Aria™️ Fabric Blinds

Crafted of lightweight and translucent fabric. For a first-of-its-kind design.

PowerView® Automation

Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.

Sheer Shades

Learn more about Hunter Douglas custom window sheers, including our shadings and privacy sheers. Innovative, light-diffusing sheers. Your trusted source for window treatments.

Cellular Shades

Cellular honeycomb shades from Hunter Douglas. An energy-efficient design that traps air in distinct pockets to help keep your house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

Roman Shades

Custom-made fabric Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas, combining the look of soft folds with the ease and convenience of a shade. Custom-crafted.

Roller Shades

The Hunter Douglas roller shades & solar screen shades collections offer excellent light control and a clean, stylish look in a range of fabrics and materials.

Woven Shades

For a warm, natural look our Hunter Douglas Woven Wood Shades collection of window treatments transforms sunlight into captivating design statements. Choose yours today.

Vertical Shades

Find the right custom vertical shades for any room in your home. Search our most popular window shades.

Wood Blinds

From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, wood blinds have been a favorite among homeowners for decades.

Metal Blinds

Find the perfect metal blinds for any room in your home. From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, metal blinds have been a favorite among homeowners.

Vertical Blinds

Discover Hunter Douglas customized vertical blinds featuring elegant styling and translucency in a large selection of colors, treatments, and textures. Lifetime guarantee.

Shutters

Hunter Douglas custom window shutters provide superior light control and privacy with classic styles, long-lasting finishes, and exceptional craftsmanship.

Drapery

Choose from timeless and on-trend fabrics, including lofty textures and alluring jacquards, artisanal embroideries and luminous sheers.

Light Enhancing

Enjoy the beauty of natural light and make any space more captivating, with the following light-enhancing shades.

Room Darkening

Want a darker room for better sleep or optimal movie binging? These shades and drapes help block light at the window.

Energy Efficient

Live comfortably and save energy with these shades. Designer to keep a room warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

Door Coverings

Manage natural light and add privacy with these window treatments that work well for sliding-glass and patio doors.

Sound Absorption

Create a quieter, more relaxing room with these window treatments, which help absorb sound, reducing exterior noise.

Top-Down Bottom-Up

For privacy and natural light, position shades from the top, bottom or both. These shades have this feature available.

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Commercial Blinds & Shades

We offer window treatments for any business or commercial setting.

Cornices

Cornices add beauty and function to any room.

Custom Bedding

We create one-of-a-kind custom bedding designs.

Custom Slipcovers

Easily change the look of a sofa, arm chair, or bench cushion.

Drapery & Valances

Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.

Drapery Hardware

Choose from a wide selection of styles.

Fabrics

Choose from our large selection of fabric colors, patterns and textures.

Motorized Window Coverings

Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.

Outdoor Solar Shades

Make your outdoor spaces more comfortable with our outdoor solar shades.

Window Top Treatments

Add color and softness to your window with top treatments.

Wallpaper

We offer a wide variety of beautiful wallpaper designs.

Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo

We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.

Drapery Repair & Alterations

We offer expert repair and alteration services.

Upholstery

We offer re-upholstery services for all furniture styles.

Window Covering Cleaning

We offer professional window treatment cleaning services.

Window Covering Measuring & Installations

Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.

Window Tinting & Film

We offer window tinting and window film for your home.

Window Treatment Services for Interior Designers

Professional interior designers recognize the importance of providing exceptional brands and the finest quality workmanship for their clients.

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Our Story

Visit Cindy's & Bolliger Window Fashions at either of our two showrooms, conveniently located in Gresham, Oregon, and Portland, Oregon. We offer full-size displays of our collection of custom Hunter Douglas window treatments and offer In-Home Consultations where we bring our showroom to you.

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All Design Ideas

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Bathroom

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Bedroom

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Home Office

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Kitchen

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Living Room

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Media Room

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Nursery & Kids Room

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Angled Windows

See blinds and shades for angled, sloped, and triangle-shaped windows.

Arched Windows

See blinds and shades for arched, half-circle or half-moon windows.

Bay, Bow, Corner Windows

See blinds and shades for bay, bow and corner windows.

French Doors

See shutters, blinds and shades for French Doors.

Sidelights

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Sliding Glass Doors

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Skylights

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Large Windows

Panel-Track Blinds

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Automated

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Blackout

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Energy Efficient

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Light Filtering

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Child and Pet-Friendly

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Cordless Energy-Efficient Shades

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Blinds & Shades by Room

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Blinds & Shades by Function

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Roman Shade Styles, Explained

A quick look at the differences in folds

Roman shades are the quintessential, classic window treatment, with an aesthetic that works well in pretty much any space. They can take center stage in a room, or quietly play a supporting role, depending on their fabric color and their design.

That’s right—their design.

Not all Roman shades are cut from the same cloth, so to speak. While you’ll find many variations in folds, three styles—soft, flat and plain—are the most common. Here’s an overview of each.

Soft Fold
In soft fold, or hobbled, Roman shades, soft rolls of fabric cascade the entire length of the window—for a kind of billowy effect. The folds add to the depth of the shade and the extra fabric helps darken a room. That extra fabric also makes this type of Roman a little bulkier than the other types, so it’s not ideal for windows that don’t have a lot of depth.
A soft fold Roman is a good choice for shades that you might want to leave down the majority of the time, simply because raising the shade results in a lot of volume at the top of the window.

Flat Fold
No seams coupled with a slim profile define flat fold Romans. The slim profile makes these shades good for shallow windows and French doors, and the lack of seams give them a minimalistic look. When raised, flat fold Romans form neatly stacked folds; however, because they’re seamless, you might have to adjust the bottom of the shades when you raise them so they’re straight.

Plain Fold (Sometimes also called Flat Fold)
Similar to flat fold Romans, plain fold Roman shades have a slim profile. They differ in that they have seams, and because of that, they stay even when you raise them. Another benefit of the seams is that they add depth to a solid colored shade. (Keep in mind that they’ll also interrupt the design of a patterned shade.)

Hunter Douglas Vignette® Modern Roman Shades

Hunter Douglas Vignette® Modern Roman Shades (flat fold)

Hunter Douglas Vignette® Modern Roman Shades With Duolite®

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