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.
Fabrics
Choose from our large selection of fabric colors, patterns and textures.
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
Exciting Windows! by Mini Blind King is Alaska's only full-service Hunter Douglas Gallery and window fashion showroom, offering exclusive Hunter Douglas window fashions, custom draperies, designer fabrics, shutters, automation/smart shades, and so much more.
Window Treatment Repair
Exciting Windows by Mini Blind King is your go-to destination for expert window treatment repair near Anchorage, AK.
Interior Design Ideas
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See current and past decorating ideas from our 'Fresh Ideas' Newsletter.
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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Comparing Modern Shutter Styles
When looking into modern shutter styles, it's easy to see that choice is not a limiting factor. The problem is understanding those different choices available in a meaningful way that fully allows you to make the right one when purchasing new shutters. So, we enlisted our team at Exciting Windows to help you explore the differences in the modern shutter styles offered by Hunter Douglas, specifically comparing their three plantation-style shutters:
Comparing Materials
The first way we often compare interior shutters is by their base material. Hunter Douglas has three plantation-style shutters, each made from a different base material: wood shutters, faux-wood composite shutters, and vinyl shutters. Wood shutters inherit the natural attributes of organic wood, including its strength, acoustic properties, and innate charm. Building on wood shutters, faux-wood composite shutters incorporate the stunning looks of natural wood but elevate their durability with man-made materials. Lastly, the use of vinyl for shutters imbues the treatment with elevated levels of moisture and UV resistance while staying true to the core aesthetics of wood and faux wood shutters.
Comparing Style Choices
To make a new set of shutters seamlessly fit into your home, explore the custom style features that can be tailored to your personal preferences. All three types of Hunter Douglas shutters come with a choice of louver size (small 2 ½", medium 3 ½", or large 4 ½") that affect the look and performance of shutters. Larger louver sizes boast a better view and modern aesthetic, while smaller louver sizes provide better privacy and carry the treatment's classic style into modern homes. Color is another central style element that homeowners can customize to personalize aesthetics. Even when sticking to a neutral palette, there is a wide selection of Hunter Douglas shutters, from natural wood tones to bold neutral hues like iridescent white and rich brown.
Room by Room Comparison
You might see shutters used in any number of rooms within a home, but that doesn't mean any modern shutter styles will work in all rooms. Whether it's because of performance features or aesthetic customizations, certain styles of interior shutters are better suited in different rooms of the home. Here are our favorite rooms to use the different types of shutters in:
- Wood Shutters:
- Bedrooms
- Dining rooms
- Faux-Wood Composite Shutters:
- Home office
- Children's room
- Vinyl Shutters:
- kitchens
- bathrooms
Comparing Operating Systems
The different operating systems for modern shutter styles have numerous benefits for different homes. For households with young children, the cord-free design that uses a front, back, or hidden tilt bar makes shutters a child-safe option. Vertical applications from Hunter Douglas transform wood shutters, faux-wood shutters, or vinyl shutters into modern options for door coverings over patio, sliding glass, or French doors. For the latest motorization, vinyl shutters from Hunter Douglas can be outfitted with PowerView® Automation.
Work with our team of window treatment experts to explore the options available for modern shutter styles by Hunter Douglas to find the superlative style for your home. Exciting Windows helps homeowners in Eagle River, Girdwood, and the greater Anchorage area shop, customize, and install new shutters from their conveniently located showroom near Anchorage, Alaska. Request a consultation today to start getting new shutters in your home.