The entryway to your home is full of potential. Are you looking for ways to spruce it up to make a gorgeous first impression? Do you want to walk through your door every day feeling refreshed with the ambiance it brings? Are you already thinking about the holidays–hosting guests that have never been to your home? Window shades for doors will bring a beautiful appearance to your entryway. And what about function? Do you find yourself wishing you had solutions to some of the most common door problems? Privacy, light control, energy efficiency–these are all affected when you don’t have the right window shades for doors. Some of these openings can represent the largest ‘windows’ in your home, with french doors and sliding glass doors. You need amazing style and incredible function. Take a look at the best ways to make a first impression.
A Stylish Welcome
The first seven seconds…do you know that’s how quickly a first impression is established? Research shows that the ‘feeling’ someone gets during the first seven seconds make a huge impact on their feelings way into the future. Set the perfect scene right at the entryway to your home with the right window shades for doors. Gorgeous fabrics, exclusive textures and eye-catching colors will make the first impression of your home a positive one for years to come.
An Invitation of Light
You want the atmosphere of your home to be style-savvy, but also one of comfort. The right amount of light–and light control–will lead to the right atmosphere. To invite the right atmosphere, you might need window shades for doors that pull light into your entryway–just the right amount. Or maybe you have too much light? In that case, window shades for doors should diffuse the incoming light for a gentle glow. Customize the experience of your entryway, and enjoy the ambiance.
A Custom Experience
Not all entryways are made equal. Some need to maximize the light entering your home. Others might feature sidelights and small windows that need light control, energy efficiency and privacy. Some entryway doors lead to your outdoor space–vital to enjoying fresh air, but also bringing their host of issues. The answer? Custom window shades for doors can bring the right amount of light control, privacy, energy efficiency and function. How about vertical or horizontal orientation? It’s all part of the custom experience. Your window shades for doors should match your lifestyle.
Powerful Control
What do you do when it’s your entryway, and not necessarily your doors that are leading to the same common problems? Those large windows, high up in your foyer, that you can’t reach–what options do you have? Window shades for doors can also coordinate the look of your entire entryway, including hard-to-reach windows. And operation? That’s easy with the powerful control you get with motorized blinds and shades. PowerView motorization is putting control of every window issue into the palm of your hand. Your entryway can boast perfect light control and privacy, along with style and comfort no matter the time of day.
Window Shades for Doors: The Perfect Impression, Every Time.
Want to make a gorgeous statement in your entryway that everyone sees–including you? With the right window shades for doors, you’ll create that beautiful style while solving those common issues. Want to take a look? All of the locations of Metropolitan Window Fashions are exclusive Hunter Douglas Gallery Dealers. You’ll see displays and try out some of the advanced features on the market. Interested in shopping at home? We’ll come to you with ideas and inspiration. Our free, in-home consultation will help you decide which window shades for doors are right for you. Contact our team today.
Outfitting the windows with Pirouette shadings made all the difference in this living room. They transformed it from a space you’d do anything to avoid to one that’s comfortable and inviting. The harsh glare and direct rays that used to wreak havoc in here have been replaced by a soft, ambient glow, and you can actually enjoy the view. That’s thanks to a sheer backing that filters and diffuses natural light for exceptionally beautiful daylighting while still providing a view-through. It also filters out UV rays–which means that all of the interiors are protected. Everything will look fresh and new for years to come. Then, there’s the temperature; it’s now cool and comfortable. The beauty and benefits of Pirouettes in this space don’t just stop there, though. In terms of style, you can’t deny that they’re positively gorgeous. Soft vanes appear to float on a sheer backing, and the color coordinates perfectly with the decor. This before and after transformation is truly dramatic, and there’s more.
The backdrop of your home–you need your shades to be on point. Sleek styling. Low profile design. Contemporary finishings. The gorgeous look of Modern Roller Shades has all of that–and more. Let’s start with the designer fabrics–they are sophisticated and chic, bringing you a contemporary color palette with exquisite textures. In addition to these exclusive fabrics and textures, the details of Modern Roller Shades have been redesigned to give you the perfect finishings to style your home. The top treatment–now available in a square cassette–adds to the sleek style of modern roller shades. Love the look of the roller top? It’ll only add to the style of your home. The bracket covers and metal brackets–yes, we’ve thought of everything–are customized to coordinate with your home’s interior design. The covers are available in nine finishings. The modern look of metal brackets are styled with hardware in mind, in burnished chestnut or pearl chrome, also featuring the contemporary detail of a circular shape, to add to the designer appeal. It’s the details that count.
While the old-fashioned idea of roller shades was a simplistic on/off of light, modern roller shades go way beyond that to give you innovative lifestyle features. That “on/off” design still holds true–roller shades are an ideal choice when you want light switch function. Even more so, Modern Roller Shades ensure the blackout shades your bedroom has always needed–with the smallest light gap in the industry! We’ve also got incredible options for you that allow you levels of light control. Choose dual roller shades for a unique experience that lets you choose the opacity. When your modern roller shades and screen shades have dual control, you’ll be able to customize your light control. One shade can offer the view-through fabric to diffuse the light for daytime atmosphere, while the other is put in place when blackout shades are needed. It’s no longer just an on/off option–it’s levels of light control for your home.
You love the light that comes through your windows, but too much of a good thing is simply too much. With sheer shadings, like our collection of Luminette Privacy Sheers, you’ll receive as much natural light as you want. Without glare. Yes, that’s right. The sheer shadings of our window treatments diffuse the glare for an extremely pleasant glow–while you sit back and take in the view. Your view is spectacular. You deserve to have both view and protection. With sheer window treatments, experience not only diffused glare, but also UV protection and energy efficiency.
That’s not a typo. Did you know that you can achieve room-darkening with sheer shadings? It sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s true. These sheer window treatments all offer upgrades that you can add when you want the experience of controlled darkness. From the rotating vanes of Luminettes, to the blackout shade that’s added to Silhouettes and Nantuckets, you can have the ultimate atmosphere transformation. Each operating system comes with its own features, and our design consultants can fill you in on the room darkening solution that will work best in your home. From sheer beauty, to intense darkness, we’ve got you covered!
The beauty of your view will only get better with motorized shades. The innovation of effortless control lets you open, close and adjust with the touch-of-a-button. That means that you can enjoy your view in an instant. Choose motorized shades that complement your lifestyle–rooms that boast a gorgeous view on a sunny day can now bring in soft, filtered light with a simple adjustment on your remote or favorite device. And the whole time, you can delight in your amazing view–no glare included!
Schedule the ideal adjustments throughout your day, based on your personal schedule and preferences. You know your home better than anyone, and the way the light interacts with your home has a big impact on your lifestyle. How does this sound? Breakfast welcomes the glowing morning light, but your shades are adjusting closed by mid-morning as the temperature maintains your comfort. Adjusting top down during the afternoon, you no longer function like you’re in a cave, trying to avoid the hot daily sun. Motorized shades adjust themselves. Dinnertime invites the softness of sunset, and then your bedtime is perfectly planned, as your motorized shades place themselves into position for the ultimate privacy and room-darkening.
Large windows let in gorgeous amounts of sunlight. They brighten our lives and set a breathtaking scene in your living room and entranceway. But when that beautiful sunshine is flooding into your home, you can experience uncomfortable temperatures, harmful UV rays and relentless glare. Top down bottom up shades solve these problems and create the ideal atmosphere. Bringing down the top of your window shades allows you to let in an abundance of natural light for incredible daylighting while you protect the inside of your home. Simply raise the lower part of your top down bottom up shades just enough at the bottom for a custom experience with this innovative feature for your expanse of windows.
You want your kitchen and dining areas to feature the right amount of light based on circumstance. Breakfast might welcome sunshine and healthy, ample morning light, but by lunch, the temperature starts to rise. And dinner time? Cooking in the kitchen requires quality lighting, while enjoying dinner can use a range of atmospheres, from entertaining to intimate. Being able to customize your atmosphere across the day is a feat easily accomplished with top down bottom up shades. Depending on the location of your kitchen windows, top down bottom up shades can transform the way you use and function within the space. Being such an important room throughout your day, creating the ideal atmosphere is vital.
If there is any area in your home that needs the perfect combination of controlled light and privacy, it would be the bed and bath. Waking from a restful sleep, top down bottom up shades can let in morning light when you decide, while concealing your privacy as you get your day started. And that continues into your bathroom, as natural light plays an important role to start your day off on the right foot. Shaving, makeup…even choosing your outfit–ample natural light and comfortable privacy combine for a successful beginning every day. 
Adding window shades to doors begs the question, “How can I get the functionality of a shade as well as utilize my door?” With carefully selected french door shades, it won’t be a problem. Recommended patio door, sliding glass door and french door shades are chosen after taking into consideration the way the doors operate, the design that will best suit, and adjustment that will fit the doors in question. French door shades require low-profile design and custom operating features for simplistic adjustment and easy access to your outdoor space.
You deserve the beauty and function that custom window shades can provide. Among our collections of beautiful shadings, the options are all yours as you decide which features will improve your life and your home. The best part is that the features are complemented by the design elements–all created to come together for a polished look. Choose the side-to-side gliding of vertical french door shades, and then pair them with horizontal shades in the same shared space. The result? Custom function for individual windows and doors that bring dramatic style and benefits to your home.
French door shades are not the only option when it comes to choosing window coverings for your doors. Plantation shutters offer classic design with amazing benefits. Levels of light control, privacy, energy efficiency and UV protection are just a simple adjustment away. The handle cut-out on your door shutters add such a custom look–your doors will look as if they were made that way! With three different options for operating features–ByPass, Bi-fold and Hinged–shutters will add the ideal function to your doors for easy access to the Great Outdoors. 