How Energy-Efficient Window Treatments Lower Energy Bills

Heating and cooling costs make up a sizable portion of most household bills, and windows can drive these expenses up even more. In fact, per the U.S. Department of Energy, heat gain and loss through your home’s windows account for about 25% to 30% of heating and cooling energy usage. But the right window coverings can make a real difference.

Chic Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular Shades as energy-efficient window treatments in a living room

At Cindy's Window Fashions, we partner with Hunter Douglas to offer home and business owners the most energy-efficient window shades and blinds. These styles act as an extra barrier between interior and outdoor temperature extremes, reducing heat gain in those warm months and heat loss in colder ones.

Top 4 Energy-Efficient Window Treatments From Hunter Douglas

Here are our top four recommendations for energy-efficient shades and blinds from Hunter Douglas:

1. Sonnette® Roller Shades

Sonnette® Roller Shades pair an insulating cellular shade and a roller shade in one window shade. The cellular component traps air to create a thermal buffer, with gentle curves for visual interest.

Designed to create soft, radiant light, these shades come in semi-opaque and room-darkening fabric opacities with a 2" cell size.

2. Vignette® Roman Shades With the Duolite® System

Vignette® Roman Shades add a gently tailored aesthetic and are available in sheer, light-filtering, or room-darkening opacities, with a 4" full fold or a 6" flat fold.

The Duolite® system upgrade takes these window shades even further. This enhancement makes them the only Roman shades that combine a sheer or light-filtering fabric along with a room-darkening back panel on a single roller.

During the day, you get beautiful, filtered light, and once you fully lower the front shade, the back panel blocks the persistent sun and heat gain when needed.

3. Duette® Cellular Shades

As one of the best energy-efficient shades on the market, Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular Shades features honeycomb-like pockets that trap air at the window, forming a consistent layer of insulation. The fabric options for these energy-efficient cellular shades include selections with over 50% recycled content, and the available pleat sizes suit a range of window styles, including arches, circles, and bay windows.

Additionally, there’s the Duette® Architella® Cellular Shade, which uses fabrics built on the standard shade’s design and an extra inner layer to create more air pockets, which is great for homes with significant sun exposure.

4. Parkland® Wood Blinds

Parkland® Wood Blinds come in over 50 stains and paint colors that maintain their luster. The thick, insulating wood offers classic sophistication, with horizontal slats and true character.

Choose an inside mount for these blinds to block drafts and maximize heat reflection.

Shop Energy-Efficient Window Shades and Blinds Near Gresham, OR

At Cindy's Window Fashions, we’re dedicated to serving each and every client, whether your job is a whole home project or as simple as covering one window in a room. We invite you to the showroom and to work with us to find the energy-efficient window shades and blinds that fit your interior design, windows, and lifestyle.

Cindy’s Window Fashions is locally owned and operated by our family, and proudly serves our neighbors, including Gresham, Portland, Clackamas, Happy Valley, Damascus, Sandy, Oregon City, Milwaukie, Corbett, Hood River, Cascade Locks, Lake Oswego, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, West Linn, Fairfield, and Troutdale, OR, and Vancouver, Camas, and Battle Ground, WA.