Aura

Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.

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.

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Drapery & Valances

Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.

Motorized Window Coverings

Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.

Frosted Privacy Film

Frosted Films offer a broad selection of vinyl glass films designed to mimic the look of costly Frosted or Etched Glass Finishes at a fraction of the cost without any sacrifice in appearance or quality.

Outdoor Shades

For over 15 years, Blinds and Designs has been the premier source for custom window treatments in Western North Carolina.

Window Tinting

Sun damage is a constant and consistent problem. The ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun can cause your furniture and interior décor to discolor or fade.

Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo

We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.

Video Design Consultations

We offer Video Design Consultations, using video conferencing tools such as FaceTime, Zoom, Skype, and Duo.

Window Covering Measuring & Installations

Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.

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About Us

Blinds and Designs is the premier source for custom window treatments in Western North Carolina.

Meet the Team

Blinds and Designs is locally-owned and operated and has been proudly serving our Western North Carolina since 2004.

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Fletcher, NC

Locally owned and operated, Blinds & Designs has provided the best Hunter Douglas blinds, shades, shutters, and drapes to Western North Carolina for almost 20 years.

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All Design Ideas

See current and past decorating ideas from our 'Fresh Ideas' Newsletter.

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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.

Large Windows

Panel-Track Blinds

Picture Windows

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.

Cordless Energy-Efficient Shades

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Shades

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Featured

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Interior Design Ideas

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Blinds & Shades by Room

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Blinds & Shades by Window Shape

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Blinds & Shades by Function

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The Basics of Kitchen Lighting

How to achieve the right balance of light in this multi-functional space

The kitchen—the heart and hub of most homes—requires lighting that works for everything from meal prep and cleanup to quiet dinners and even homework.

So how do you achieve lighting that makes the space look good, but that also meets the needs of the activity at hand? Look to layering—specifically, ambient, task and accent lighting.

(Keep in mind that while layering is key, the number of fixtures and where you place them depends on your kitchen’s size and its layout.)

Ambient lighting provides overall light for the room, with ambient light fixtures illuminating light evenly across your kitchen floor. Recessed lights mounted in the ceiling provide ambient light, as do flush-mount or semi-flush-mount fixtures and pendant lights.
Task lighting, which is brighter than ambient lighting, casts light down over your work area, so you can easily see what you’re doing. Under-cabinet lights are great for over countertops and sinks, while pendant lights work well over islands or your kitchen table. (Avoid placing pendant lights directly above appliances, like your stove, that already have built-in lights.) You can also illuminate the insides of kitchen cabinets or drawers with LED strips or tape.
Accent lighting creates a focal point in the room. It’s ideal for highlighting architectural features or collections (like pottery, stemware or vintage plates). Fixtures that provide accent lighting include in-ceiling cove lights as well as puck lights that you mount on the inside of cabinets. Even toe-kicks around islands and cabinets can become accent pieces, adding depth to a room, with LED rope or tape lights.

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