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.
Meet Our Team
Meet our team that includes friendly office staff, talented designers, and professional installers.
Tucson, AZ
We are a proud Hunter Douglas partner, offering a complete collection of premium window coverings.
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Bathroom
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Bedroom
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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
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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
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Sidelights
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Sliding Glass Doors
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Skylights
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Automated
See all options for automated blinds and shades.
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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Deciding on Vinyl and Wood Shutters
If you have set your heart on adding shutters to your home, then you’ve made a great choice—shutters offer great maneuverability and light control without the risk of cords, providing a both modern and classic linear look to any space.
Doing your research and settling on a singular window treatment family is hard, often stressful work! While you have come this far, there is still a little more work to be done: choosing which type of shutter is best for your home. For example, if you are deciding between vinyl and genuine hardwood shutters, you might feel like you are in a pickle. They both are great options, but which is best for your home’s aesthetic and functional needs? Our team at The Blind Guys is here to take any stress out of the equation and help you select the right option for you.
If you are deciding between vinyl and genuine wood shutters, you need to consider three factors: maintenance, durability, and design.
Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Vinyl Shutters from Hunter Douglas
For Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Vinyl Shutters from Hunter Douglas, you can enjoy low maintenance, high durability, and neutral design options that will go with any space.
- Maintenance: Crafted with man-made materials, vinyl shutters are easy to clean and provide less worry than genuine wood shutters.
- Durability: Promised to withhold against daily wear and tear better than genuine wood shutters, vinyl is incredible durable. In fact. Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters are guaranteed to never warp, crack, fade, chip, peel, or discolor. That makes these shutters perfect for bathrooms, kitchens, sunrooms, and even the outside of your house. Plus, with an interior aluminum bracing and resin blocks, these shutters are designed to last.
- Design: Vinyl shutters from Hunter Douglas are available in three neutral colors (White, Bright White, and White Silk). These colors fit in with any style of décor in your home.
If you desire a durable, low-maintenance shutter with minimalist designs, then you will adore adding vinyl shutters to your home.
Hunter Douglas Heritance® Wood Shutters
With Heritance® Wood Shutters from Hunter Douglas, you can enjoy lasting quality, durability, and an extensive array of custom designs.
- Maintenance: Since genuine wood shutters are made from real wood, they require a bit more care and attention. For example, wood can become warped or discolored when it becomes wet. Therefore, when you clean them, you need to use a duster or a cloth lightly sprayed with furniture polish or lemon oil. If your shutters ever do become wet, you must wipe them down immediately. With this in mind, genuine wood shutters are better off in dry rooms instead of kitchens or bathrooms.
- Durability: Crafted with Truemill® dovetail construction, Hunter Douglas Heritance® Hardwood Shutters feature one of the soundest construction methods in the window treatment realm. Instead of relying on a glue and dowel system, these shutters are interlocked for superior strength.
- Design: Unlike vinyl shutters, genuine wood shutters can be crafted with custom colors, stains, and finishing techniques (such as wormholes or a distressed look), giving you more room to roam when it comes to design.
If you are happy with moderate maintenance, trusted construction, and various customization options, then deciding between vinyl or genuine shutters starts and ends with genuine.
NewStyle® Composite Shutters
For a shutter solution that falls somewhere in between, don’t forget Hunter Douglas NewStyle® Composite Shutters! Made from a durable hybrid material with the same Truenill® dovetail construction as our 100% hardwood option, these shutters are a great compromise if you’re seeking durability, easy maintenance, and some customizability options!
Contact Us Today
To learn more about our shutter options, as well as other Hunter Douglas shades, blinds, and drapes, be sure to 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 to reach a member of our team or leave us a message and we’ll get right back with you to help you with your next window treatment design!