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.
Accessories for the Home
When creating the perfect interior design for your home, no detail is too small. That is why the team at Kugler’s Home Fashions carries an entire collection of home accessories.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Blind and Shade Repairs
We offer quick and professional repairs for your blinds and shades.
Free Estimates
Get a free estimate for your next decorating project.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
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Bathroom
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Bedroom
See window covering solutions for privacy and room darkening.
Home Office
See window covering solutions for light filtering and glare control.
Kitchen
See window covering solutions for a variety of needs and kitchen styles.
Living Room
See window covering solutions for light filtering and UV protection.
Media Room
See room darkening window treatments for your media room.
Nursery & Kids Room
See child-safe window coverings for baby nurseries and kids rooms
Angled Windows
See blinds and shades for angled, sloped, and triangle-shaped windows.
Arched Windows
See blinds and shades for arched, half-circle or half-moon windows.
Bay, Bow, Corner Windows
See blinds and shades for bay, bow and corner windows.
French Doors
See shutters, blinds and shades for French Doors.
Sidelights
See blinds and shades for sidelight windows.
Sliding Glass Doors
See blinds and shades for patio and sliding-glass doors.
Skylights
See blinds and shades specifically suited for skylights.
Automated
See all options for automated blinds and shades.
Blackout
See our options for blinds and shades that best control light.
Energy Efficient
See blinds and shades that help save energy at the window.
Light Filtering
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Child and Pet-Friendly
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5 Benefits of Motorized Shades Near Silver Springs, MD
We all know motorized shades are easier to use, but motorization offers more than just convenience (though you get that as well). Motorized shades provide homeowners with benefits that range from increased energy efficiency to improved child safety to aesthetic flexibility. And in the Hunter Douglas collection, our third-generation update to PowerView® Automation has features including and beyond convenience for homeowners upgrading to motorized shades.
5 Benefits of Motorized Shades
1. Flexible Applications
There are motorized operating systems for almost any type of window treatment, which affords homeowners choice when it comes to the overall aesthetic of their window fashion. PowerView® is compatible with many styles of window treatments including cellular honeycomb shades, sheer shades, Roman shades, roller shades, blinds, woven wood shades, drapery, vertical treatments, and interior shutters. So, no matter what look you’re going for, you can find a modern motorized shade in your style.
2. Child Safety
Because motorized operating systems replace the loose cords on some traditional types of window shades, they negate one of the biggest safety concerns for families with small children. Loose cords can pose a strangulation hazard for young children, so by ditching the cord motorized shades are innately safer for children. Cordless shades are also pet friendly since there are no hanging lines for them to get tangled up in or chew on.
3. Energy Efficiency
Motorized shades help with energy efficiency, which not only saves money in the long run, but can also help reduce your home’s carbon footprint. They do this by improving the efficiency of each shade as it responds to the changing lighting patterns throughout the day and seasonal shifts in solar heat and light usage. With automated options in systems like PowerView®, scheduling can be pre-set so homeowners enjoy all the benefits of heightened efficiency with no daily time commitment or effort made.
4. Security and Privacy
Whether you’re looking for privacy or simply want to ensure your window shades are always in the correct position, motorized window shades with programmable options can give you peace of mind knowing your home is never left exposed. And with globally accessible control options, like the online PowerView app, homeowners can raise or lower their motorized shades even when they are not at home. This helps provide the illusion of occupancy when homes are empty, and never again do you have to wonder if your shades were left open.
5. Smart Home Compatibility
Enjoy every modern convenience of motorized shades with systems like PowerView Automation that allow for integration into your home’s existing smart programs. PowerView® is compatible with home assistant programs like Amazon Alexa, Siri®, Google Assistant, or Apple HomeKit as well as smart home programs such as Nest®, IFTTT, Control4®, Logitech®, URC®, ELAN®, Savant®, RTI, and Crestron®. This ensures the full unification of your new motorized shades into your household’s daily routine.
Contact US
Learn more about the benefits that motorized shades can have for your home by contacting the design team at Kugler’s Home Fashions. Request a consultation to discuss your options in the Hunter Douglas collection that are compatible with PowerView Automation to modernize your home and improve energy efficiency. Kugler’s Home Fashions is located near Silver Springs, Maryland, and serves communities in Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C.