Summer is here and so are its high temperatures. And while we all enjoy the warm weather outdoors, indoors it’s another matter. For most of us, our homes offer a cool, welcoming sanctuary in the summer heat, and you can help keep that sanctuary protected with heat-blocking window treatments.
In residential homes, uncovered windows can account for up to 30% of unwanted energy transfer. This means that undesirable heat can sneak in, and precious air conditioning has to work twice as hard to cool the air and replace the air that can escape out. Heat blocking window treatments help combat this vulnerability in a home’s overall energy efficiency, and they can do it with style and the flair of modern design.
Benefits of Cellular Shades from Hunter Douglas
- Heat blocking window treatments help keep your home cooler in the summer. Cellular honeycomb shades offer some of the best environmental control options for homes thanks to their unique cellular construction. Air pockets are sewn into the design of cellular shades creating a layer of insulation hidden beneath a sophisticated fabric front.
- Noise deflecting shades that make more tranquil interiors. In addition to blocking heat, the cellular construction of honeycomb shades affords the treatment several other environmental control properties. Cellular shades are also very good at blocking sound. In fact, Hunter Douglas Duette® Honeycomb Shades can deflect or absorb up to 70% of unwanted sound waves. They help block exterior noise and improve interior acoustics for a more peaceful and quieter room.
- Eye-catching modern styles to coordinates with any interior design aesthetic. Stylistically speaking, modern cellular shades are very diverse with a wide choice of fabrics, pleat sizes, and textures. They can also be utilized in layered window treatments with full drapery, side panels, or interior shutters for a multi-dimensional design with enhanced environmental control abilities.
- Modern amenities that uplift a home with easy to access, user-friendly design. Many styles of cellular shades from Hunter Douglas are available with motorized operating systems like PowerViewÒ with automated control and smart-home compatibility.
Types of Cellular Shades from Hunter Douglas
Hunter Douglas makes several styles of cellular shades that all have exceptional insulation thanks to their internal structure, thus making them ideal heat blocking window treatments.
- Duette® Honeycomb Shades – The classic cellular shade designed for year-round insulation.
- Duette Architella® Shades – An innovative cell within a cell design built off the classic honeycomb shade.
- Solera® Soft Shades – A union of energy efficient cellular construction and sophisticated Roman shade design.
- Sonnette® Cellular Roller Shades – A chic roller shade with underlying honeycombing for insulation with simple style.
Enjoy summer more, by keeping its oppressive heat out of your house, with new cellular shades from Hunter Douglas. The design team at Vignettes Home can help you decide which style of cellular honeycomb shade would work best and look best in your home. Vignette Home serves households in Dubuque, IA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Davenport, IA; and Platteville, IA as well as the greater Galena area in Illinois from their two locations near Galena, Illinois and Dubuque, Iowa. Request a consultation today to discuss heat blocking window treatments for your home.