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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.
After-Hours & In-Home Consultations
Our schedule is flexible, and we can come to your home for a consultation.
Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo
We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
Interior Design Consultations
We can help you create your dream interior.
Upholstery
We offer re-upholstery services for all furniture styles.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
About Us
Visual Creations is a full service design company, specializing in custom window treatments.
Herons Glen, FL
Your Full-service Design Company Right Here in Herons Glen.
Sanibel Island, FL
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How Do You Cover a Sidelight Window?
Do you know what we call those tall, narrow windows next to your front door? Sidelight windows. They brighten entryways and have charming appeal, but there can be light and privacy concerns—imagine that delivery person peeking inside or your floor fading from too many UV rays. Visual Creations easily solves this problem, using custom window treatments from Hunter Douglas.
Are Sidelight Windows Challenging to Cover?
Sidelight windows have unusual dimensions and placement. Their narrow width and vertical orientation mean that many standard window treatments won’t fit properly or will interfere with the door's operation.
Since front door sidelight windows usually bring in a lot of light, it’s not always easy to find window treatments that provide privacy without darkening the entryway. Your selection should balance light control, privacy, and aesthetic appeal; these windows typically require custom solutions for a perfect fit and polished look.
Three Hunter Douglas Coverings for a Sidelight Windows
The Hunter Douglas brand offers an impressive range of window treatment styles and sizes, and many are compatible with sidelight windows. These four fit the bill:
Duette® Cellular Shades
Designed for light control and energy efficiency, modern honeycomb shades trap air to form an insulating barrier on sidelight windows. They come in many colors, fabrics, and opacities, including light-filtering options.
Order Duette® Cellular Shades in vertical orientations for sidelight windows; look at this range of widths, heights, and pleat sizes:
- Widths: Horiz. 4" - 174" | Vert. 12" - 336"
- Heights: Horiz. 6" - 144" | Vert. 24" - 120"
- Pleat Sizes: 3/8", 3/4" or 1-1/4"
The high-performing fabrics resist fading and keep their good looks over time. Ask about Duette® Architella®, a honeycomb-within-a-honeycomb design that offers even more energy efficiency.
Silhouette® Sheer Shades
Also available in narrow widths, these sophisticated horizontal sheers feature soft, adjustable S-shaped vanes sandwiched between two sheers. Consider these shades when you want to filter light in through your sidelights while still maintaining a sense of privacy.
- Widths: 6" to 144"
- Heights: 12" to 136"
- Vane Sizes: 2", 3", or 4"
Vignette® Roman Shades
These work on sidelight windows that are 12” or wider. There’s a Rolling Style with a 4” full fold or 6” flat fold that rolls up into a headrail; the Stacking Style has a low-profile headrail and a 4” full fold. Vignette® Roman Shades fabrics come in sheer, light-filtering, and room-darkening fabric opacities. Choose from silk, linens, tweeds, and natural weave textures.
Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Vinyl Shutters
These high-quality vinyl shutters work beautifully on sidelight windows and are ideal for Florida homes. Their Hunter Douglas Polysatin™ material, resin blocks, and aluminum bracing make them durable and resistant to UV rays, heat, and humidity. Order them with 2 ½", 3 ½", or 4 ½" louver sizes in pale, neutral colors.
These are only four of the options available for sidelight windows. Depending on the windows’ measurements, you might also consider faux wood blinds or custom drapery.
Buy Window Treatments Near Fort Myers, FL
The best way to experience different sidelight window treatments is in the comfort of your own home. Visual Creations offers custom window treatments and in-home consultations, and we’ll help you choose stylish solutions for appealing entryways. Contact us for an in-home consultation in Lee County, FL, including Ft. Myers, Cape Coral, North Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Captiva, Ft. Myers Beach, Lexington Country Club, The Legends, Magnolia Landing, Moody River Estates, Whiskey Creek, Reflection Lakes, and surrounding areas.