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
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Home Office
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Kitchen
See window covering solutions for a variety of needs and kitchen styles.
Living Room
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Media Room
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Nursery & Kids Room
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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
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French Doors
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Sidelights
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Sliding Glass Doors
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Skylights
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Automated
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Blackout
See our options for blinds and shades that best control light.
Energy Efficient
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Light Filtering
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Child and Pet-Friendly
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Hunter Douglas Silhouette Shades vs Pirouette Shades
If you love the graceful style and commanding light control of sheer shades but are having trouble deciding which kind of Hunter Douglas sheer shade would work best for you, fear not. In this blog, we’ll help Maryland homeowners figure out if Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Shades or Hunter Douglas Pirouette® Shades would be a better fit for their home by examining the similarities and differences between these two types of sheer shades.
Similarities of Hunter Douglas Silhouette® & Pirouette® Sheer Shades
Both Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Shades and Hunter Douglas Pirouette® Shades share a similar use of sheer fabrics with opaque vanes. This combination imbues both with 3 in-demand benefits for Maryland homeowners.
- UV Protection: Sheer material can filter UV but still provide ample natural illumination indoors for free and safe lighting options.
- Open Ambiance: The openness that these sheer materials offer makes your room feel larger than some other window treatments.
- Interior Privacy: Modern sheer materials can obscure the view inside for an increased sense of privacy, whether you’re at home or away at work.
Do Silhouette® Shades and Pirouette® Shades Share Operating Systems?
Both Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Shades and Hunter Douglas Pirouette® Shades have several options for operating systems that homeowners can choose from to suit a range of household needs. Operating systems available for both styles of sheer shades include the UltraGlide® Wand, EasyRise® cored loop system, SoftTouch® Motorization, and PowerView® Automation.
Both Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Shades and Hunter Douglas Pirouette® Shades are part of Whole House Solution™ for horizontal or vertical window treatments. For both horizontal and vertical applications, sheer shades can be used throughout a home on a range of window or door styles for a coordinated look.
Differences of Hunter Douglas Silhouette® & Pirouette® Sheer Shades
While both Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Shades and Hunter Douglas Pirouette® Shades share in the use of sheer and opaque materials, their design style and aesthetic options differ. Hunter Douglas Pirouette® Sheer Shades feature fabric vanes between two sheer panels. This window treatment comes in 90 fabric options as well as two different vane sizes (4" or 5"), allowing the looks of the treatment to work for nearly any homeowner’s preference.
On the other hand, Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Sheer Shades have S-shaped fabric vanes secured to a single sheer back layer. You can get Silhouette® Sheer Shades with 2", 3", or 4" vanes in 150 unique fabric choices.
What are the Different Updates These Shades Offer?
Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Shades have two design upgrades available for Maryland homeowners. The Silhouette Halo™ Window Shadings with double rotating fabric vanes for expanded sun control and the Duolite® System, which expands the spectrum of lighting options that Silhouette® Shades can create with the addition of a back, room-darkening shade.
Get Hunter Douglas Shades Near Silver Springs, MD
Our team at Kugler’s Home Fashions is ready to help you explore the wide world of sheer shades to find the style best suited for your Maryland home. Request a consultation or come into our showroom near Silver Springs, Maryland, to shop the full range of Hunter Douglas window coverings, including Hunter Douglas Silhouette® Shades and Hunter Douglas Pirouette® Shades. At Kugler’s Home Fashions, we serve homeowners in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.