Benefits of Custom Honeycomb Shades for Homes in Newton, MA

Barrows Custom Window Treatments • April 28, 2020

Choosing the right custom shades for your home can transform how you experience each room - from the way you enjoy natural light to the atmosphere of your home. In addition, your custom shades can change how your home literally feels in terms of warmth. While many people don’t realize it, a large portion of home energy loss happens through windows. By choosing custom energy-efficient shades, you can keep your home comfortable during all seasons of the year without using your internal climate controls too much. One unique collection of energy-efficient shades from Hunter Douglas is the Duette® Honeycomb Shades.

Duette® Honeycomb Shades

Showing off a distinctive shape thanks to the series of hexagonal cells, these energy-efficient shades offer tons of exciting benefits for your home. Duette® Honeycomb Shades bring chic style and a modern look to your windows. The hexagonal cells also add subtle texture to your shades, adding to the unique look. Adjusting your level of light and privacy in your home is effortless with these shade thanks to the cells that fold and unfold as you raise and lower your shades.

But beyond the beautiful style and convenient operation Duette® Honeycomb Shades provide for your home, the cells create insulation for your windows to keep your home at a comfortable temperature. By creating little air pockets by your windows, the cells block heat transfer, keeping warm air inside during the winter while keeping warm air outside during the summer. This means you’ll have to reach for the AC or heating far less often, saving you money over time.

You can actually double up on these energy-saving benefits when you choose the available Duette Architella® feature, which creates a second layer inside the cells to provide more insulation for your windows.

Of course, you’ll ideally want to enjoy natural light and your views to the outdoors while you enjoy the energy-saving benefits of your custom cellular shades. You can choose the available Duolite® feature for your shades to get two opacities on the same window. This works with a central handle, which you can move up to reveal a sheer shade and move down to create total shade and privacy.

Duette® Honeycomb Shades are available in a wide variety of window shapes, including arches, angles, and trapezoids. You can even install these shades on your skylight for thorough insulation for all of your windows. You can also choose the available Vertiglide™ operating system for side to side openings like sliding glass doors. Watch your energy-efficient shades move at the press of a button or at the sound of your voice when you choose the available PowerView® Automation operating system.

You can customize these stylish honeycomb shades by selecting from a large selection of fabrics, colors, and opacities.

Here at Barrows Custom Window Treatments, we are proud to offer custom honeycomb shades from Hunter Douglas. We are located in Newton, MA and offer our services to Eastern Massachusetts, including Cambridge, Newton, Wellesley, Weston, Brookline, Boston, and Westwood. Contact us today to find the right honeycomb shades for your home!

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