your belongings stay protected from the sun. While bright light enhances your home with its glow, the sun’s harsh UV rays can damage your floors, furnishings, and art. It can also produce annoying glares that make it challenging to complete computer work or view a movie on your TV screens.

Three white roller shades covering windows; two patterned armchairs face a small table.

That’s where our team of design experts at Classic Blinds & Shutters Design Center can assist. We are proud to offer Hunter Douglas solar shades, also known as screen shades, and here we will discuss their functional and aesthetic features that make them a perfect solution to protect your home any time of year.

Which Rooms Should I Protect with Screen Shades?

Whether it’s your living room, porch, kitchen, or bedroom, south-facing rooms are the sunniest room is always the bright spot of your home. Rooms with windows that face to the east will receive the most light before noon, and rooms that face west will receive the most light in the afternoon and will be warmer than other spaces. North-facing rooms receive the least light naturally.



When deciding on which room to prioritize with screen shades, south- or west-facing rooms with expansive views and lots of windows are a great place to start! Enclosed patios, indoor porches, and sunrooms are among the top spaces where people choose to upgrade to solar shades.

Learn About the Features of Designer Solar Shades

Hunter Douglas Designer Screen Shades will keep your home comfortable by curbing harsh ultraviolet rays. Their sheer fabric will protect your interior belongings from fading, warping, and yellowing.


Choose from a variety of over 150 color and sustainable fabric options in five different opacities to customize your shading solution and match with your interior decor, including unique options from the GreenScreen® Sea-Tex™ fabric collection made from recycled material collected from marine plastics. Add decorative accents at the top or bottom for optional enhancements.


With the innovative Dual Roller design from Hunter Douglas, you can simultaneously manage your screen shades’ light and privacy. Two shades or one shade and an opaque liner move smoothly and evenly to control the sun’s glare or manage privacy when you want it.

You can also pick from several different operating systems:


  • Beaded Cord Loop
  • LiteRise® system
  • The UltraGlide® retractable cord
  • Our Spring-Assisted Push/Pull system
  • SoftTouch® Motorization

Explore the Benefits of Motorized Solar Shades

Upgrading your screen shades with Hunter Douglas PowerView® Automation offers many key benefits that you can enjoy for years. This innovative system is the recipient of the Red Dot Design Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the design world.


Convenience


When you choose window treatment motorization, you can conveniently manage your light and privacy from the comfort of your chair using the PowerView® app, the Pebble® remote, or voice control when paired with your smart home system.


Security


These days, adding an extra layer of security to your home can give you peace of mind. You can create different lighting scenarios by scheduling your solar shades to open and close at certain times of the day so your home looks lived in while you are away.


Energy Savings


You can easily schedule your shades to open and close according to the sun’s movement. This will ensure that your home stays cool during the warmer afternoons.

Contact Us Today for Solar Screen Shades Near Alpharetta, Georgia

Classic Blinds & Shutters Design Center is your premier source for Hunter Douglas window treatments and custom drapery. Our team of design experts takes great pride in all of our high-quality products and services and superior customer service.


When you are ready to protect your home from excessive sun with screen shades, please visit our newly renovated showroom, give us a call at (678) 822-0928, or request a consultation, and one of our friendly staff will contact you.


We are honored to serve the areas surrounding areas, including Alpharetta, Milton, and Johns Creek, GA, and we look forward to serving you!

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