Tips on Using Roman Shades from Just Right Blinds

Hunter Douglas Vignette Modern Roman Shades add a soft, colorful look to this kitchen.

Do you like the soft look of a drapery, but have windows where draperies just won’t work? Roman shades could be perfect for you—fabric window treatments that combine the look of a soft drapery with the convenient operation of a shade. 

Roman shades look great in almost any type of window, but are especially well suited to smaller, odd-sized or hard-to-reach windows where you want a soft fabric option that doesn’t take up a lot of space.

Window treatment industry trends point to growing popularity for roman shades, especially in kitchens, dining areas and bathrooms. In these rooms, roman shades add a classic, elegant touch while also providing both privacy and light control. For example, place a colorful roman shade in the window over your kitchen sink, allowing you to raise the shade to let in light and protect the fabric from spills, but still enjoy a decorative feel.

Just Right Blinds offers Vignette Modern Roman Shades from Hunter Douglas that roll or stack neatly to the top of the window, providing a no-fuss, streamlined look.  They’re available in a wide variety of durable, stain-resistant fabrics and fashionable colors. The 6-inch flat-fold Duolite shade option features a room-darkening back panel with PowerView motorization. At the press of a button, lower the front shade for privacy while still allowing light to come through. Press another button, and lower the back panel for room darkening. 

Plus, now through April 8, 2019, receive a $100 mail-in rebate for the qualifying purchase of two Vignette Modern Roman Shades, plus $50 more for each additional Vignette Shade you purchase.

Just Right Blinds also offers Solera Soft Shades, a stylish option that combines the soft folds of a classic Roman shade with cellular construction for greater energy efficiency. Solera shades are available in both light-filtering and room-darkening opacities for all fabrics. With their gently sculpted folds, Solera Soft Shades give any room a uniquely sophisticated look! 

Just Right Blinds would love to show you samples of Hunter Douglas Vignette Modern Roman Shades, Solera Soft Shades, or any other style of blind or shutter for your home. We bring the store to you! Contact Todd Zimmerman, Just Right Blinds & Shutters, Direct: 630.292.3756, tz@JustRightBlinds.com, www.JustRightBlinds.com. 

Just Right Blinds & Shutters is based in Wheaton, Illinois, and serves the west and far west suburbs of Chicago, including Naperville, Wheaton, Warrenville, Carol Stream, Winfield, West Chicago, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Villa Park, Elmhurst, Oak Brook, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Lisle, Woodridge, Bloomingdale, Itasca, Downers Grove, Darien, Geneva, Batavia, St Charles, Wayne, Elgin, South Elgin and other communities.

Get $100 Hunter Douglas Rebates with Just Right Blinds until April 8

Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb blinds are an energy efficient choice for your home.

There’s still time to receive $100 mail-in consumer rebates on qualifying purchases of Hunter Douglas energy efficient Vignette Roman Shades, Duette Honeycomb Blinds, and Sonnette Cellular Roller Shades. Increase your comfort year around and help lower your energy bills while saving with rebates! Rebates run through April 8, 2019. Some exclusions apply.

Rebates are available when you purchase:

·         Two Vignette Modern Roman Shades—receive a $100 mail-in rebate plus $50 more for each additional Vignette.

·         Four Duette Honeycomb Shades—receive a $100 mail-in rebate plus $25 more for each additional Duette.

·         Four Sonnette Cellular Roman Shades—receive a $100 mail-in rebate plus $25 more for each additional Sonnette.

Any of these Hunter Douglas blinds offers energy efficiency plus other great benefits. Vignette Modern Roman Shades are available in either a rolling or stacking style plus options for Duolite dual opacity and PowerView Motorization. Duette Honeycomb Shades are offered in an especially wide array of fabrics, pleat sizes, colors and textures as well as a new room-darkening LightLock side channel system. Sonnette Cellular Roman Shades blend the energy efficiency and light control of cellular design with the clean lines and simplicity of roller shades, plus child-safe, 100% cordless operation. 

All Hunter Douglas window treatments are backed by a lifetime limited guarantee.  

Just Right Blinds would love to show you samples of blinds eligible for consumer rebates or other styles for your home. We bring the store to your home! Contact Todd Zimmerman, Just Right Blinds & Shutters, Direct: 630.292.3756, tz@JustRightBlinds.com, www.JustRightBlinds.com. 

Just Right Blinds & Shutters is based in Wheaton, Illinois, and serves the west and far west suburbs of Chicago, including Naperville, Wheaton, Warrenville, Carol Stream, Winfield, West Chicago, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Villa Park, Elmhurst, Oak Brook, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Lisle, Woodridge, Bloomingdale, Itasca, Downers Grove, Darien, Geneva, Batavia, St Charles, Wayne, Elgin, South Elgin and other communities.

Just Right Blinds Offers Specialty Shape Window Treatment Solutions

New Style Hybrid Shutters is just one Hunter Douglas option for a specialty shape window.

Do you have an arch window you’re not sure how to cover? How about a trapezoid shaped opening? Maybe you have a hexagonal or octagonal window still bare because you can’t find a shade to fit? 

You don’t have to sacrifice the privacy or light control you get from a quality window treatment when your home includes the charm and character of specialty window shapes. Just Right Blinds & Shutters offers lots of solutions from Hunter Douglas for your angled windows.

For example, the seemingly endless configurations of trapezoid windows (windows with four sides but only one set of parallel sides) work well with Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb Shades, Pirouette or Silhouette Window Shadings, Vignette Modern Roman Shades, Parkland Wood Blinds or New Style Hybrid Shutters.

Love your bay window for the natural light it brings into your home? Virtually every Hunter Douglas window treatment style, including shutters, works well with a bay design.

And even if your home includes some of the least common shapes, such as circular, oval, hexagonal or octagonal windows, Hunter Douglas has several innovative options in different materials that will fit your special window.

For more information about how to select blinds or shutters for your specialty shape windows, contact Todd Zimmerman, Just Right Blinds & Shutters, Direct: 630.292.3756, tz@JustRightBlinds.com, www.JustRightBlinds.com. Todd is ready to consult with you on all your window treatment needs, and provides free measuring, estimates and installation.

Just Right Blinds & Shutters is based in Wheaton, Illinois, and serves the west and far west suburbs of Chicago, including Naperville, Wheaton, Warrenville, Carol Stream, Winfield, West Chicago, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Villa Park, Elmhurst, Oak Brook, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Lisle, Woodridge, Bloomingdale, Itasca, Downers Grove, Darien, Geneva, Batavia, St Charles, Wayne, Elgin, South Elgin, Crest Hill and other communities.

Tips from Just Right Blinds for Window Privacy with a View

Adding a Duolite room darkening panel to a Vignette Roman Shade gives you control over light and privacy.

How do I get privacy without sacrificing my view? Can I enjoy both daytime natural light and nighttime room darkening? How do I get the best of both worlds?

These are great questions! Plus common ones when you’re looking for window treatments. 

Fortunately, the extensive Hunter Douglas line of blinds and shades offered by Just Right Blinds & Shutters has several answers to these questions, so you can choose the option that’s best for your room design, home décor and budget. Here are some suggestions:

Silhouette Window Shadings: if you want to preserve your outside view while still enjoying daytime privacy, choose these lovely shadings with the Signature S-Vane you can adjust to float between two sheers. For even more view-through, choose Silhouette ClearView with a specialized front and rear sheer.

Silhouette with Duolite option: Add a room-darkening back panel to your Silhouette shade, operated with either SoftTouch or PowerView Motorization.

Pirouette Window Shadings: Soft horizontal vanes attached to a single sheer backing allow you to flatten or contour the vanes for complete privacy, or open any amount to enjoy your view.

Vignette Modern Roman Shades: Add a top down/bottom up option that gives you dual control: raise the shade from the bottom or drop from the top. It’s outstanding flexibility when you want natural light and a view along with privacy and light control. You can also add a Duolite room darkening panel to a 6-inch flat fold Vignette Shade with PowerView Motorization.

Duette Honeycomb: Enjoy flexibility with a top down/bottom up option, plus complete room darkening when needed with an opaque fabric and the Hunter Douglas LightLock system—side channels that blend seamlessly into the window frame and block out any light leakage. This is ideal for bedrooms, the nursery or a media room.

Roller Shades or Screen Shades: if your window depth allows, use dual roller shades with one to allow day lighting and view-through and the other privacy and room darkening. Hunter Douglas Screen Shades are available in openness densities ranging from 1% to 14%, so you can choose the balance between view and privacy that suits you best. 

Wide selection of fabric: Hunter Douglas blinds and shades are available in fabrics ranging from sheer to semi-opaque to opaque. For any room that’s not a bedroom, it’s often best to select a light filtering semi-opaque fabric.

Just Right Blinds would love to talk to you about these options and more! Contact Todd Zimmerman, Just Right Blinds & Shutters, Direct: 630.292.3756, tz@JustRightBlinds.com, www.JustRightBlinds.com. Todd will help you select window treatments to give you the best of both worlds of privacy with a view.

Just Right Blinds & Shutters is based in Wheaton, Illinois, and serves the west and far west suburbs of Chicago, including Naperville, Wheaton, Warrenville, Carol Stream, Winfield, West Chicago, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Villa Park, Elmhurst, Oak Brook, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Lisle, Woodridge, Bloomingdale, Itasca, Downers Grove, Darien, Geneva, Batavia, St Charles, Wayne, Elgin, South Elgin and other communities.

Where to Start When Choosing Window Treatments

A professional window treatment design consultant and certified installer can handle a complicated window design such as this arch and wood trim with cornices.

There’s no lack of questions when it’s time to select window treatments for your home. Wood, composite or woven wood blinds? Cellular shades or roman? What about roller shades? Shutters? Should I motorize? What are my choices for verticals? What color do I try to match in the room? How can I be sure the measurements are correct? How much will it cost? 

These are good questions, and the best way to start is with some research and a plan, says Todd Zimmerman of Just Right Blinds & Shutters, a Hunter Douglas dealer based in Wheaton. “Look on Houzz and Pinterest, browse through home décor magazines, and check out our website at justrightblinds.com.

“Our site features a lot of design ideas and window treatment options. Bookmark pages with styles and colors that catch your attention. Keep copies of photos you like in a file to help you visualize what would work well with your personal tastes and décor.”

As you research and plan, think about what you want your window treatments to do. “What’s the main purpose of your room?” says Zimmerman. “A nursery needs room darkening shades for daytime naps. You’ll want room darkening for a bedroom where street lights shine in or early morning sunlight wakens you too soon. 

“On the other hand, light is usually welcome in a kitchen or family room, privacy might be important for an office or den, and you don’t want to sacrifice the view from a sunroom or great room that looks out on the woods or a lake.” 

Your next best step is calling on a window treatment specialist. “A Hunter Douglas dealer like Just Right Blinds & Shutters takes the guesswork out of measurements, deciding between inside and outside mount, and knowing for sure whether a certain style of blind, shade or shutter will work with a window,” explains Zimmerman.

Remember there is no such thing as a standard window size or a perfectly square window. “A professional who does consultations and installations on a daily basis is ready to help you make a window treatment decision you will love for years to come.”

JUST RIGHT BLINDS—Oak Brook—Will Show Hunter Douglas Blinds and Shutters at Oak Brook Home Show

$100 Consumer Rebates on Hunter Douglas Energy Efficient Honeycomb Blinds, Roman Shades and Cellular Roller Shades

Hunter Douglas Sonnette Cellular Roller Shades are a beautiful and energy efficient option for this bedroom.

Just Right Blinds & Shutters, a Hunter Douglas dealer, will show new blinds, draperies and window treatments on Saturday and Sunday, January 19 and 20 from 10 AM to 5 PM at Drury Lane Conference Center, Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Stop by the Just Right Blinds booth and ask about $100 mail-in consumer rebates available on qualifying purchases of Hunter Douglas energy efficient Duette Honeycomb Blinds, Vignette Roman Shades and Sonnette Cellular Roller Shades. Increase your comfort year around and help lower your energy bills while saving with rebates!

For example, get a $100 rebate with the purchase of 4 Sonnette Cellular Roller Shades, plus another $25 rebate for each additional shade. Sonnette Shades blend the energy efficiency and light control of cellular design with the clean lines and simplicity of roller shades, plus child-safe, 100% cordless operation.

Sonnette and all Hunter Douglas window fashions are backed by a lifetime limited guarantee. 

Visit the Oak Brook Home Show at Drury Lane and receive home style tips and trends, fresh ideas, expert advice and creative solutions for those projects around the house you’re eager to start. Enjoy free parking and free admission! Show hours are Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20, 10 AM to 5 PM. 

Just Right Blinds & Shutters repairs and cleans blinds too!  Pick up more information at our show booth, or contact: Todd Zimmerman, Just Right Blinds, Direct: 630.292.3756, tz@JustRightBlinds.com. www.justrightblinds.com

As always, Just Right Blinds & Shutters provides free installation and free estimates.

Stay warm this winter with Hunter Douglas insulating window treatments from Just Right Blinds

Feel warm at home this winter while saving on utility bills!

The new Hunter Douglas Duette Honeycomb LightLock system creates a complete blackout for your room along with excellent insulation at the window..

Now is the perfect time to ask Just Right Blinds about adding insulating Hunter Douglas window treatments to help get your home ready for cold temperatures.

Cold winter days draw radiant heat loss through window glass even when your windows are tightly sealed.  The entire room feels chilled, and the usual response is to turn up the thermostat. Unfortunately this increases your heating bill without helping you feel warmer.

A high quality insulating window treatment slows this heat loss and keeps the warmth inside without raising your thermostat and your utility bills. Here are some options from Just Right Blinds:

·     The Duette Architella shade is one of the best energy efficient choices available.  A patented cell within a cell design traps warm air and prevents it from escaping through cold glass.

·     The Duette Architella Trielle shade features five insulating pockets and is the most highly rated Hunter Douglas shade for energy efficiency.

·      Other excellent insulating options by Hunter Douglas include Sonnette Cellular Roller Shades.

Every shade is available in a wide variety of fabrics, colors and operating systems. Plus, now you can add the new LightLock system to Duette Honeycomb blinds and get total blackout for sleep or watching movies, as well as even more insulation at the window.

You can also improve energy efficiency during the cold winter months by raising your blinds at the right time during the day to let in solar heat. The Hunter Douglas PowerView motorization system, available through Just Right Blinds, lets you program your blind operation and control it remotely with your smartphone or tablet.  

For more information about Hunter Douglas insulating window treatments, contact Todd Zimmerman, Just Right Blinds & Shutters, Direct: 630.292.3756, tz@JustRightBlinds.com, www.JustRightBlinds.com. Todd will help you select window treatments that that will keep you warm this winter and help reduce your heating bills.

Just Right Blinds & Shutters is based in Wheaton, Illinois, and serves the west and far west suburbs of Chicago, including Naperville, Wheaton, Warrenville, Carol Stream, Winfield, West Chicago, Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Villa Park, Elmhurst, Oak Brook, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Lisle, Woodridge, Bloomingdale, Itasca, Downers Grove, Darien, Geneva, Batavia, St Charles, Wayne, Elgin, South Elgin and other communities.