Control Light in a Whole New Way with Pirouette

Have you seen the new Pirouette shades from Hunter Douglas? This hybrid shade appears to be a roman shade as it is lowered into the window. But, as you continue to pull on the cord, the individual pleats come together in a fold revealing a sheer behind. The sheer affords privacy and uv protection during the day, and the semi-opaque or opaque face fabric provides full privacy in the evening.

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The last post in this series on maintaining privacy and view for ocean and lake front homes.

The window covering industry has developed a number of products in the last few years to address this need. Principally Hunter Douglas has developed what has become a whole new category of treatments called soft shadings.

These treatments are for the most part a combination of a blind and one or more sheer fabric layers. The best known is probably the horizontal soft blind called Silhouette. available in louver sizes from 2″-4″, the view through the sheer fabric is great, and privacy is assured by tilting the veins at night. The vertical pairing to the Silhouette is the Luminette. This beautiful treatment combines a fabric vertical blind with a crisp sheer outer facing. Open or closed this treatment is always beautiful.

The newest entry in this category is a product called Pirouette by Hunter Douglas again. This roman shade look alike is attractive as a shade, but continue to pull the cord and the roman ‘pleats’ gather together to uncover a sheer layer that provides day time privacy and UV/Glare control.

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