Custom Window Shades for Every Home

Discover custom window shades designed for light control, privacy, and style. At A Shade Above, we offer a wide range of Hunter Douglas shades—from sleek roller shades to energy-efficient cellular designs—all professionally measured and installed across the Carolinas.

Explore Our Window Shade Styles

Choosing the right window shade starts with understanding how each style performs in your home. Whether you prefer a clean, modern look or a soft, layered aesthetic, our custom shade options are designed to balance light control, privacy, and design.

Roller Shades

Roller shades offer a clean, streamlined look that works in both contemporary and traditional spaces. Available in a wide range of fabrics—from light-filtering to blackout—they provide precise control over light and privacy while maintaining a simple, uncluttered aesthetic.

Roman Shades

Roman shades bring warmth and texture to your space with soft, fabric folds that create a tailored, elegant look. Ideal for bedrooms, living rooms, and formal spaces, they combine the beauty of drapery with the functionality of a shade.

Cellular (Honeycomb) Shades

Cellular shades are designed to improve comfort and energy efficiency by trapping air within their honeycomb structure. They help regulate indoor temperatures year-round while offering excellent light control and privacy—making them a smart choice for any home.

Sheer & Shading Systems

Sheer shades combine fabric vanes with sheer panels to gently filter natural light while preserving your view. These innovative designs create a soft, ambient glow and offer a refined, modern alternative to traditional window coverings.

Why Choose Window Shades?

Window shades are one of the most versatile window treatment options available. With a wide range of materials, fabrics, and operating systems, they can be tailored to fit nearly any room, window size, or lifestyle need—from maximizing natural light to creating complete blackout environments.

  • Light control & glare reduction

  • Privacy without sacrificing natural light

  • Energy efficiency (especially cellular shades)

  • Motorization & smart home integration

  • Wide range of fabrics and textures

Powerview by Hunter Douglas

boost your automation game

Motorization takes your window shades to the next level by adding convenience, safety, and smart-home integration. With PowerView® Automation, you can schedule your shades to adjust throughout the day, reduce glare during peak sunlight hours, and enhance privacy automatically—all with minimal effort.

  • Adjust the blinds with a hand-held remote, a smart phone, or voice command
  • Motorized shades move in sync with your life
  • Use your smart home system for effortless control

Customization Options

Every window shade we offer is fully customizable to fit your space and preferences. From fabric selection to operating style, our design consultants help you choose the right combination of features to ensure your shades perform exactly how you need them to—both functionally and aesthetically.

  • Fabrics & textures

  • Light filtering vs blackout

  • Top-down / bottom-up

  • Cordless & motorized

Window Shades FAQ

What are the best window shades for energy efficiency?

Cellular shades and honeycomb shades are designed to insulate windows to help regulate indoor temperatures, keeping homes cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. They also block incoming sunlight that can lead to heat gain.

Are motorized shades worth it?

Yes, they are known to reduce energy costs when put on a schedule to keep the temperature in your home comfortable.

What’s the difference between roller and cellular shades?

Roller shades typically are designed with one layer of fabric that rolls up into the headrail and out of view. They can block light from entering and maintain the privacy of your home.

Cellular shades consist of a window shade made up of uniform pleats—the pleats are the result of cellular structured pockets that trap air and maintain comfortable temperatures, insulating the window. Honeycomb shades typically gather as they rise, featuring a neat stack of fabric at the top of the window.

Exclusive to Hunter Douglas, you can get a cellular shade that rolls—the Sonnette® Cellular Roller Shade collection. Sonnette® combines the low profile form of roller shades, disappearing at the top of the window, with the insulating performance of cellular shades.

Which shades are best for privacy?

When it comes to window shades, many of them can be designed with fabrics that offer privacy. In addition, certain features are sought-after for the privacy they offer, like top down bottom up shades, dual shades and split tilt shutters.