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.
Custom Bedding
We create one-of-a-kind custom bedding designs.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Upholstery
We offer re-upholstery services for all furniture styles.
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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Getting a Good Night’s Sleep with Blackout Shades
For the best night’s sleep possible, you need it dark, quiet, and cool. Blackout shades cover all the bases if you’re struggling for a solid night’s rest. We carry Hunter Douglas blackout shades near Barrington, Illinois, at Barrington Draperies and Shutters. Our blackout shades can get you a good sleep so you can face the day. Learn how these can support a good sleep today.
#1: Blackout Shades Create Darkness
When you sleep in darkness, you reduce distractions and disruptions to your sleep cycle. Darkness also stimulates melatonin production, which our body releases at night to encourage sleep. When you add blackout shades to your bedroom windows, the intense darkness facilitates faster, deeper sleep. Combine your shades with these other ways to get a darker bedroom:
- Stop looking at screens at least 30 minutes before bed.
- Banish electronics to another room.
- Wear an eye mask.
- Use nightlights that emit red or orange light.
- Use motorization to raise and lower window treatments to the schedule you set.
#2: Blackout Shades Provide Quiet
If you wake up every time you hear a car passing or rain plinking on your windows, certain blackout shades can help. They absorb outside sounds, so you have a quieter room, which can contribute to undisturbed sleep. This gives your body a break, so it can improve your mood, boost creativity, and reduce your stress levels.
#3: Blackout Shades Keep It Cool
Waking up sweating in your bedroom only to toss off a blanket and lay awake will never get you the sleep you crave. Blackout shades block light and glare, which keeps the room cooler. They can also reduce heat transfer, so warm air can’t raise the temperature, even during the day. A cool room can lead to good sleep, and it:
- Improves mood
- Reduces stress
- Boosts your immune system
- Raises your energy level
Best Blackout Shades for Good Sleep
Don’t wait any longer to get the sleep you crave. Our Hunter Douglas blackout shades can make the difference between another long night and waking up refreshed. Consider the following Hunter Douglas options:
- Good: Silhouette® Sheer Shades allow you to diffuse light during the day and get an intense, private darkness at night.
- Better: Vignette® Roman Shades use luxurious, room-darkening fabrics to provide darkness, energy efficiency, and sound absorption.
- Best: Duette® Cellular Shades with LightLock® offer blackout conditions, the best energy efficiency, and superior sound absorption.
Contact Us for Blackout Shades for Your Best Sleep
Blackout shades encourage swifter, sounder sleep, which can help you feel alert and energized. At Barrington Draperies and Shutters, we can help you find Hunter Douglas blackout shades near Barrington, Illinois, that look incredible in your home and get you the good sleep you crave. We also offer custom bedding and upholstery services to support your rest and relaxation further.
To request a consultation or ask questions, call, complete our online contact form, or explore our showroom in downtown Barrington, Illinois. We proudly serve Barrington, Palatine, Kildeer, and the Northwest Chicagoland area, Illinois. Contact us today!