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.
Commercial Blinds & Shades
We offer window treatments for any business or commercial setting.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
After-Hours & In-Home Consultations
Our schedule is flexible, and we can come to your home for a consultation.
Blind and Shade Repairs
We offer quick and professional repairs for your blinds and shades.
Free Estimates
Get a free estimate for your next decorating project.
Interior Design Consultations
We can help you create your dream interior.
About Us
Blinds and Designs previously Verticals Ect. is a local family-owned and operated company that has been proudly serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island for 26 Years.
Plymouth, MA
Do your window treatments need an upgrade? Let our professional design team help you find the perfect shades, blinds or shutters for your home.
North Dartmouth, MA
Your home is one of the most significant investments you’ll ever make, and at Blinds & Designs, we take that commitment seriously.
Kingston, MA
Blinds & Designs has been your local resource to buy Hunter Douglas window treatments since 1995. After over 20 years in business, we’ve learned a thing or two about providing the best window coverings and exemplary customer service.
Sagamore, MA
Everyone wants to have a home that looks fabulous. The time and effort you put into interior decorating and selecting window treatments are worth it.
Duxbury, MA
When you’re ready to invest in new window treatments, you want to work with professionals with extensive industry experience.
Carver, MA
Blinds & Designs has beautified homes near Carver, MA, since 1995. We carry the entire collection of Hunter Douglas window treatments, and we also offer interior design consultations.
New Bedford, MA
Welcome to Blinds & Designs near New Bedford, MA! We carry high-quality Hunter Douglas custom treatments that our customers love, and we can’t wait to help you find the perfect window treatments for your home or business, too.
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Bedroom
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Home Office
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Kitchen
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Living Room
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Media Room
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Nursery & Kids Room
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Arched Windows
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Bay, Bow, Corner Windows
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Blackout
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3 Common Window Treatment Problems and How to Fix Them
Window treatments greatly impact your interior style. By controlling your room's lighting, your window treatments control your room's mood, offering that final look you've worked so hard to achieve.
Now, if only your shutter louvers will line up. And your blinds would stack neatly. And why won't your roller shades stay down?
Window treatments are simple light control solutions in your home—luckily, this means they have simple fixes. Selecting quality window treatments prevents many common window treatment problems, but minor issues can still arise due to age, use, and your home's activities. As a certified Hunter Douglas Gallery®, our experts at Blinds and Designs are intimately knowledgeable about our window treatments. We provide professional blind and shade repairs as part of our window treatment expertise.
Common Window Treatment Problems and How to Fix Them
My Blind/Shade Raises at an Angle
If you have a roller shade or cordless blind, retract first, then pull the short side, then the long side in a smooth, to-and-fro action. Don't yank. It may take a few tries, but be sure only to use short, controlled bursts—otherwise, you risk breaking the blind.
For corded blinds, pull or lower fully to check for knots and kinks. If your blind slats remain stubbornly lopsided, they may need to be restrung.
To avoid cord problems, consider replacing your old window treatments with automated ones. Your motorized blinds, shades, and even drapery and shutters don't need cords that can tangle and fray, offering only smooth, easy automation.
My Shutter Louvers Won't Stay Positioned
Louvers can loosen over time—wood is particularly notorious for expanding and contracting with weather changes. Renew the tension of your shutter frame by gently tightening the screws holding the louvers in place.
Quality craftsmanship can significantly decrease your chances of faulty louvers. Hunter Douglas shutters are crafted using the Truemill® dovetail construction. This method of joining louvers to the shutter frame preserves your shutters' integrity without using cheap and unsightly glue.
Furthermore, the QuickAlign™ feature on Hunter Douglas shutters easily and consistently aligns your louvers into preset positions.
My Roller Shade Telescopes
Telescoping shades are a leveling problem. Fabric gathers more to one side as your shade is rolled up. Keep your shades even with a bit of masking or painter's tape. Fully lower your shade, then place the tape on the roller on the side opposite to the telescoping fabric. Layer your tape until your shade rolls evenly.
Contact Us
Call or contact us today for more help with your window treatments. We repair both our own window treatments and those from other businesses. In the event it's time for new window treatments, visit us in one of our showrooms and buy Hunter Douglas blinds, shades, and shutters from us. Blinds & Designs has been helping customers order Hunter Douglas window treatments in Massachusetts and Rhode Island for over 25 years.
We are located in North Dartmouth, Sagamore, and Canton, MA, and serve the surrounding communities, including Dartmouth, Plymouth, Pine Hills, Red Brick, Kingston, Duxbury, Carver, and New Bedford, MA.