Skylight Blinds and Shades for Overhead Windows in Dallas
Any real estate agent will tell you that skylights are a desirable selling point, and homeowners love how they add light to the home Our Covered Creations team couldn’t agree more. But when a skylight lets in excessive brightness, heat, or cold, your comfort gets compromised.
Don’t leave your skylights to chance without window coverings—or with shades that don’t fit or work properly. Custom skylight blinds and shades are your best option—and our favorite is Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular Shades.
The Difference Between Skylight Blinds and Shades
Standard blinds and shades are designed for traditional vertical “wall” windows, where gravity keeps the slats flush against the window. Tip them horizontally, and the slats shift, gap, and eventually warp; traditional blinds won’t work on skylights.
Fabric shades do, but they have to work harder overhead, controlling light while holding their shape all the way up there on a ceiling.
Best Types of Window Treatments for Skylights
Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular Shades come in customizable configurations fit precisely for a skylight window, with insulating fabrics that stay in place, quality materials, beautifully engineered designs, and durable systems designed for overhead glass.
- Energy Efficiency: The insulating cellular design traps air in pockets, forming air barriers that regulate room temperatures and save on heating and cooling costs.
- Sound Absorption: Duette® Cellular Shades are available in sound-absorbing fabrics that help keep rooms quieter.
- Designer Fabrics: The luxurious fabrics come in solids and patterns, with over 150 choices.
- Award-Winning Style: Duette® Cellular Shades received a 2024 Good Housekeeping Home Renovation Award. Pretty impressive!
How Do Duette® Cellular Shades Work on Skylights?
Hunter Douglas offers these options for their type of window treatments for skylights:
- PowerView® Automation: Choose a motorized option to control your home’s skylight window coverings.
- Simplicity™: This manual operating system for skylights is available in vertical or horizontal orientation. It can stack in any direction.
If your skylights are hard to reach, we can demonstrate how motorized options work; it’s convenient alternative to wands and rods.
Why an In-Home Measure Matters
The types of window treatments for skylights that look right in an online photo do not always translate to your home’s specific roof pitch, frame depth, or glass orientation. Skylights vary widely by manufacturer and installation era, so an accurate in-home measurement gets our expert eyes on the actual opening.
Our certified installers will visit your Dallas-area home to determine the correct angle, measurements, and best mounting approach before you order anything. That attention to detail ensures your skylight shade fits properly and operates flawlessly.
Get Those Shades Up Where They Belong
Duette® Cellular Shades are your best option for skylight window coverings. And after installation day, you’ll wonder why you didn’t reach out to us sooner. We handle the customization and all of the overhead work, so you are not left troubleshooting.
Contact us for an in-home consultation in the greater Dallas area, including Prosper, Frisco, Plano, McKinney, Melissa, and Lewisville, TX.