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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Luminette with decorative rod |
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.
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| Vignette Traversed 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.
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| 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.
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| Vignette Tiered cordless romans |
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| Duette 'Duolite' shades |
Silhouette shades are another great choice for French doors, offering additional light and privacy variations.
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| via irepairhome.com |
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