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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.
After-Hours and In-Home Consultations
Our schedule is flexible, and we can come to your home for a consultation.
Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo
We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
About Us
The Mill Design Center was originally opened in 1987, by husband and wife team, Rick and Cindi Silverman, in an old, refurbished Mill in North Chelmsford, MA.
Acton, MA
At Mill Design & Blinds, we have over 30 years of experience decorating and treating your windows in every type of space.
Westford, MA
Welcome to Mill Design & Blinds, where we provide high-quality window treatments for every room in your home.
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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
See window covering solutions for light filtering and UV protection.
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
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
See blinds and shades for sidelight windows.
Sliding Glass Doors
See blinds and shades for patio and sliding-glass doors.
Skylights
See blinds and shades specifically suited for skylights.
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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Current Custom Window Treatment Trends
As we navigate the latter half of 2022, it’s important to refresh on what trends were popular at the beginning of the year and which ones have maintained their status. Too often, it’s challenging to discern what styles have the staying power to be invested in and implemented long-term into your home.
While window coverings come in many flavors - from blinds, shades, and shutters to curtains and draperies - these are not all that different from those used decades or even centuries ago. What sets Hunter Douglas apart is their focus on updating these timeless silhouettes with features that enhance your home and enjoyment.
Let the Mill Design & Blinds team tell you about some of the exciting trends in window coverings for Fall and Winter 2022 and how Hunter Douglas window treatments can help you achieve these benefits in your space.
Trend #1- Save With Insulating Treatments
In 2022, we want our window treatments to look great and offer us additional features, whether it be stylish colors, button-touch automation, or better light control— but did you know that your window treatments could help you save on your energy bill?
With our collections of cellular honeycomb shades like our Duette® Honeycomb Shades or Applause® Honeycomb Shades, a hidden layer of honeycomb-shaped pockets hold air at the window to keep your interiors cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter months.
Trend #2- Handle Hardware with Care
Just because we are stepping away from the sterile design choices of the past doesn’t mean we stopped loving a streamlined silhouette. These silhouettes can be challenging to achieve as window coverings are adjusted through operation hardware that is often less than visually appealing.
Because of this, one of the hottest current custom window treatment trends is opting for window fashions with concealed or absent operation hardware. Hunter Douglas window treatments like the Vignette® Roman Shade collection feature hardware that is hidden in the rear of the shade. Choose the newest, most-improved version of PowerView® Automation for the sleekest silhouette possible.
These motorized window shadings work with various Hunter Douglas window treatments. Thanks to control panels, remote capabilities via the Pebble® remote and smartphone apps, and voice recognition using your smart home system, they eliminate the need for operation hardware entirely.
Trend #3- Control Your Light
We don’t all have the same homes or needs, so why do so many window fashions have the same middle-of-the-road approach to light control? If you are looking for something customized for you and your space, Hunter Douglas has you covered, allowing you to tailor your experience with all of their window coverings from style to function.
Suppose you’re looking for diffuse light filtration or something more complete like blackout capabilities. In that case, our Duolite® addition allows you to add fabric liners to many of our shades for total light control or a more nuanced approach. Don’t forget our selection of innovative sheer shadings that allow for a great diffusion of light with complete privacy - say goodbye to those sheer curtains with these luxe upgrades.
Trend #4- Spice Up Your Space with Natural Materials
Contemporary homeowners want their spaces to feel homier and less like an office or showroom. A great way to do that is to swap out your window treatments with woven wood shades. Our selection of Hunter Douglas woven wood shades consists of high-quality fabrics made from 100% natural fibers, including silks, bamboo, grasses, and reeds.
We offer woven wood shades in bold, vibrant colors and organic neutrals - with selections from the Alustra® Collection of fabrics in nubby tweeds, sleek silks, and stunning charmeuse, you’re bound to find something that works in synergy with your space. Curious about other window treatment trends for specific types of windows? Find answers through articles like Vertical Blinds for Patio Doors.
Contact Us
Trends are just guidelines - functionality and your enjoyment are what matter most to us. Contact Us today for a free consultation. We proudly serve Westford, Acton, Concord, Lexington, Carlisle, Groton, Boxborough, and surrounding towns in Middlesex County, MA.
Mill Design & Blinds specializes in high-quality custom residential and commercial window coverings. Call (617) 939-3924 to schedule an in-person appointment or get answers to your window-covering questions. We look forward to working with you.