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.
Patio Shades
All Arizona residents know that we get a lot of sunshine here. A whole lot. While sunny days are great for enjoying the outdoors, they can also make your patio and other outdoor living spaces incredibly uncomfortable.
After-Hours & In-Home Consultations
Our schedule is flexible, and we can come to your home for a consultation.
Window Covering Cleaning
We offer professional window treatment cleaning services.
Ultrasonic Blind Cleaning
Blinds are an excellent window treatment...until they need to be cleaned. With so many intricate pieces and parts it can be hard to know if you really got your blinds clean or not.
Window Treatment Repair
At The Blind Guys, we service what we sell. Additionally, we can repair most Hunter Douglas branded products manufactured since approx. 2012.
About Us
The Blind Guys originated in Denver, Colorado in 1993 as a professional installation service for both commercial and residential window coverings.
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We are a proud Hunter Douglas partner, offering a complete collection of premium window coverings.
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Can Blackout Shades Keep Your Home Cool?
It is no surprise that summers in Arizona are known for their heat. Whether you adore warm weather or you prefer to stay in the shade, every Arizonian at some point in the summer will seek out some reprieve from the heat in their home.
However, if you’ve noticed that your home feels like an oven when you walk inside of it no matter how high the AC is cranked or how long you run the fan, you might feel a little frustrated. Most often, the answer lies at your windows.
Windows that are poorly insulated or do not have fabrics that can stand up to the harsh Arizona sun are going to let in heat and light and make your home feel warmer than it needs to be. Fortunately, energy efficient shades from Hunter Douglas can keep your home cool all summer long.
The Power of Blackout Shades
When you think of blackout shades, you most likely think of a window treatment that blocks out a substantial amount of light. While this is true, some shades can also keep your home cool during the summer.
For example, let’s say you are heading out for the day or going on vacation. You are dreading coming home later because your house has been sitting in the sun all day. If you add Hunter, Douglas shades to mix, this dread will be a thing of the past. When you choose Hunter Douglas shades with energy efficient qualities like insulation and room darkening capabilities, you can block the most intense part of the sun from entering and heating up your home. This will keep the space cooler while you are away.
When you choose blackout blinds that are crafted with a lighter exterior fabric or liner, you can enjoy even more heat protection, as lighter tones reflect light rather than absorb it into their fabrics. Even if you are not set on having blackout shades, adding a room darkening liner to your windows can also significantly reduce how hot your home gets during the day.
Options Galore
So, now that you know the benefits of blackout shades, you probably want to know your options! Hunter Douglas has several blackout and room-darkening shades available, including:
Transforming harsh sunlight into a soft glow, these sheer shades, are beloved for a reason. This is thanks to the solid fabric vanes that float between a front and back layer of sheer material. The room-darkening Duolight® option works by combining a translucent shading in the front and a room-darkening roller shade in the back for added UV protection.
Energy-efficient and chic, these innovative Hunter Douglas shades are available with the LightLock™ system, an option that eliminates window shade gaps and provides 99% darkness. The special honeycomb shaped cells are hidden between layers of fabric designed to trap air at your windows to keep your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter without you cranking the AC or heat.
Designed to enhance your windows with its uniform appearance and elegant folds, Roman shades from Hunter Douglas provide stunning room-darkening capabilities while elevating a room thanks to their three opacity levels. Pljus, upgrade with Duolite® to enjoy the bonus of an added liner.
Contact Us Today
The summer days in Arizona may be hot, but with blackout shades from Hunter Douglas, they can be a little cooler. To learn more about the options we have in store, contact us online or visit us today at The Blind Guys. We are located in Tucson, Arizona, and proudly serve the surrounding areas including the Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley, Tanque Verde, and Casas Adobe.
Give us a call at (520) 798-2208 and a member of our team will work with you to create the perfect shading solution for your home—we look forward to hearing from you.