Motorized & Remote Control shades and blinds

While reactions vary to the mention of remote controlled or motorized window treatments, most people's first thought goes to "extravagant"
... or something along that line.
But the fact is there are practical reasons to consider powered shades, in addition to the simple, wireless installation and attractive pricing.





Difficult to reach windows

Duette SkyRise

There are many conditions that could fall under the description of 

"difficult to reach":

• Tall or high-up windows
• Skylights
• Windows obstructed by furniture or fixtures (corner bathtub, anyone?)
• Disability or limited mobility concerns

All these conditions can make it awkward, if not impossible to get the most out of your windows.

Quantity of windows
A bank of several windows in a room adds openness and light; but when you want more privacy or a bit less light, the thought of adjusting each shade individually can seem like a chore.

Silhouette

PowerRise shades allow you to control just one, or all shades at once at the touch of a button. Shades can be programmed into fully customized groups as well, to best suit your needs. If you habitually prefer to keep your shades at a certain height, you can easily "teach" your shades to stop at that point each time they're raised.

Luminette with coordinating Silhouette above

Extra-wide windows or doors
Just as with a large quantity of windows, large shades on very wide doors and windows can be cumbersome to operate.


Safety concerns
PowerRise shades eliminate dangling lift cords or loops, for child and pet safety.








Experience the ease and convenience of operating shades with PowerRise, PowerGlide or PowerTilt for yourself: visit Bruton's to try out the various options on display in-store.

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Adding Window Treatments to Patio & Garden Doors

One of the questions we hear very often is "I have a patio door, what do I put on that?" The good news is, there are a number of options.
First things first- is your door a sliding door, or a pair of French/hinged doors that swing open? Hinged doors allow for mounting directly on the doors, covering just the glass portions. Sliding doors require alternate treatments that cover their larger glass areas.

Vignette roman shades

Sliding Doors:
There are a great number of shade styles that most people don't first consider for sliding doors. Most often for these styles, an individual shade is mounted above each section of the door.

Silhouette shadings

This arrangement allows for the two sides to be operated independently, for greater flexibility in controlling light & privacy.  Mounting this way leaves your options wide open to all types of shade styles, from Silhouette to Duette to Vignette and more.

Luminette with decorative rod

Many people like the idea of a vertical treatment that can slide to one side, out of the way. Traditional vertical blinds are still an economical and versatile option, with many great options and materials to choose from.
If traditional verticals aren't for you, a great many other options are available! Luminette Privacy sheers combine the elegant look of drapery sheers with tilting vanes for privacy and sun control.

Vignette Traversed shades

Both Vignette roman shades and Duette honeycomb shades are available as vertically-oriented gliding shades.
Provenance Woven Wood shades offer wonderful organic textures, available in a drapery-style traversing treatment.


Hunter Douglas Skyline Gliding panels are a streamlined treatment available in sheer to opaque fabrics, a great choice for a sleek, clean look.

Skyline Gliding Panels

Hinged /French Doors:
In some ways, hinged doors can be easier to work with. Because you can mount shades right on the door itself, there's no worry about opening or closing the door- the shade moves with the door. 
On hinged doors popular choices are often fairly slim, so they don't project off the door too much. Cordless is also a great feature for doors, eliminating swinging or dangling cords.

Vignette Tiered cordless romans

Duette 'Duolite' shades

Duette honeycomb shades and Vignette Tiered roman shades are two styles that are both low-profile, and are available with LiteRise cordless.

Silhouette shades are another great choice for French doors, offering additional light and privacy variations.

via irepairhome.com

Drapery can be a fantastic addition to a patio or garden door, either as the sole treatment or in combination with shades. A treatment with both shades and drapery will allow you to maintain the look you desire with the drapery while using the more easily adjusted shades to control your light and privacy.
Check out some additional photos on Houzz.com for inspiration!

How To: Measuring Your Windows

Should I install the shade inside the window, or outside the window frame?

Whether to fit your shades inside the window frame or outside to overlap the frame is, for the most part, a personal preference.
What sort of look do you want to achieve?

Keep your furnishings looking beautiful...

The Sun is astonishingly powerful...


From 150 million kilometers away it has the power to give light and heat, provide usable energy and toast our skin, if we wish. Unfortunately it also has the power to damage furnishings, causing fading and/or brittleness for all sorts of items including upholstery, flooring and cabinetry.

Window coverings protect your valuable home furnishings, and allow you to enjoy your views when desired. Many different options are available, from the sleek and understated to focal and elegant... and everything in between!
                




A very common concern is that of not wanting to lose a great view, or to be 'shut off' from the outdoors & lovely light during the day- but still protect from harmful sun. The good news is that there are several types of shades that can allow you to get the most out of your windows and solve this dilemma.

Silhouette & Nantucket shadings from Hunter Douglas combine two layers of sheer fabric, with a soft vane suspended between. This gives the benefit of up to 87% UV blocking even when tilted open, allowing diffused, soft sunlight to bathe your room, and providing a filtered view of outdoors.The vanes can also be tilted to any degree for complete privacy and lighting control. 

Much of the same effect can be attained in a vertical, drapery style treatment with Luminette Privacy Sheers.

Hunter Douglas Designer Screen Shades offer sun protection and view when total privacy and light control aren't the main concern. Easy-care fabrics and a variety of opacity and texture choices make these a popular choice for kitchens, sun-rooms and offices. Available as roller shades, roman shades as well as vertical gliding panels.

Another opportunity for enjoying both light/view and complete privacy,
the 'Duolite' option for Hunter Douglas Duette and Applause...

A private and insulating honeycomb fabric is paired with a fine, sheer honeycomb above to create a two-in-one shade. An excellent choice for bedrooms and bathrooms in particular, as you can ensure total privacy at whatever height you wish, while allowing in diffused, softened light above when desired.


Stop in at Bruton's to explore all these possibilities and more, available to protect your furnishings and enjoy your windows.

Bruton's Decorating  located at 279 10th Street in Hanover,ON

519-364-5080 or toll-free, 1-877-278-8667

office@brutonsdecorating.com

Monday-Friday   9:00am-6:00pm
Saturday             9:00am-4:00pm
Sunday              12:00pm-4:00pm

Profile: LUMINETTE Privacy Sheers & Modern Draperies

Luminette Dual Panel; privacy sheers with drapery panels.

Luminette Privacy Sheers:
Vanes set between translucent sheers bestow the privacy of soft draperies...  Sheer fabrics soften harsh sunlight while maintaining your view out. Crisp fabric vanes rotate for complete privacy and light control.

Privacy sheers in 'Sheer Linen' fabric

Available in a variety of subtle shades and textures, Luminette privacy sheers are perfect for large windows and sliding glass doors.

Luminette Modern Draperies:

'Ribbon' style panels, with Manhattan hardware option.

Like long, softened pleats, the contoured columns of fabric in Luminette Modern Draperies create an elegant, tailored backdrop for any room.


Choose from Traditional or Ribbon style panels, in one of many lush fabrics. Modern Draperies fabrics can be paired with Privacy Sheers, creating the ultimate in functional elegance: Dual Panel Luminette. Sheers with rotating vanes for light control & privacy, framed by drapery panels.

Privacy Sheer with 'Manhattan' hardware 

Available for both Sheers and Draperies, the Manhattan hardware option makes a bold statement by adding a decorative rod and finial look, in several styles and finishes.

Smooth rod & 'Madison' finial in Bronze.

A Whole House Solution:
Coordinate Luminette with a variety of other Hunter Douglas styles... Silhouette shadings and Vignette Modern Roman shades offer superior color coordination of select fabrics through the Counterparts Refined program, while Duette Honeycomb shades and Pirouette shadings offer quick & easy coordination of several fabrics.

Luminette Privacy Sheers paired with Silhouette shadings

All Luminette Sheer & Drapery fabrics are available by the yard, for truly limitless coordination & customization possibilities.

Dual Panel option 

Luminette Privacy Sheers & Modern Draperies are available up to 16' wide and 10' high. They can open from the center, or glide to one side, ideal for sliding glass doors. Simple to use wand/cord combination, traversing wand and PowerGlide control options.


Visit Bruton's Decorating to explore all that Luminette has to offer.~

Bruton's Decorating  located at 279 10th Street in Hanover,ON

519-364-5080 or toll-free, 1-877-278-8667

office@brutonsdecorating.com

Monday-Friday   9:00am-6:00pm
Saturday             9:00am-4:00pm
Sunday              12:00pm-4:00pm

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