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.
Cornices
We offer window treatments for any business or commercial setting.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Drapery Hardware
Choose from a wide selection of styles.
Fabrics
You might think that The Drapery Shop is all about window treatments.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo
We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
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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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Choose from Banded Shades or Solar Shades
Some roller shades were made for the sun. More specifically, these window coverings were made to manage the natural sunlight that covers California every day. We utilize this natural light to create welcoming interiors in our home with roller shades like Hunter Douglas Designer Solar Shades and Designer Banded Shades, which both excel at light control in their own way.
At The Drapery Shop in Vista, California, our team of window treatment experts can help you explore the differences and similarities of these two popular roller shade treatments to see which would better suit the needs and style of your home. Whether your space is more contemporary and modern or classic and traditional, we have a shading solution from Hunter Douglas perfect to filter light and provide the perfect backdrop for your life.
Choosing Solar Shades vs. Banded Shades
The Use of Fabric
Solar shades and banded shades both use translucent materials as part of their fabric make-up. Designer Solar Shades are made from a view-through screen material of different opacities while Designer Banded Shades use sheer material for its see-through sections. However, unlike solar shades, banded shades aren’t made of a single material—rather they are made from alternating bands of sheer material and opaque fabric vanes. So, while solar shades and banded shades share their use of translucent materials, only banded shades also have opaque textiles for room-darkening abilities. Another differentiator for solar shades is that their screen materials are great for filtering out UV from natural sunlight, so while banded shades control light and UV by blocking both with their opaque vanes, solar shades protect against UV filtration and allow light with their screen mesh.
Different Aesthetics
Because solar shades and banded shades are comprised of different materials, they provide different aesthetics. The horizontal fabric vanes on Designer Banded Shades give off a strong linear vibe, like plantations shutters or blinds. In modern spaces with classic shapes, this may be just the look you’re going for—a sophisticated feel that elongates the window. Designer Solar Shades, on the other hand, go much further in creating a spacious and open feel in a room with their entirely view-through materials. The two shades are also capable of setting different moods in the home with solar shades filtering light into soft, warm illumination while banded shades have room-darkening abilities to create a more veiled and private environment.
Operating Systems
Both solar shades and banded shades from Hunter Douglas are available with several different operating systems. These options include ever-popular motorized systems like PowerView® Automation or SoftTouch™ Motorization. We also offer several cordless operating systems that make Designer Solar Shades and Designer Banded Shades child safe. With traditional window treatments, hanging cords pose a hazard to young children or small pets in the vicinity, so by upgrading to a cord-free operating system the treatments can avoid this common household danger.
Operating Systems for Designer Solar Shades
- PowerView® Automation (cord-free)
- LiteRise® (cord-free)
- UltraGlide® (cord-free)
- Spring-Assisted Push-Pull (cord-free)
- SoftTouch® Motorized Wand (cord-free)
- Beaded Cord Loop (dangle-free)
Operating Systems for Designer Banded Shades
- PowerView® Automation (cord-free)
- UltraGlide® (cord-free)
- SoftTouch® Motorized Wand (cord-free)
- Beaded Cord Loop (dangle-free)
Contact Us to Learn More About Roller Shade Options
Make sure you’re picking the best type of roller shade options for your home. If you are considering banded shades or solar shades, start by talking with one of our design experts at The Drapery Shop, located near Vista, California.
Request a consultation to discuss our options in the Hunter Douglas collection and we can discuss how these window treatments can be customized to meet your home’s unique needs.
The Drapery Shop serves Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Carmel Beach, Del Mar, Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe, and Vista, CA and the surrounding areas. We look forward to helping you find the perfect solution for your home’s interiors.