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.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
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Bedroom
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Home Office
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Kitchen
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Living Room
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Media Room
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Nursery & Kids Room
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Angled Windows
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Arched Windows
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Bay, Bow, Corner Windows
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French Doors
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Sidelights
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Sliding Glass Doors
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Skylights
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Automated
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Blackout
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Energy Efficient
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Light Filtering
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Child and Pet-Friendly
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Choosing Light Filtering or Room Darkening Shades
When it comes to achieving the perfect ambiance in your home, your window treatments play an essential role. They can allow you to control how much natural light enters the room and offer opportunities to darken your space when you need it most. That’s why our team at McCarthy's Window Fashions, a family owned and operated Hunter Douglas dealer in Santa Cruz, California, offers a variety of window treatments, including the sophisticated Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Sheer Shades, the versatile Duette® Cellular Shades, and the elegant Vignette® Roman Shades. Each of these shades can significantly transform your space with customizable light control options to filter light or darken your space, particularly with the innovative Duolite® feature.
Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Sheer Shades
This exquisite window treatment is known for its beauty and functionality. Silhouette® Sheer Shades comprise of soft, adjustable fabric vanes that appear to be floating between two sheer fabric panels. This design allows for spectacular light diffusion, transforming harsh sunlight into a softly dispersed glow for your rooms.
These shades offer great views when open and absolute privacy when closed, but the optimum feature for room darkening lies in its Duolite® addition. By combining both a light-filtering and a room-darkening liner in one shade, the Duolite® option presents dual opacity. The front sheer layer allows natural light to filter in and illuminate the room, while maintaining your privacy. The rear roller liner can darken the room to any degree according to your comfort.
Duette® Cellular Shades
Renowned for their energy efficiency, Duette® Cellular Shades are an excellent choice for maintaining room temperature along with light control and sound absorption. These shades are designed with a unique layer of hidden honeycomb-shaped cells that trap air, effectively insulating your windows to conserve energy, keep the inside air in and outside air out, and muffle sounds from outside.
When paired with the Duolite® option, these shades provide a more flexible approach towards light management. Depending on the time of the day or privacy needs, you can adjust the shades between sheer and opaque fabrics with the added liner, all contained on one window treatment.
Vignette® Roman Shades
Hunter Douglas Vignette® Roman Shades boast a modern spin on the timeless design of Roman shades. These window coverings feature uniform, contoured full or flat fabric folds with no exposed cords—offering a clean and uncluttered look to your windows.
The Duolite® feature elevates this window treatment to an advanced level. It enables the shade to provide the required privacy while filtering in the perfect amount of daylight. Transform the room into a soft-lit haven by day, and an entirely private space by night.
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Controlling the light and privacy that comes into your home with these Hunter Douglas window treatments provides the opportunity to create your desired atmosphere in every room. Whether you choose the light-filtering Silhouette® Sheer Shades, the energy-efficient Duette® Cellular Shades, or the classic Vignette® Roman Shades, the addition of the Duolite® feature will undoubtedly enhance your living experience.
At McCarty's Window Fashions, our experienced team is ready to help you find the perfect light diffusing or room darkening window treatment for your space. Contact us online or give us a call at (831) 466-9167 to get in touch with a member of our team. Visit our showroom at 1224 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, California or schedule a consultation to experience exceptional service and expertise as we guide you through the process of selecting the ideal shades for your home. We serve the greater Santa County area including Aptos and Scott's Valley, CA.