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.
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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.
Vertical Blinds
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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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.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
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Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
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Best Shades for North-Facing Windows
North-facing windows are a beautiful piece of any home or apartment. However, have you noticed that the degree of light coming through your northern windows is different than windows placed everywhere else in your home? You’re not wrong! A north-facing window will be facing the low midday sun in the winter, which means that heat and light will come into your home easier. However, the same window will receive less sunlight in the summer since the sun is higher in the sky for a longer period of time. With this in mind, finding a window treatment that makes the most of the light coming in throughout the year is essential for ensuring proper temperature, light control, and privacy in the rooms in your home. Read on to learn more about the best shades for north-facing windows, including Duette® Honeycomb Shades from Hunter Douglas.
A Quick Intro to North-Facing Windows
As mentioned, north-facing windows tend to reap the most natural lighting in the winter. Overall, however, north-facing windows tend to not have much direct sunlight at all. They can even allow cold air to creep into your home if they are not properly covered, which can be a rough situation to deal with in our cold Colorado winters. Not only this, but since north-facing windows do not get a lot of light, you want a shade that makes the most of what light does come through. These elements are all taken into consideration with our recommendation for the best shades for north-facing windows.
Duette® Honeycomb Shades
Since north-facing windows can be a culprit for energy loss and do not let in a lot of light, we believe that the best shades for north-facing windows are Duette® Honeycomb Shades from Hunter Douglas. The innovative cellular construction of these custom Hunter Douglas shades traps air in their distinct pockets to help keep your house warm in the winter and cool in the summer without you raising the thermostat or air conditioning. This immediately solves the issue of your home being uncomfortably hot or cold throughout the year. Additionally, Duette® Honeycomb Shades transform sunlight into a gorgeous glow throughout your home when that sun does make its way over.
Aside from working hard, Duette® Honeycomb Shades also look stunning. We invite you to explore the richness and warmth offered by The Alustra® Collection of Duette, which features design-forward fabrics, textures, colors, and hardware that will immediately upgrade your north-facing windows. Choose from popular colors like Taj, Farmhouse Red, Oregano, and more to create the perfect look at each north-facing window in your home.
Conclusion
To learn more about the best shades for north-facing windows, be sure to contact or visit us today at Creative Interior Designs. We are located in Denver, Colorado, and proudly serve Parker and Arvada, Colorado. Whether you want to cover north-facing windows or are interested in giving all of the windows in your home an upgrade, our friendly team of experts is here to help you every step of the way on your design journey. We are excited to work with you!