Shades
Designer’s Choice and Alta have a huge variety of shade products to satisfy every budget and taste. The choices can be overwhelming, which is why we bring our showroom to you.
Based on what you tell us, we can recommend the perfect product, style and color, answer all your questions, and walk you through every step of the process from consultation to installation.

Shade Varieties

HONEYCOMB SHADES
A popular choice that’s great for blocking out light, heat and cold.

ROMAN SHADES
Likely the first window covering, Roman Shades become a decorative valence when raised.

NATURAL WOVEN SHADES
Textured & unique, woven shades offer a more exotic look for your living space.

ROLLER SHADES
Crisp & simple, roller shades come in decorative, screen or blackout varieties.

DUAL SHADES
Dual shades alternate sheer and opaque bands to give you a modern & innovative look.

SOFTSTYLE SHADES
A combination of the function & convenience of blinds with the elegance & softness of a sheer.
Honeycomb shades are a go-to choice for a customizable & energy efficient shade that can be tailored to your look.
Alta offers several configurations from the patented D-cell design to small single or triple cell varieties.
- Choose your opacity from sheer to blackout
- Energy-efficient insulating qualities
- D-cell design keeps its pleated structure for the life of the shade
- Choose from fabrics, colors, patterns & 5 cell sizes
- Easy to clean, stain & wrinkle resistant
- Customizable to any window shape
Roman Shades give your home an elegant look with the feel of fine draperies and functionality of a shade.
From casual or modern to traditional or elegant, these versatile shades stack into an attractive valence at the top of the window.
- Light-filtering to room-darkening choices
- Patterns, neutrals, stripes, silks & more
- Can be motorized for safety
- Choose from styles such as cascading folds, tear drop, relaxed folds or tailored flat
- Elegance at an affordable price
Natural Woven Shades come in woven woods, grass weaves and select weaves.
Using wood, and organic fibers like bamboo, rattan and jute, the textures and colors of our natural woven shades make each home unique – no two are alike.
These high-quality artisan shades feature many details such as hand-sewn rings and sewn-edge binding choices.
- Specialty shades created exclusively for our 3 collections
- Quality details for long wear
- Hand-fed loom crafted
- Yarns spun from natural by-products
- Pigmented stain option available
Roller Shades give your windows a tailored, clean look and practically disappear when you want them to.
This allows full enjoyment of a spectacular view or the architecture of your home.
- Choose from screen, decorative or blackout roller blinds
- Combine with drapes to block more of the sun’s harmful rays
- Available in exterior options to block heat and light, but keep your view
- UV-blocking efficiency
- More than 120 fabrics to choose from, including colors
Dual Shades alternate sheer and opaque bands to form a shade that’s unique and modern.
Dual shades provide a barrier from the sun and your furnishings while still allowing a diffused view of the outdoors.
- Shade disappears into a headrail when fully raised
- When aligned, solid bands afford privacy, or sheer bands allow light
- Choose from translucent or room-darkening fabrics to pair with sheer or mesh fabrics depending on the amount of light/privacy you desire
This modern window shade option combines the softness of a sheer with the functionality of a blind.
Fabric vanes between two sheer panels that tilt allow this innovative shade to brighten or darken the room.
- Great for wide windows or doors
- Vertical or Horizontal
- 3 vane sizes to choose from
- Daytime privacy – you can see out but no one can see in.
- Close the vanes at night for complete privacy
- Virtually distortion-free view