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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.
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Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
About Us
Blindscapes is a locally owned custom window treatments dealer that has been part of the community since 1998.
Working with Us
At Blind Scapes, we understand that window treatments do more than just cover your windows.
Albuquerque, NM
Independently owned and operated since 1998, Blindscapes helps homeowners across the Albuquerque, NM, area with all their window treatment needs.
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Bathroom
See window covering solutions for privacy and moisture-resistance.
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
See blinds and shades for light filtering and UV protection.
Child and Pet-Friendly
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Your Guide to Half-Window Treatments
Drapery has long been considered the oldest and most traditional window treatment— drapes date back far, far earlier than blinds or shutters. However, classic does not mean boring or lacking innovation! One of the newer concepts we’ve been seeing is covering half of a window instead of the entire pane of glass.
Unless you have privacy concerns, this is an interesting development in interior design! We’re excited to share how you can mix and match window treatments to cover half of a window for a fun new aesthetic.
Cafe Curtains
Cafe curtains are one of the most commonly seen treatments that cover only half of a window. The idea is the same as traditional curtains, but the rod hangs in the middle of the window instead of above the frame. You can use a single piece of fabric or opt for two small panels. It’s a popular style above kitchen sinks because it allows you to see what you’re doing without neighbors being able to watch you wash dishes.
Extended Valance
You may think of a valance as a top treatment that covers a small portion of the upper window. Long valances add simple elegance by extending down to the center portion of the window, almost like reverse cafe curtains. Extending the valance will provide light control at midday when the sun is brightest. A scalloped bottom is a fun way to add unique interest to your long valance.
Choosing Fabric
Before choosing a fabric for your cafe curtains or long valence, you must decide how much light you want to pass through. A sheer fabric allows the most light to enter while still slightly obscuring the view into your home. Room-darkening and opaque fabrics offer the most light control and privacy; heavier fabrics usually make more elegant and dramatic window coverings and can look out of place on such a small scale. No matter what type of fabric you decide on, the width should be twice that of the window if you choose to use two panels. This allows the material to form attractive folds when pulled back.
Other Options
Fabric window treatments aren’t for everyone. If you want to cover half of a window using other materials, we recommend plantation shutters. Your shutters can be the same height as cafe-style curtains, or you can opt for the double-hung variety, which allows you to open the top or bottom half.
If shutters aren’t your vibe, fear not! Top-Down/Bottom-Up shades offer the same versatility as double-hung shutters but in soft fabric varieties. Duette® Cellular Shades allow light to filter through gently so you can enjoy the sunlight even while they’re closed. Provenance® Woven Wood Shades are ideal for bringing an earthy feel to a room. Woven shades diffuse light like cellular shades and offer ample protection from damaging UV rays when closed.
Contact Us
Blind Scapes has been covering windows of all shapes and sizes since 1998. We carry the full line of Hunter Douglas window treatment products and can equip your new shades, drapes, or blinds with PowerView® Automation. Leave the worry to us by allowing our certified technicians to take measurements and install your new window treatments. Call us at (505) 352-5350 for your in-home consultation. We’re happy to serve Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Sante Fe, and the surrounding areas.