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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.
Commercial Blinds & Shades
Commercial spaces, offices, and public facilities have special needs when it comes to covering their windows.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
After-Hours & In-Home Consultations
Our schedule is flexible, and we can come to your home for a consultation.
Blind and Shade Repairs
If you are struggling with stuck shades or having trouble with broken blinds or stuck shutters, you’re not getting the full benefit of your window treatments.
Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo
We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
Free Estimates
Get a free estimate for your next decorating project.
Motorized Covering Expertise
We offer expert motorization services for your window coverings.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
About Us
The new owners of Affordable Blind Solutions may look familiar to you, as the original owners of Affordable Furniture and Blinds.
Blinds & Shades by Room
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See current and past decorating ideas from our 'Fresh Ideas' Newsletter.
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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3 Creative Alternatives to Vertical Blinds
You're probably familiar with older vertical blind styles, with individual lengths of fabric or material attached to a sliding track on the top. Those are distant cousins compared to our creative alternatives to vertical blinds. At Affordable Blind Solutions, we consider some of these styles as hybrids that combine features of blinds, shades, and even drapes.
#1 Alternative to Vertical Blinds: Luminette® Sheer Panels
Our design team recommends Luminette® Sheer Panels to clients shopping for window treatments to complement large windows and glass doors. These panels have a drapery-like profile, with fully integrated, 3 ½" rotating vertical vanes built into vertical sheer panels. You can adjust them for privacy and light control and custom-order them in over 80 fabrics and colors.
These luxury window treatments give your interior space a softly filtered glow and UV protection to shield your walls, floors, and furniture. The Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) chose Luminette® Sheer Panels as its 2022 Product of the Year – an impressive honor awarded for design and innovation. They fit openings in these sizes:
- Heights: 24" - 120"
- Widths: 8" - 192"
#2 Alternative to Vertical Blinds: Provenance® Woven Wood Shades
Who says you have to go vertical? Provenance® Woven Wood Shades combine nature-inspired aesthetics and luxurious fabrics with handwoven natural materials like wood, grasses, and bamboo. You'll appreciate the fine craftsmanship, organic textures, and earthy tones in these stunning window treatments. The natural materials offer excellent insulation that controls room temperature, too.
We can customize your Provenance® Woven Wood Shades in Roman, Recessed Roman, Waterfall Roman, and Vertical Drapery styles. Provenance® Woven Wood Shades can fit specialty-shaped windows, glass, patio doors, and French doors. They're available in these sizes:
- Heights: 12 "-118"
- Widths: 2 "-192"
#3 Alternative to Vertical Blinds: Skyline® Panel-Track Blinds
This latest offering from Hunter Douglas gets a lot of attention from our clients. Available in over 450 colors, Skyline® Panel-Track Blinds have 11 ½" or 17" vertical fabric gliding panels that are unique compared to traditional vertical blinds. They slide smoothly along their top track, stack together neatly, and work exceptionally well on short, tall, or expansive windows and glass doors.
We can customize your Skyline® Panel-Track Blinds with top treatments or ceiling-mount them if you need a room divider. They're available in these sizes:
- Heights: 9" - 168"
- Widths: 28" - 384"
Upgrade Your New Window Treatment With PowerView® Automation
Our team can enhance these alternatives to vertical blinds with different upgrades, including PowerView® Automation. This convenient, luxurious feature lets you operate your window treatments with a remote control, app, or voice commands through a smart home system. You can open, close, or adjust them on the spot or program them in advance according to your schedule.
Explore Our Alternatives to Vertical Blinds
Affordable Blinds Solutions has an exceptional selection of Hunter Douglas window treatments, including alternatives to vertical blinds and affordable solutions for skylights and sliding glass doors. We have free, in-home consultations and never hire outside contractors. Contact us in El Dorado County, Placerville, Shingle Springs, Rancho Cordova, and Citrus Heights, California, for an appointment.