Open, light-filled rooms deserve drapery that look refined and work smoothly. Layering shades with drapery gives you precise light control, privacy on demand, and a finished look that fits your room’s style. We offer a full range of window treatments, including blinds, shades, shutters, privacy sheers, and drapery, and every product is made to order for your exact windows and doors.
We bring the showroom to your home with a free consultation. An expert designer measures, discusses goals, and reviews options during the visit, then the team installs and supports your project after the fact.
Why Layer Window Treatments
Layering creates a base layer that manages most of the daytime work and a top layer that adds softness, depth, and evening privacy. The approach improves comfort and helps you shape natural light without sacrificing the clean lines of modern spaces. Window treatments also play a role in comfort at home, which is why materials and fabric choices matter.
Choose The Base Layer: Modern Shades That Do The Heavy Lifting
Roller Shades
Roller shades offer a sleek profile and a broad fabric range. Choose light filtering for a gentle glow or room darkening for calmer spaces. Standard or reverse roll helps clear hardware at the window frame, and optional top or bottom details complete the look.
Solar Shades
Solar shades come in multiple openness levels that cut glare and help manage harmful UV while preserving views. Fabric color affects performance. Lighter colors reflect more light and offer more privacy with less view-through, while darker colors preserve the view but reveal more of the interior at night. Explore options under solar screen styles during your visit.
Honeycomb (Cellular) Shades
Honeycomb shades use cellular construction to create an insulating air gap between the room and the glass, which supports energy efficiency. They are available in top-down, bottom-up, or combined operation so you can keep light while guarding privacy on busy streets. Learn more about Duette® honeycomb shades.
Roman Shades And Custom Roman Shades
Roman shades add soft architecture and pair well with contemporary interiors. Add a sheer, light-filtering, or room-darkening liner for more control.
Woven Wood Shades
Woven woods introduce natural texture and can include attached liners for additional privacy. They also coordinate with vertical solutions when you want continuity across large openings.
Add The Top Layer: Custom Drapery For Depth And Finish
Custom Drapery, Side Panels, And Hardware
Drapery frames the window, softens edges, and finishes the composition. We offer designer fabrics in many colors, textures, and patterns, and you can customize length, pleat, and hardware for a precise fit.
Liners And Blackout Curtains
Add light-filtering or room-darkening liners when you want more control. For deeper darkness in bedrooms or media spaces, blackout materials paired with well-fitting shades can reduce stray light at night.
Layering Recipes Interior Designers Love
Sheer Over Roller
Use a light, sheer panel over a roller shade for daytime brightness and evening privacy. This stays sleek in modern rooms and keeps lines clean at the window frame.
Roman Plus Drapery
Combine the dimension of Roman shades with patterned drapes for visual interest. Adjust the shade for everyday light control, then close the drapery at night for a softer, quieter feel.
Woven Wood With Panels
Layer woven wood shades for texture and add side panels to frame the opening. Attached liners increase privacy without losing the organic look.
Privacy Sheers With Drapery
Privacy sheers and sheer shadings combine a shade and a blind in one. Open the vanes for a soft glow, close them for privacy, then finish with drapery for a complete, refined look. Horizontal and vertical formats work well on large windows and sliding doors.
Energy Efficiency And Year-Round Comfort
Layer order and fabric choice influence comfort. Honeycomb shades add insulation at the glass, which helps stabilize indoor temperatures, and drapery can further temper heat and glare. This combination supports comfort while keeping a cohesive style.
Measuring, Fit, And Professional Installation
Made-To-Order Matters
Precise measurement ensures clean lines, consistent stack space, and a cohesive look across rooms with large or specialty windows. All our window treatment products are made to order for the exact dimensions of your windows and doors.
What To Expect From The Visit
We bring the showroom to your home for a free in-home consultation. A Hunter Douglas-certified design consultant measures, talks through goals, and shows options so you can compare side by side in your light.
Installation And Support
When your order arrives, we schedule installation at a convenient time. Friendly, in-house installers complete the work and provide training so you feel confident with your new window treatments. You work with the same company before, during, and after installation, and the team helps with warranty steps if needed. Roles are clear. Our Hunter Douglas-certified design consultants measure and our Hunter Douglas-certified installers install.
Motorized Options And Easy Operation
PowerView® Automation is available across blinds, shades, shutters, and drapery. Save favorite positions, move multiple window coverings together, and automate adjustments throughout the day with the app or connected smart speakers.
Style Tips To Pull The Room Together
Use a mix of textures that complement furniture and finishes, then repeat a simple palette for a unified look. Keep the base layer minimal and let drapery add softness, pattern, or color where the room needs it. During your visit, your consultant can help you compare fabrics and operating systems to match function and style.
Bring This Look Home
Layering shades with drapery gives you precise light control by day and complete privacy at night, along with a polished finish that reads designer. When you are ready to plan your project, schedule a free in-home consultation and let us bring the showroom to your home.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do custom made window treatments improve a layered look?
Custom made window treatments are measured for each opening, which helps layers hang cleanly and operate smoothly. When shades and drapery align correctly, the result feels intentional, supports modern style, and delivers a perfect fit from one room to the next. We guide you through custom window coverings and custom window treatments so the base shade and the drapery complement each other.
When are double curtain rods the right choice?
Double curtain rods help when you want a sheer panel for daytime glow and a heavier panel for evening privacy. This setup lets different textures work together without crowding the window. We will show how fabric weights, lengths, and headings affect movement and elegance.
Can I layer blinds with drapery, or is that only for shades?
You can layer drapery with custom blinds when the room calls for articulated slats. Wood blinds add warmth, while faux wood blinds are easy to maintain in busy areas. Roller blinds stay minimal behind side panels. We help you decide where wood blinds or faux wood fit the plan and where a shade would be simpler.
Will layering help with energy savings?
Yes. Pairing an insulating shade with lined drapery can support energy savings by softening heat gain and drafts at the glass. We help you choose fabrics and liners that look good and perform well, so the final composition is both elegant and practical.
I am not sure what to pick. How do you narrow choices?
We bring every option we offer to each in-home consultation, not just a wide selection. Expect creative ideas, side-by-side fabric comparisons, and operating system demos from trusted names. We explain how each option will work in your light so you can choose confidently.
