As the temperature rises during the summer, finding ways to keep your home cool and comfortable becomes a top priority. While air conditioning is an effective way to cool your home, running can also be expensive. Fortunately, there are other ways to keep your home cool, and one of them is by using shades. You can decrease your energy bill by using special solar, cellular, and sheer shades while keeping your house looking stylish and cool.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Can Shades Keep My Home Cooler In Summer?
Can Shades Keep My Home Cooler?
The answer is yes! Shades can help keep your home cooler in the summer months by blocking out the sun's hot, direct rays. This can help reduce the heat entering your home and keep your indoor temperature more comfortable. Additionally, shades can help reduce your energy costs by reducing the need for air conditioning, which means you can enjoy a cooler home while saving on your energy bills.
Fight The Sun With Solar Shades
If you're looking for an effective way to keep your home cool during summer while still allowing natural light to come in, Hunter Douglas Solar Shades is an excellent product to consider. These shades are made from a unique fabric that blocks harmful UV rays while allowing natural light to filter through. The material is available in different opacity levels, so you can choose how much light you want to come in, from total transparency to complete room-darkening.
If you're looking for an effective way to keep your home cool during summer while still allowing natural light to come in, Hunter Douglas Solar Shades is an excellent product to consider. These shades are made from a unique fabric that blocks harmful UV rays while allowing natural light to filter through. The material is available in different opacity levels, so you can choose how much light you want to come in, from total transparency to complete room-darkening.
Maintain Perfect Light Control With Sheer Shades
Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Shades are another excellent option for keeping your home cool during summer. These unique shades feature adjustable fabric vanes suspended between two sheer fabric panels. This design allows natural light to come in while blocking the sun's harmful UV rays and reducing glare. This means you can enjoy a bright, airy environment while keeping your home cool and comfortable.
Like Solar Shades, Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Shades are highly customizable, with fabric material, color, texture, and operating system options. They also come with motorized choices that make it easy to raise and lower the shades with the touch of a button.
Keep Your Home Cool With Unusual Designs
Shades are an excellent way to keep your home cool during summer while allowing natural light to come in. Hunter Douglas Solar Shades and Silhouette® Shades are two excellent options that can help reduce the heat entering your home and lower energy costs. They are also highly customizable, allowing you to find the perfect shade for your home's style and requirements. With these options, you can keep your home cool and comfortable during the hot summer.
For over 20 years, Unusual Designs has proudly served the peninsula, southside, and greater Newport Area! If you're looking for ways to keep your home cool and reduce your energy bill, call us or schedule a consultation today!