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November 24, 2009

Photos & Design Portfolio

Click on a photo below to see motorized shades in action.

Provenance® Woven Wood shades

November 23, 2009

The Hunter Douglas line has expanded again! A new bark pattern – Rustica, has been added to the line. A new design option is now available: A hobble style of Roman with gentle folds even when fully lowered. The hobbled roman is not available in Safari fabric.

Provenance now offers attached linings, (in Chocolate, Cocoa, and Ivory), instead of independently operated linings behind the decorative shade. Provenance Woven Wood shades is a line of textured woven woods, bamboo and delightful materials creating a natural and unique look at a price never available. These shades are roman style – soft fold. Now available up to 144″ wide. And clutch lift systems are now offered – a big plus. This product is now on display in our showroom.

Park Lane™ Privacy Sheers

Hunter Douglas has discontinued Park Lane.

Reveal™ with MagnaView™ Metal blinds

Hunter Douglas’ new 1″ and 2″ slat Reveal™ metal blinds is a whole new product that affords twice the view to the outside, when tilted open. Here’s how it works: When you tilt a Reveal™ metal blind open, every other slat “sticks” to the one above it creating double the open view area. On 1″ blinds instead of a 1″ open view, you now see a 2″ open view and on a 2″ blind the view is doubled to a 4″ open view. When you tilt the blind closed the slats settle to their closed position. This product has visible route holes (no delight or motorization is available.) I have a hand sample to demonstrate this clever shade in your home.

On May 3, 2011, Hunter Douglas has added Natural Elements™ 2″ slat update to the line.

This trendy new line includes metalic, matte and Riverstone™ finishes, perfect for lofts and introduces a collection  of earthy metal blinds that combines metal with wood valances, bottom rails and tilt wands.

Product line Enhancements/Changes

November 22, 2009

  • For all Hunter Douglas cellular lines, Duolite™ now available with EasyRise™ lift system instead of just cord lifts.
  • Applause cellular is now available with PowerRise 2.0 Platinum Techology lift system.
  • The Duolite and top down/bottom up cellular shades can now be motorized with PowerRise to control both bottom and middle operating rails. 
  • PowerRise height limit is increased to 144″.
  • Hunter Douglas’ metal blind offering has been enhanced wtih Natural Elements™.  These are trendy slat finishes in 1″ and 2″ vanes.  We have the full collection to view.
  • Hunter Douglas now offers battery operated, remote controlled tilt, called PowerTilt™ on their entire horizontal metal, wood and faux wood collection including Country Woods, Everwood lines. (Motorization is not available on Reveal™ with MagnaView™ metal blinds.) The full featured remoted control includes 3 channels plus an “all” button. This motorized tilt feature is available on blinds up to about 50 square feet.
  • Everwood faux blinds: Tru-Grain by Hunter Douglas is a process they have developed that is a man-made, simulated, wood grain that appears almost exactly like nature’s own wood. Available in Everwood horizontal blinds and Cross Winds Vertical lines.
  • Hunter Douglas is now building Duette and Applause cellular shades with Ultrawear™ Cord. The average cycle life of standard cord is 3,134 cycles. Ultrawear cord has an average life of 47,583 cycles! The most common time for customers to request a restring of their shades was 7 years. The new cord should make shade restringing a thing of the past. This is an exclusive, money-saving innovation from Hunter Douglas.
  • The width limit has been changed to 120″ for UltraGlide™.

Pirouette® Window Shadings

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Pirouette® window shadings are the newest Hunter Douglas product addition. This product is a hybrid of Vignette roman shades and Silhouette. Pirouette is a roman shade that rolls up in its own header like a Vignette, but the privacy vanes can be lifted to provide view outside. All controlled with a single loop lift system. Beautiful product!

Hunter Douglas has now added their battery operated PowerRise 2.0 option to Pirouette.  Now a remote control can operate this great new window covering.

Special Offers

November 19, 2009

CURRENT HUNTER DOUGLAS OFFERS!

Consumer rebates:

From now THRU  March 31, 2012, the following rebates are available to you!

Buy two or more of any combination of:

> Vignette Tiered Architella shades Save $50 per unit

> Vignette Modern Roman Shades       Save $40 per unit

Buy four or more of any combination of:

> Duette Architella honeycomb shades   Save $25 per unit

> Duette honeycomb shades                             Save $20 per unit

Testimonials

Testimonials

New Mexico internet client “CL” writes:
“Shades Of The Future has done two orders for our home. We tried locally, but were unable to achieve our wants and needs. Steve Walton’s ability to listen to his customer, offer helpful suggestions, as well as his attention to details are the reasons we trust him! You can do business here with confidence!”

After CL’s Romans arrived she wrote:
“The Roman Shades were perfect!!!!
Please let your Castec Rep know their turnaround is great!!!!
We appreciate you Steve !!!!”

California resident “KR” writes after having me do his new Oregon home:
“You responded promptly, came to the site, provided samples and suggestions and – from all reports/pictures…did a ‘beautiful’ job with the installation – and did it in a timely manner at a reasonable price.”

Internet client, M.G., of Bedford, MA. writes:
“I found Shades Of The Future…on the other side of the continent. Would it be possible to have a professional relationship based on taste and trust with someone I’ve never met? The answer is a resounding YES. Shades Of The Future was incredibly responsive to my needs. Steve consulted with me on some tricky problems, located out of production material my wife wanted, delivered the shades on time, on budget and in perfect condition. Undertaking a job like this over the internet is scary. [Steve] provided us with a sense of comfort, that, frankly, was totally unexpected. Thanks, Steve for a job well done…”

Commercial and residential client, Susan Cadell, writes:
“Once you have Steve do your window coverings you will never consider anyone else.”

A Residential client writes:
“From the beginning construction to the end of installation and our “oohs” and “aahs”, you gave us the most professional and perfect advice. Your detailed workmanship…resulted in perfect function and beauty and we are the happy recipients of it all.”

JP writes:
Thanks again for helping me … I first tried my original supplier, and then a second local source. Both failed to follow through. From the very beginning, I knew I was in good hands. Within a month the replacement valance had arrived, exactly to specifications. I will remember you when I am next shopping for window treatments.

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To provide solutions for interior window covering challenges with quality products and innovative ideas at competitive prices.

Company Profile

Now in our 32nd year of service, Shades Of The Future®, Inc., is dedicated to providing immediate, unexpected and unsurpassed customer service.

The core product line is Hunter Douglas Window Fashions. Real hardwood shutters and automated window coverings are provided by the best in the industry. On-site service has always been a hallmark of the company. If you can’t find local service to suit you, Shades Of The Future® will deliver…

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