Preston Hollow Family Adores Their Duette® Architella® Shades and Custom Draperies

This Dallas family’s number one priority was energy efficiency. They also desired privacy and light control. The solution: Hunter Douglas Duette Architella Shades. The Duette cellular shades have a cell within a cell structure that provides a 7-8 degree difference in temperature. They are perfect for helping keep those energy bills low, whether during the Texas Summer heat or during the winter. For the majority of the rooms in the home, they went with the Duette Architella shades. For added elegance, they decided on custom draperies for the dining room.

The Versatility of Duette Architella Shades

This Dallas family wanted privacy, but the ability to let light in during the day. They chose to go with Top-Down, Bottom-Up Duette shades. For some of the rooms, such as the bedroom, they wanted a cave-light blackout which the Duette shade can also provide. The Duette shades are one of the products that contain the least amount of light gapping on the sides. They wanted a sleek, clean look as well as the ability to have a shade in a color-tone, as opposed to the standard neutral tones. The Duette Architella line offers a wide variety of color tones and textures. This made it the perfect product for the family to match certain shades to the walls that had blue tones. See for yourself:

Customization at it’s Finest with the PowerView® App

All of the family’s Duette shades were installed with Hunter Douglas PowerView motorization. They also chose to go with the Hunter Douglas Hub, which enables them to customize their experience. With the PowerView App, they can close their blinds when they’re out of town. They can ask Alexa to set the shades according to their favorite scenes. They can even have a timer set for their shades to be opened or closed at a certain time every day. 

Draperies Enhance the Elegance of the Dining Room

The client already had a fabric in mind when they were seeking to get custom draperies. At Ross Howard Designs, we carry a large variety of fabrics and wall coverings, including Schumacher’s selection, which was what the client had in mind. They wanted a simple, decorative rod to complement the beautiful, colorful fabric choice. They were thrilled with their custom drapery side panels as well as the customization, energy efficiency, and sleek look of their Duette Architella shades.

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