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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.
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
See window covering solutions for privacy and moisture-resistance.
Bedroom
See window covering solutions for privacy and room darkening.
Home Office
See window covering solutions for light filtering and glare control.
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
See all options for automated blinds and shades.
Blackout
See our options for blinds and shades that best control light.
Energy Efficient
See blinds and shades that help save energy at the window.
Light Filtering
See blinds and shades for light filtering and UV protection.
Child and Pet-Friendly
See blinds and shades that are safer for children and pets.
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Adding PowerView® Automation to Your Windows
Motorized window treatments have been available in the world of custom window coverings for some time, but no one does it quite like Hunter Douglas.
Hunter Douglas is one of the most reliable names in high quality custom window coverings. Hunter Douglas takes everything you know about motorized window treatments and amplifies the quality to the highest degree. Here at Mill Design & Blinds, we’re thrilled to offer the newest generation of PowerView® Automation from Hunter Douglas for our clients.
Freshly designed for 2023, this third generation of PowerView® Automation puts the days of manual shade adjustments behind you with hands-free technology that’s compatible with a wide variety of smart home devices and is powered by Bluetooth technology. PowerView® Automation can be added to your customized window treatments, including innovative sheer shades from Hunter Douglas.
How Does PowerView® Automation Work?
PowerView® Automation is a motorized window treatment option that can be added to existing Hunter Douglas window treatments or implemented during the installation of new Hunter Douglas window treatments.
PowerView® Automation is a technology that allows you to schedule routines and gives you hands-free operation of your window treatments. There are several ways to use this cutting-edge technology - you can independently operate your window coverings with the Pebble® Remote Control, with the PowerView® app on your smart device, or even through voice activation when PowerView® is integrated with a smart-home systems such as Amazon Alexa, Siri® on your Apple device or the Google Assistant.
This technology eliminates the need to manually move, open, or close your window treatments. The ease of use is unparalleled, giving you so many options to operate your window treatments, even while you’re away! You can adjust your blinds, shades, shutters, and drapes to move on an automated schedule, so the natural light in your home moves with you, whether or not you’re at home. This is a great option to mimic occupancy if your home is empty while you’re on vacation, or to conserve energy while you’re away from home during the day.
With so many folks working from home or hybrid nowadays, this makes for an amazing feature for any work or sleep schedule. It provides added security for your home while you’re away while allowing you to get creative when you’re at home. Let us help you set the scene for every room you use!
What Window Treatments Are Compatible?
You never have to compromise on functionality and aesthetics with Hunter Douglas products. That’s why so many different window treatments and coverings are compatible with this new generation of PowerView® Automation.
Below is the most up-to-date list of the window treatments options that are available to have PowerView® Automation added:
- Shades
- Sheers
- Shutters
- Drapery
- Blinds
Contact Us Today
When partnered with PowerView® Automation, you truly can have the best of all choices and create the scene that works for you, whether you work from home or are just looking to enjoy your living space in new ways.
Our team of experts at Mill Design & Blinds would be happy to answer any questions you might have about adding PowerView® Automation to your window treatments. Feel free to schedule a consultation with us today or give us a call at (617) 939-3924.
We make the process even easier by being a shop-at-home dealer; this gives us the ability to showcase our products in your home so you know you’re getting the perfect fit.
We proudly serve Westford, Acton, Concord, Lexington, Carlisle, Groton, Boxborough, and surrounding towns in Middlesex County, MA.