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.
Awnings
Save energy, reduce glare, and protect furniture from fading.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Patio Screen Shades
Outdoor solar shades reduce heat and minimize glare, making them a perfect choice for your patio, porch, or sunroom.
Exterior Awnings and Canopies
Providing superior shade to your garden or patio, we offer both KE Durasol Awnings and Toff Industry Awnings to accentuate your outdoor space into the total package.
Outdoor Shades
Our outdoor roller shades come in a gorgeous array of fabric type, colors, and border options.
Upholstery
We offer re-upholstery services for all furniture styles.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
Window Treatment Repair
Everything breaks. Fortunately, in the world of window treatments, there are repair centers that can fix your window coverings, returning them to perfect working order.
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Bathroom
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Bedroom
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Home Office
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Kitchen
See window covering solutions for a variety of needs and kitchen styles.
Living Room
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Media Room
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Nursery & Kids Room
See child-safe window coverings for baby nurseries and kids rooms
Angled Windows
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Arched Windows
See blinds and shades for arched, half-circle or half-moon windows.
Bay, Bow, Corner Windows
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French Doors
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Sidelights
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Sliding Glass Doors
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Skylights
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Automated
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Blackout
See our options for blinds and shades that best control light.
Energy Efficient
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Light Filtering
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Modern vs. Contemporary Home Interior Design Style
While many consider modern and contemporary home interior design styles the same, they differ significantly. Exploring those differences can help you identify which one you prefer for your home.
At Blind King, we can help you determine which aesthetic suits your personality and lifestyle. We'll pair you with the right Hunter Douglas modern or contemporary window treatments to tie your space together.
What are the Differences Between Modern vs. Contemporary Home Design?
Modern home design gained popularity in the 1960s and ‘70s, but has roots in the Industrial Revolution era. It's focused on functionality, with a neutral color palette, clean straight lines, and an emphasis on natural materials, like wood and leather. Overall, it creates an uncluttered look that's the basis for many other interior design styles, like postmodernism and mid-century modern.
Conversely, contemporary design is an up-to-the-minute style with constantly changing trends. The elements that are contemporary right now won't be considered that style in five or ten years. Today, contemporary homes favor bold color contrasts, eco-friendly materials, sustainable practices, and technology. They can also include a mix of:
- Colors.
- Textures.
- Patterns
- Shapes.
Similarities Between Modern and Contemporary Design Styles
Both styles trend toward simple, uncluttered spaces that use clean lines to create a feeling of peacefulness. They also tend not to be overly ornate, but as contemporary style fluctuates, so can the décor style.
Each style uses various materials for decorative purposes, like:
- Wood.
- Glass.
- Metal.
Types of Modern Window Treatments
For modern design, window treatments ideally blend into the background. Select neutral colors, metal hardware, and natural materials, including fabrics like linen and cotton.
Here are a few Hunter Douglas examples of modern window treatments you can include in your home:
- Parkland® Wood Blinds: The hardwood adds warmth, while the wood is a natural material, and the straight lines create a clean look.
- Vignette® Roman Shades: These Roman shades have straight flat folds, use natural materials, and are available in over 25 shades, including neutrals.
- Skyline® Panel-Track Blinds: Create a clean, streamlined look for large windows.
- Duette® Cellular Shades: These functional shades help conserve energy, use natural materials in neutral colors, and have clean and unfussy straight lines.
Types of Contemporary Window Treatments
Contemporary design incorporates creativity and bold color choices. Unique shapes and fabrics can create flair for window treatments, while motorization can contribute to functionality.
Some Hunter Douglas examples of contemporary window treatments include:
- Pirouette® Sheer Shades: Create a chic, polished look with fabric vanes that contour to control light.
- Luminette® Sheer Panels: Ideal for wide or large windows, these provide light control and privacy.
- Designer Roller Shades: A functional system with bold, contemporary fabrics, colors, patterns, and designs.
- Designer Banded Shades: Alternating bands of sheer and opaque fabrics provide light control and a splash of color in bold, straight lines.
Shop Modern and Contemporary Window Treatment Near Providence, RI
When you know whether you prefer a modern versus contemporary home interior design, Blind King in Providence, Rhode Island, can help you find corresponding window treatments. We can help tie your home together in the style you love.
Get started calling (401) 521-1611 or requesting a consultation. We serve the greater Providence, RI, area, including Barrington, Cranston, Narragansett, Middletown, Newport, Lincoln, and Cumberland, RI; and Boston, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket, MA.