Blinds for Your Home: Silhouette and Luminette from Hunter Douglas

As summer heats up, you may be looking for a way to lower your cooling costs and provide a new look for your windows. Fortunately, Cardinal Home Centers in Crozet and Charlottesville are Hunter Douglas retailers, offering a wide array of shades & blinds for your home. We want to spotlight Silhouette and Luminette, two of Hunter Douglas’s shade options, and how they can work for your home!

What to Consider Before Purchasing

What types of windows will you be putting your window treatments on?

Are you looking to put blinds on smaller windows, or do you have a large picture window you want to cover? Does your window have a crank-style to open and close? If so, you will want to consider how the blinds might get in the way of that. Do your windows tilt to open? These are all critical questions before considering the type of blinds that is best for you. Specifically for the Silhouette and Luminette lines mentioned in this article, they are primarily recommended for living rooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms.

What do you want to get out of your blinds?

One other important consideration is thinking about the purpose you want your blinds to meet. How important is the design of your blinds to you? Are they in an area visible from the outside, and if so, how should they look? Another factor is how you want them to be when not in use: with some lines, there are options where the blinds can be hidden out of view, while others cannot. Also, do you want your blinds to protect your flooring and light, and do you want to be able to have control over how much light is in your room? For bedroom blinds, darkening may be more important to you.

How do you want to operate your blinds?

Lastly, think about how you want to operate them. Hunter Douglas offers cordless options that are ideal if you have small children in the home to prevent choking hazards and allow you to seamlessly lower or put away your shades. They also offer corded options if you want easier control. Also, ask about power lift options available for certain lines.

Silhouette by Hunter Douglas – Horizontal Window Shadings

Silhouette shades are horizontal window shadings that provide both light and a sense of privacy and have the appearance of wooden shutters from the outside. These shades have adjustable s-shaped vanes for the appearance of floating between fabric, thereby reducing anything that may obstruct your view. These shades are elegant and functional in everyday life and are available in a wide variety of fabrics to match your space. Silhouette is also built with their Duolite® system, which seamlessly combines a light-filtering and a room-darkening fabric. Duolite has Silhouette shading and rollers shades in one integrated roller with a single control action. Additionally, A Deux Design option provides Silhouette shading and rolling shade with a single headrail and independent controls.

UV Protection – Reduce up to 88% of the sun’s harmful rays and reduce the brightness and glare in your home. Over time, this can also help to reduce how fast your furniture and flooring fade.

Privacy & Light Control – With Silhouette, you can still allow light in your home while maintaining privacy from the outside. Just tilt the vanes to your desired position!

Variety of Options – Silhouette blinds are available in 2”, 3”, and 4” vane sizes, allowing either a fuller look or a more see-through appearance. These blinds can also be customized to any size your window is, from a narrow 6-inch window to a wider 144-inch window for large picture windows.

Luminette by Hunter Douglas – Sheer Fabric with Vertical Vanes

One additional option available from Hunter Douglas is Luminette, which provides light, vertical vanes for increased privacy. These shades have a sheer fabric with vertical vanes and can rotate up to 180 degrees to provide you with any amount of light and privacy you desire.

Concealed Hardware – Luminette shades do not show their hardware system when they are closed; Hunter Douglas’s SofTrak system hides it with fabric, so you never see it, giving it a polished look!

Sheer Fabrics and Textures – Available in various fabrics, textures, and colors, you can find the Luminette shades to match your style and space perfectly! There is also a room-darkening option available for added comfort.

Accents by the Yard – Like a particular fabric for the shades? You can also get that fabric by the yard to create matching accent pillows, duvets, and more!

Additional Design Options

Design Studio Side Panels and Drapery work with Silhouette and Luminette, providing eight exclusive prints that pair well with any treatments.

How to Order Your Blinds

Our Crozet and Charlottesville locations feature Hunter Douglas displays with fabric samples and options so you can see them in person! Each store has a dedicated staff that can walk you through what will work best for your space. These blinds are available by special order and typically arrive at our stores within a few weeks. Before ordering, you can contact one of our stores, and we can set up a consultation to discuss fabric choices and get a precise measurement of your windows.

Installation Available

Also, once they arrive, we will call and send someone out to your home to install them! Installs can range anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour per window treatment, depending on the product. Learn more about the services we provide for Hunter Douglas or check out more options on our Hunter Douglas website.