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.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Fabrics
Choose from our large selection of fabric colors, patterns and textures.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Upholstery
We offer re-upholstery services for all furniture styles.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
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Bathroom
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Bedroom
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Home Office
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Kitchen
See window covering solutions for a variety of needs and kitchen styles.
Living Room
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Media Room
See room darkening window treatments for your media room.
Nursery & Kids Room
See child-safe window coverings for baby nurseries and kids rooms
Angled Windows
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Arched Windows
See blinds and shades for arched, half-circle or half-moon windows.
Bay, Bow, Corner Windows
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French Doors
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Sidelights
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Sliding Glass Doors
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Skylights
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Automated
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Blackout
See our options for blinds and shades that best control light.
Energy Efficient
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Light Filtering
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Child and Pet-Friendly
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How to Use Plantation Shutters for Sliding Glass Doors
While plantation shutters might not yet be the most common window treatment for sliding glass doors, they have become increasingly more popular—and for good reason! Compared to other window treatments for sliding glass doors, plantation shutters offer a luxurious, timeless charm ideal for any Virginia home. Along with their beauty, plantation shutters excel in their functionality. Since plantation shutters feature larger louvers twice the size of regular shutters, they provide better light control and an unobstructed view when open. Are you sold on plantation shutters for sliding glass doors?
At Window Decor of Fairfax in Fairfax, VA, we offer two innovative options for using plantation shutters on sliding glass doors: bifold shutters and bypass shutters. Let's discuss both of these options in further detail.
Bifold Plantation Shutters Make Accessing the Outdoors Easy
Bifold plantation shutters cover large windows, including sliding glass doors in style. When closed, they offer the same fantastic privacy and light control that make plantation shutters popular. The only difference is that instead of swinging open, like traditional shutters, bifold shutters are on hinged panels and fold neatly like an accordion. Once folded and stacked, they wing off to the side to sit on the wall next to the sliding glass door, providing quick and easy outdoor access.
Bypass Plantation Shutters Ensure Effortless Operation
Like the sliding glass door they cover, bypass plantation shutters are on a track. To open and close bypass plantation shutters, you simply slide each panel past each other on top tracks; it's similar to the operation of a pocket door. Gone are the days of fumbling with cords and chains because this mechanism makes opening and closing plantation shutters truly a breeze. Plus, they open quietly, so you won't worry about disturbing anyone. Standard sliding glass doors can fit the tracks of bypass plantation shutters beautifully.
The Importance of Correct Measurement and Proper Installation
Plantation shutters are an investment in your home, and because of this, they must fit perfectly and work smoothly. Installing shutters is highly technical and requires precise measurement and expert installation. For this reason, this task is best left to the experts! Here at Window Decor of Fairfax, our experienced team members are fully trained and will ensure a perfect fit for your new sliding glass door plantation shutters.
Shop at Window Decor of Fairfax for Your New Plantation Shutters for Sliding Glass Doors
Whether you've decided on the ease of bifold plantation shutters or prefer the effortless glide of bypass plantation shutters, let our designers and expert installers guide you through every step. From choosing the perfect plantation shutter material to ensuring a seamless installment, Window Decor of Fairfax has your best interest in mind.
We invite you to take a look at some of our work in the Washington D.C area including Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Springfield, Centreville, Burke, Manassas, Falls Church, McLean, Great Falls, Chantilly, Clifton, Merrifield, Woodbridge, Dumfries, Annandale, Reston, Vienna, Aldie, South Riding, Ashburn, Leesburg, and Sterling, VA.
Contact us today to schedule your consultation; we can't wait to meet you!