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.
Accessories for the Home
Elevate the personal touch of your home by choosing home decor that infuses luxury and individuality into your living spaces.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Drapery Hardware
Choose from a wide selection of styles.
Flooring
We offer a large selection of flooring options for your home.
Furniture
Choosing furniture for your house takes it from a space fresh with possibilities to your home.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Paint
We offer a wide selection of top-quality paint, primers and stains.
Wallpaper
In recent years, custom wallpaper has experienced a resurgence in popularity, reclaiming its status as a stylish and versatile design element in homes.
Commercial Window Coverings
Unusual Designs Inc. has outfitted windows in local businesses for over 20 years. We carry only the industry’s best commercial window coverings from Hunter Douglas, and our service is second to none.
Interior Design Consultations
Taking on an interior design project is not for the faint-hearted.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
Blinds & Shades by Room
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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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Custom Hunter Douglas Side Panels for Homes
If you have come to Unusual Designs seeking custom Hunter Douglas window treatments, there is a good chance that you are thinking of blinds, window shades, plantation shutters, or the Hunter Douglas PowerView® automation system. While these are all certainly amazing choices, and ones we would be more than happy to help you make, Hunter Douglas has more to offer than just blinds, shades, shutters, and automation. The kings of window shades and hard window coverings have expanded into the world of softness: curtains and draperies. While we also craft our own custom curtains and draperies, we thought that it might be helpful to introduce you to this new offering from Hunter Douglas. Keep reading to let the team at Unusual Designs tell you why you are going to love custom Hunter Douglas side panels for homes near Gloucester, VA.
What are side panels?
Custom Hunter Douglas side panels are a type of curtains or draperies. If you have encountered curtains or draperies before—whether you have crafted a custom set with us, or purchased your own elsewhere—it is likely that you have seen the traditional style, where a curtain fully covers a window, providing its primary source of light control. While side panels provide some additional light control, particularly addressing gaps in coverage on the sides of your windows, their primary purpose is aesthetic. If you are looking to add some extra pizzazz to your windows, are seeking to pull out an accent color, or want to cover light gaps in your existing window treatments, side panels are a perfect choice. Since these side panels are custom, you can create yours to address any functional or design needs your windows may have.
What are my options for side panels?
Like all custom Hunter Douglas window coverings, your custom Hunter Douglas side panels will be created just for you and will be made entirely to your specifications. This means that your side panels will be made to the exact measurements of your window, so you can be sure that they will fit perfectly and will look exceptional. In addition to the fit, you will be able to pick the fabric, color, and style of your side panels as well, so you will never again have to comb through premade draperies again.
When would I need side panels?
There are a number of situations where custom Hunter Douglas side panels would be ideal. Perhaps the most common situation, however, is when you already have a window treatment like blinds, shades, or shutters on your window, but you are seeking additional light control or décor. Side panels can provide an appealing softness to balance the hard lines of blinds or shutters and can help stop light leakage that can slip through past the edges of your window shades. While all Hunter Douglas window fashions are effective on their own, adding side panels to your existing window treatments can bring you even more benefits.
To learn more about custom Hunter Douglas side panels for homes near Gloucester, VA, contact Unusual Designs today! Our showroom is conveniently located in Newport News, VA, but we also proudly serve Williamsburg, Suffolk, Gloucester, Yorktown, Poquoson, and Portsmouth.