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.
Custom Bedding
We create one-of-a-kind custom bedding designs.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Drapery Hardware
Choose from a wide selection of styles.
Fabrics
Choose from our large selection of fabric colors, patterns and textures.
Window Top Treatments
Add color and softness to your window with top treatments.
Wallpaper
We offer a wide variety of beautiful wallpaper designs.
After-Hours & In-Home Consultations
Our schedule is flexible, and we can come to your home for a consultation.
Blind and Shade Repairs
We offer quick and professional repairs for your blinds and shades.
Free Estimates
Get a free estimate for your next decorating project.
Interior Design Consultations
We can help you create your dream interior.
About Us
The Designing Windows experience begins with with a visit to our cozy cottage showroom, where you'll be greeted by one of our friendly staff members to show you all of the many window treatment options available.
Selbyville, DE
There is no better place to start when improving your home than with the collection of Hunter Douglas window treatments that we carry here at Designing Windows.
Dagsboro, DE
We like to say that when you work with Designing Windows you aren’t just shopping, you’re having an experience.
Ocean View, DE
At Designing Windows Inc, we believe that finding a new window treatment should be an experience.
Rehoboth Beach, DE
When you think of creating an ambiance or an atmosphere in your home, you may think of paint colors, features, furniture, or other home décor.
Chincoteague, VA
At Designing Windows, we only carry window treatments from companies we trust, such as Hunter Douglas.
Ocean Pines, MD
From the moment you give us a call or step through the door of our showroom, the team at Designing Windows Inc strives to provide you with an unparalleled window treatment buying experience.
Fenwick Island, DE
Here at Designing Windows, we take pride in showing our customers why so many folks return to us again and again for all their window treatment needs.
Bethany Beach, DE
Choosing custom window treatments shouldn’t be difficult.
Lewes, DE
Take your interiors to the next level today with Hunter Douglas window treatments and PowerView® Automation from our experienced team at Designing Windows near Lewes, DE.
Millsboro, DE
We are excited to provide you with motorized window coverings, free estimates, and window covering measuring and installation by Designing Windows near Millsboro, DE.
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What are Soft Window Treatments?
Soft window treatments are coverings that are smooth to the touch, like drapery, curtains, and shades. Adding these to your home allows you to infuse it with texture, color, and style. Aside from making your home more polished, soft window coverings offer functionality to adjust the light in your home quickly and effectively.
At Designing Windows in Ocean City, Maryland, we specialize in Hunter Douglas shades and drapery and can help you customize your soft window treatments. Our team compiled this guide to help you get to know all the ins and outs of these window fashions.
Benefits of Soft Window Treatments
Made from luxuriously supple materials, soft window treatments provide softness in your home, giving your eyes a break. The differences in texture against walls make them stand out, creating visual appeal in your space. You can select fabrics made from many materials, including wool, cotton, linen, vinyl, silk, and bamboo, adding elegance and depth, especially when you layer them.
Additional advantages of soft window treatments include:
- Adding physical and visual warmth.
- Absorbing outside sounds and noises.
- Insulating your windows.
- Enhancing your privacy.
- Reducing glare and UV rays.
Types of Soft Window Treatments
There are two main types of soft window treatments: shades and curtains. Shades use colors, patterns, and fabrics in different styles to add elegance and provide light control and more to a room. You can select different fabric opacities to get the right amount of view-through and even upgrade to dual shades, with some styles, for even more control.
Hunter Douglas Shades as Soft Window Treatments
There are several styles of soft Hunter Douglas shades, such as:
- Cellular shades: Modern and energy-efficient, these Hunter Douglas shades insulate windows using honeycomb-shaped cells. They’re available in over 150 color and fabric combinations, allowing for seamless integration into your home.
- Roller shades: Hunter Douglas roller shades raise and lower easily. They come in several styles, including banded shades and solar shades, with many color and pattern choices for a dynamic visual in a space.
- Roman shades: Modern Roman shades provide an elegant, tailored look with luxurious fabrics in dozens of color combinations. You can choose from flat, full, or waterfall folds.
- Woven shades: These nature-embracing Hunter Douglas shades comprise natural fibers sourced from around the world. The light-filtering fabrics are available in more than 80 combinations of colors and materials.
- Sheer shades: Sheer shades combine sheer and opaque fabrics to provide fantastic light control. They’re available in several colors, fabrics, and styles.
Drapes and Curtains as Soft Window Treatments
Of course, drapery and curtains are also types of soft window treatments. Although individuals often use these terms interchangeably, and both use fabric to cover windows, there are differences.
Curtains have light and airy fabrics that typically end slightly below the windowsill. Conversely, drapes feature heavier fabrics that either pool on the ground for a dramatic appearance or kiss the ground for a more minimalistic aesthetic.
Shop Soft Window Treatments Near Ocean City, MD
Infuse your home with soft window treatments with textured fabrics in various colors, patterns, and designs. At Designing Windows, we carry many styles of soft window treatments near Ocean City, MD, including Hunter Douglas shades and drapes. It’s our pleasure to help you find and customize them.
Let us help you get started by requesting a consultation online or calling (410) 524-8909. Designing Windows LLC is located in Ocean City, Maryland. We proudly serve the surrounding area, including Salisbury, Maryland; Fenwick Island, Dagsboro, Bethany Beach, Ocean View, Rehoboth Beach, and Lewes, Delaware; and Southern Virginia.