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Understanding Sheer to Opaque Window Coverings

By Jerry Stewart

Sheer to Opaque Window Coverings in the Lake Ozark AreaAs you’re shopping for new window coverings, you’ll likely hear the terms “sheer” and “opaque.” These terms refer to the amount of light a window covering lets into a room, and the level of privacy the window covering provides. As your local Hunter Douglas window covering dealer, we have a wide variety of styles in fabrics that range from sheer to opaque. Our window treatment consultants will help you discover which is best for you.

Deciding between Sheer or Opaque Window Coverings

This isn’t an either-or decision. Fabrics range from very sheer,  meaning see through, to completely opaque, meaning blackout. To decide what you need, think about what you want your window treatment to accomplish. Do you want to:

  • Provide privacy
  • Block harmful UV rays?
  • Filter out the sunlight
  • Rotate the blind or shade for light control
  • Lift or have the blind or shade off the window for complete view

Hunter Douglas Guidelines

When you’re shopping for Hunter Douglas, you can use their light and privacy scale which rates window coverings on a scale of 1 to 4:

1. Sheer – The material or fabric allows the light into the room and provides you with a view of the outside while reducing the glare and provides no privacy. Perfect for living and dining room.

2. Semi-Sheer – The material or fabric offers a soft screened view that diffuses light with moderate privacy. Perfect for your kitchen or family room.

3. Semi-Opaque – The material or fabric filters more light, but blocks the view. These fabrics provide more privacy, however you will still be able to see shadows. Perfect for bathrooms and bedrooms.

4. Opaque/Room Darkening – These materials or fabrics block nearly all light and provide a greater degree of light control and privacy. Perfect for bedrooms and children’s room.

Another option is complete blackout, which blocks 99% of all light. Perfect for bedrooms, children’s rooms and media rooms.

Sheer to Opaque Window Coverings in the Lake Ozark Area

Windows & More proudly serves Lake Ozark, Osage Beach & Camden, Miller & Morgan counties, with a showroom in Osage Beach. Contact us for a window treatment consultation!

Filed Under: Window Treatments Tagged With: Hunter Douglas Osage Beach, Privacy WIndow Treatments, Room Darkening Shades, Sheer Shades, UV Blocking Shades

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Hunter Douglas Window Coverings – Sheer Window Treatments, Honeycomb Shades, Roman Shades, Wood & Faux Wood Blinds

We carry Hunter Douglas Silhouette® window shadings, Luminette® Privacy Sheers, Pirouette® Window Shadings, Vignette® Modern Roman Shades and more. Our extensive selection offers beauty, function and energy-efficiency in a variety of styles, materials, textures and colors. We also have Hunter Douglas Vignette® Modern Roman Shades, Skyline™ Gliding Window Panels, Designer Screen Shades, Brilliance® pleated shades.

Hunter Douglas Duette® and Applause® honeycomb shades offer options to complement any window. You’ll benefit with energy efficiency too, with our patented honeycomb construction that offers single, double and triple layer options. Duette® Architella offers the ultimate in energy savings.

From wood, faux wood, aluminum and fabric, we offer a wide selection of materials, styles, textures and colors for our horizontal and vertical blinds.

Hunter Douglas Plantation Shutters

Our are available in premium hardwood and poly-satin compounds. The former offers an enduring, custom-crafted, classic style, the latter a beautiful solution for windows exposed to high heat, humidity and other extreme climate conditions. Shop with us for Hunter Douglas Heritance® hardwood shutters, NewStyle® hybrid shutters and Palm Beach™ Polysatin shutters.

Custom Drapery, Valances, Swags, Curtains & Top Treatments

From a basic pinch pleat to a sophisticated top treatment, we can help you design the perfect finishing touch for your Hunter Douglas window coverings. We offer a full range of custom fabric window treatments including traditional draperies, swags, cornices and valances. Available in a variety of shapes and fabrics, top treatments and cornices add shaping and style to windows – and can conceal window treatment hardware too. From the most basic hardware and finishes to ultra-sophisticated, innovative materials and colors, we have the perfect drapery hardware to accent your fabric window treatment and complete your interior look.

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In 1996 Dave opened Windows and More and has been in business for 36 years. Windows and More opened its first location as a Hunter Douglas Dealer below Pistols Plus. The company is now located on Highway 42 and became a Gallery in September of 2004.

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