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Crafted of lightweight and translucent fabric. For a first-of-its-kind design.
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Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.
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Learn more about Hunter Douglas custom window sheers, including our shadings and privacy sheers. Innovative, light-diffusing sheers. Your trusted source for window treatments.
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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.
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Custom-made fabric Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas, combining the look of soft folds with the ease and convenience of a shade. Custom-crafted.
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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.
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For a warm, natural look our Hunter Douglas Woven Wood Shades collection of window treatments transforms sunlight into captivating design statements. Choose yours today.
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Find the right custom vertical shades for any room in your home. Search our most popular window shades.
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From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, wood blinds have been a favorite among homeowners for decades.
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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.
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Discover Hunter Douglas customized vertical blinds featuring elegant styling and translucency in a large selection of colors, treatments, and textures. Lifetime guarantee.
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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.
Cornices
We offer window treatments for any business or commercial setting.
Custom Bedding
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Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Drapery Hardware
At Ida & Norma’s Draperies, we believe in providing our customers with everything they need to transform the windows of their homes.
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Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Window Top Treatments
Add color and softness to your window with top treatments.
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An Outdoor Patio Screen can completely change how you experience your outdoors.
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Your window treatments work hard for you day in and day out—filtering light, providing privacy, and adding style to your home.
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We offer expert motorization services for your window coverings.
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We offer professional window treatment cleaning services.
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Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
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Why Get Room Darkening Window Treatments for Your Home?
Room-darkening window treatments are a dream come true for so many people looking for a good night’s rest or for those looking to escape the sun. They not only create a quiet and peaceful atmosphere, but they also add aesthetic style to your home and let you enjoy ambiently lit spaces and privacy when you need it.
Our team at Ida & Norma's Drapery is delighted to discuss the benefits of investing in room-darkening window treatments and are here to share a few of our favorite room-darkening window coverings from Hunter Douglas to help you turn your Washington home into an oasis any time of day.
The Benefits of Room Darkening Window Treatments
Improved Sleep Quality
This is one of the most known is one of the best benefits of room-darkening window coverings. Studies have proven time and time again that a darkened room can help people fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. They are a perfect fit for households with shift workers who get their sleep during the day or homes with kids that may need to rest when it’s still light outside.
Ambient Noise Reduction
The thicker materials of some room-darkening shades and shutters have the additional benefit of reducing outside noise, which can also help you sleep and work better.
Additional Privacy
Because room-darkening shades block out so much light, your room will remain protected from passers-by looking in.
Increased Insulation
Because room-darkening treatments block out so much of the sun's intensity, they will help keep your home cooler in the summer.
Room-Darkening vs Blackout Window Treatments
When it comes to the world of window treatment terminology, two terms you’ll often see used are “room darkening” and “blackout” when it comes to blinds and shades. While this is all a matter of splitting hairs, there are some key differences: it all depends on how much light the shades block out. Room darkening treatments block out 95% to 99% of natural light, while blackout treatments block out almost 100% of incoming light. It can be difficult to truly create a fully blackout experience, and room darkening shades get the job done.
- To create an even darker and more protected space, consider layering up your shades or blinds with custom drapes.
Room Darkening vs. Light Filtering Window Treatments
Most window treatments you’ll encounter are light filtering—they have different opacity levels from sheer to opaque with different levels in between, including semi-sheer and semi-opaque shades that allow in a lot of light, like solar shades or block out a lot of light, like room darkening shades.
Our Favorite Room-Darkening Window Treatments
Ida's & Norma's Drapery is home to several different room darkening and blackout window treatments. Here, we will introduce you to those with the Duolite® feature. Duolite® by Hunter Douglas combines two fabric panels in a single shade: One of the fabric panels is made from a light-filtering fabric, and the other from a light-blocking fabric. Both layers span the entire width and height of the shade and can be moved independently, allowing for ultimate flexibility.
Duolite® is available on:
- Vignette® Roman Shades
- Duette® Cellular Shades
- Silhouette® Sheer Shadings
Shop our Store for Room Darkening Window Treatments Near Spokane, WA
Ida & Norma's Draperies is locally owned and operated and is your leading source for Hunter Douglas window treatments, custom bedding, fabric, and more. Our design experts know our products and services inside and out and can quickly provide you with hands-on demonstrations in our state-of-the-art showroom.
When you are ready to learn more about your options for room-darkening window treatments, please visit our Spokane, WA, showroom or set up a consultation, and one of our team members will reach out.
If you want to read about more interior design ideas, check out our Inspirations Page or this blog for a library of articles. We are confident you will be inspired. We are honored to serve homeowners in the Spokane, WA area, and the Inland Northwest.