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.
Window Covering Overview
We offer custom Hunter Douglas Blinds, Shades, Shutters, drapery & top treatments for your home or business.
Window Covering Motorization
We offer window covering motorization solutions for your home or business. Use the PowerView® App, Pebble® remote or your voice to operate the shades.
Wallpaper
Peerless has the largest selection of in stock wall-coverings and the largest library of special order wall-covering books in the tri-state area.
Drapery & Valances
Peerless Wallpaper and Blinds is here to help you find the perfect curtains and drapery for any room in your home.
Custom Bedding and Pillows
We offer everything from custom bedding, pillows, to headboard and upholstered benches and more.
Home Accessories
Completely change the look of any room with new home accessories. Peerless Wallpaper and Blinds can help you choose the perfect pieces to create a unique, beautiful home environment that reflects your own personal style.
Interior Design Consultations
Peerless Wallpaper & Blinds offers a design consultations for window covering, wallpaper, bedding and more. Visit our showroom today!
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
Upholstery Services
We offer upholstery services to bring your favorite piece of furniture back to life.
About Us
Peerless Wallpaper and Blinds has been a Pittsburgh institution for nearly 100 years. Serving Pittsburgh, PA and the surrounding area, we are the one-stop source for all your interior design and home décor needs, including wallcoverings, custom window shades, shutters, draperies, curtains, and more.
Financing
Peerless Wallpaper & Blinds refers its customers to the following quality lender for their financing.
Showroom
In our Hunter Douglas Gallery we offer blinds, shades, shutters, drapes, motorization, wallpaper, accessories and more.
To The Trade
We partner with designers who are looking for window treatments, wallpaper, & home decor solutions.
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By buying local, you’re directly supporting us and other business owners to thrive and grow.
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Picking Hard or Soft Window Treatments
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Adorning your windows with the right style of shade, shutter, or blind is an exciting process. Of course, choosing the just right style for your home can become quite complicated. A crucial decision in this process is whether to opt for hard or soft window treatments. Hunter Douglas offers a diverse range of products that cater to both preferences, ensuring you’ll be able to find the perfect balance for your home.
Which is right for you? We dive into the problem of picking hard or soft window treatments for your home.
Soft Window Treatments
As seen in their name, soft window treatments are made from soft materials. These kinds of treatments include shades and drapes.
Picking hard or soft window treatments involves sitting down and establishing what you want from a window treatment. Take soft window treatments, for example. This style can perfectly match the décor already present in a room, such as sofas, throw pillows, and carpeting.
In terms of design, fabric window treatments provide a wider variety of colors, patterns, and textures when compared to hard window treatments. This allows you to spread your creative wings quite wide in the world of soft window treatments.
Since soft window treatments are less durable than hard window treatments, they are best for rooms that don’t see as much heavy foot traffic. Of course, with proper maintenance and care, soft window treatments can look gorgeous in any room and home, regardless of foot traffic levels, but they naturally work best in rooms where they have the space to flow and spread out.
Hard Window Treatments
As previously mentioned, the name says it all with hard window treatments, as they are crafted from hard materials. These types of treatments include shutters and blinds.
If functionality is at the top of your window treatment wish list when picking hard or soft window treatments, opt for hard. Since many hard window treatments are controlled via louvers attached to slats, they can provide precise light control and privacy with just a simple movement.
Custom hard window treatments are also excellent for homes that adore contemporary style but also want an elegant touch. Shutters, for example, embrace a timeless style that adorns your home with an opulent look. On the other hand, metal blinds offer a chic, streamlined style that transcends time.
Go with Both
Of course, window treatments don’t need to be approached on an either/or basis. If picking hard or soft window treatments is too difficult because you like the benefits of both, then choose both!
Layering hard and soft window treatments is an excellent way to create a bold look, enjoy more privacy, enhance the light control in a room, and even improve the acoustics inside of your home while reducing noise pollution outside.
Contact Us Today
Choosing between hard and soft window treatments (or going with both) is determined by your style and functional preferences. Whether you embrace the ethereal look of soft window treatments, the elegance of hard window treatments, or the convenience of both, our team is here to help you find the right style for your home.
Contact us at Peerless Wallpaper & Blinds today to schedule your consultation to get started. Plus, visit our promotions page frequently for great deals on Hunter Douglas products throughout the year.
Peerless Wallpaper & Blinds is located in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and proudly serves Monroeville, Pittsburgh, and Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
