Soft curtains or dramatic draperies create different moods, and now with blinds coming into their own, another option is available that is both functional and esthetically pleasing.
Blinds filter damaging sunlight and provide privacy while allowing in a view of the world outside.
There's a dizzying amount of designs for blinds in a wide variety of materials which fuels their popularity, alone or with another window treatment. Dominic's in Norwalk carries the complete line of Hunter Douglas window fashions. While their aluminum blind is the most cost-effective, the Duette line of honeycomb shades are one of their best sellers. Duettes are a hybrid, part blind and part shade, constructed of two sheer facings with a fabric vein suspended between them. This allows both the diffused light of a sheer and the opacity of a blind.