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.

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.

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.

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

Roman shades provide a soft elegant look to any room. The look is timeless and rich. The picture on this page shows the Hunter Douglas Vignette®. While a traditional roman gathers in soft folds below the window header, Vignette rolls into its headrail/valance system. Several stylish fabrics and fold sizes are available.

Hunter Douglas has now extended the Vignette offering to allow Vignette to be operated by the Vertiglide™ hardware, which means Vignette will be oriented vertically – perfect for sliding door applications.  Also available in ripplefold on decorative traversing hardware.

New to the Vignette line is Top Down/Bottom up, for those applications where you need low privacy and want to enjoy your view.

Folds: Vignette has offered their traditional 3″ and 4″ contoured fold and now available is 6″ Tailored flat fold.

Vignette is now available in Evescape room darkening in all fabrics, colors and fold types. (Except Evescape is not available in top down/bottom up.)

Maximum size in Evescape is 72″ x 84″. If you need Evescape for a wider application, you can order the window covering with 2 panels in one headrail. That width limit applies to the rest of the line, except a few fabrics have a 70″ width limit.

Vignette window coverings, by Hunter Douglas, are only available in our local service area.

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The cellular honeycomb category of window coverings was invented by Hunter Douglas in 1985. The first product was called Duette®. Some years later competitors developed their own versions of cellular shades. Our understanding is that a licensing agreement is in place that allows others to market their cellular products, that were invented by Hunter Douglas.

Duette has added 2 new Architella® fabric lines:  Batiste and Elan®.

Batiste includes Bamboo and Batiste Textured™.  Both feature IllumiCell™, a clear revolutionary inner cell, that provides enhanced light transmission and the superior energy efficiency.  The Bamboo fabric is made of natures’s most renewable material.

Six new Elan® fabric colors are added to the line, available in 3/4″ and 1 1/4″ pleat sizes and semi-opaque and opaque fabrics.

Additional hardware colors are now available for the Vertiglide® hardware system

Duettes have been recommended by Shades Of The Future® since their introduction in 1985. Several years ago Graber’s Crystal Pleat was also marketed by us. Crystal Pleat has a good price point and a soft hand, that some customers prefer, but when exposed to the home environment, the soft, relatively porous material soiled quickly. This fact and quality problems with the fabric resulted in Crystal Pleat being dropped from our line.  Crystal Pleat cannot be ultrasonically cleaned.

Generally, the stiffer the fabric the more resistant it will be to pilling when being cleaned and the more durable it will be. Take these factors into consideration when selecting your cellular shades.

Hunter Douglas also offers a lower price point line called Applause. The warranty is the same. The updated hardware on Duette has rounded corners and a trim appearance.

Applause offers a scaled down line in comparison to the massive fabric and hardware options available in Duette.  But Applause now has a whole new book packed with great offerings.

The Hunter Douglas cellular line may be ultrasonically cleaned or immersed in a tub, except for the black out fabrics, which may only be vacuumed. Seldom is more than vacuuming necessary. The polyester fabric naturally repels dust.

Duette and Applause cellular make a very high performance skylight shade and are our recommendation for skylight shade material.

Duette Key Benefits:

• Huge selection of fabrics – completely resampled with beautiful fabrics and hardware!
• Automated systems, battery and hard wired

Applause Cellular Key Benefits:

• Now available with PowerRise battery lift system.
• Lower price point than Duette
• Hunter Douglas brand name

Modern Precious Metals Aluminum Blinds

Under the Precious Metals category you will find Hunter Douglas’ aluminum blind lines: LightLines®, Decor® , Celebrity®, and the newest product called Reveal™ with MagnaView™.

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.

Shades Of The Future® recommends this line because of value, beauty and selection, updated with new features, colors and textures. Horizontal aluminum metal blinds are hard to beat when it comes to price, sun control and privacy. Available in 1/2″, 1″ (most popular by far) and 2″ vanes, Hunter Douglas again leads the pack in beauty and ease of operation in this category.

The Precious Metals line includes a color matched valance integrated into the headrail, instead of two loose slats held by plastic clips. It is very attractive as well as practical.

The most popular product in metal blinds is Hunter Douglas’ 1″ LightLines® mini blinds. The vanes are made of spring tempered and heat treated 8 gauge aluminum for maximum spring-back durability in harsh environments. Delight style with no visible route cord holes is standard.

Decor® is the mid-priced line with 8 gauge vane stock, visible route holes, more slats per inch, increasing your value, and a large selection of colors to choose from.

Celebrity’s 6 gauge slats will be the least-cost choice for your window.

While other brands may be lower in priced than Precious Metals, this line will outlast cheaper products and be a pleasure to operate with its superior lift and tilt mechanisms. You will appreciate the 30% heavier vane stock on 8 gauge vane lines and lock seam bottom rail that won’t sag on the widest of windows.

LightLines® Metal Blinds Key Benefits:

• Spring tempered, heat treated 8 gauge vanes
• No visible route holes when closed – no dots of light showing!
• Integrated stylish valance
• Hidden support brackets have been redesigned for easier use
• Smooth operators
• Hundreds of finish choices

New! Reveal™ with MagnaView™ Key Benefits:

• Spring tempered, heat treated 8 gauge vanes
• Double the view when tilted open (every other slat “sticks” to the one above it when tilted open, doubling your open view space)
• Available in 1″ and 2″ slats
• Integrated stylish valance

Silhouette Window Shadings®, by Hunter Douglas, is yet another entire category of window coverings product. Silhouette is a horizontal product with privacy fabric vanes that appear to float between sheer facings front and rear. A standard, continuous cord loop tilts and raises the product into its stylish roller headrail system.

Silhouette has been around for about 20 years and several product line updates have been completed. Silhouette Bon Soir vanes have a foil layer sandwiched between fabric layers, which accomplishes the room darkening. While much darker than the translucent version, it is not a black out treatment.In addition to light dimming fabric, Bon Soir, we now have 4″ vane Quartette, which provides expanded views to the outside.

Also joining Silhouette are:

• New fabrics for 2011:
• Chateau™, Nouveau™, Voila™, sunscreen privacy shadings
• Toujours with linen-textured vanes
• Bon Jour with raw silk-textured vanes
• And the Matisse collection with bold colors never seen before in Silhouette

Both Bon Soir and the translucent families of fabric offer complete privacy. Some clients prefer Bon Soir for an additional level of privacy. Some transmission of a person’s outline, hence the name Silhouette, is to be expected, when you are between the light source and closed Silhouette after dark. But one’s state of dress is not noticeable.

Silhouette Window Shadings Key Benefits:

• #1 top preferred product for window coverings
• Retain view while adding day time privacy
• Easy operating system
• Room darkening fabrics available
• Up to 10 foot widths in single unit
• Now available: Up to 12′ wide via 2 on 1 headrail, along with new colors and options. 2 on 1 must be evenly split in width.
• Fabrics range from neutrals to rich jewel tones
• Battery operated lift and tilt system available

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