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Home Window Treatments
Greensboro summers bring direct sun and high humidity that fade fabrics, warp real wood, and fill rooms with glare. The window treatments Greensboro NC homeowners choose for these conditions need to block UV damage, hold up to the climate, and give each room a finished, controlled look that lasts. Selecting products rated for this environment from the start lowers long-term replacement costs and reduces heat gain through your windows.
My Custom Blinds has served Greensboro homeowners for more than 30 years as a locally owned business. We carry the full residential range: blinds, shades, shutters, drapery, outdoor shades, and wallpaper. Our team handles the free in-home consultation, measuring, product ordering, and professional installation as one coordinated service from a single point of contact. Every purchase is backed by our price match guarantee. Call or schedule a free in-home consultation to receive a written quote with no obligation.
Shades
Window shades are the most versatile product in the residential window treatment range. A single shade can deliver full blackout for a bedroom, glare reduction in a home office, or soft diffused light in a living room, depending on the fabric and operating system selected. All shade styles are available with cordless lift systems or motorized operation.
Roller Shades
Custom roller shades mount cleanly to the window frame and roll into a compact tube when open. They come in light filtering, room darkening, and full blackout fabrics. Available cordless or motorized. A practical, low-profile option for any room in the home.
Solar Shades
Solar shades use an open-weave screen fabric rated by openness factor. A 3% openness factor cuts most glare while keeping a partial view. A 1% factor provides near-blackout conditions and maximum UV protection. The correct choice for south- and west-facing windows that take Greensboro's afternoon sun.
Cellular Shades
Cellular shades, also called honeycomb shades, use hollow fabric cells that trap air between the glass and the room interior. This slows heat transfer in both directions: reducing heat gain in summer and heat loss in winter. One of the most energy-efficient window treatment options available for Greensboro homes.
Roman Shades
Roman shades fold into horizontal pleats when raised and lay flat when lowered. Made from fabric, they are the closest product to drapery in the shade category. Well suited for formal rooms, dining areas, and bedrooms where a soft window treatment is preferred over a hard product.
Sheer Shades
Sheer shades combine a sheer front fabric with a solid rear fabric on alternating bands. Rotating the vanes adjusts the balance between open and private. They let natural light in during the day while keeping the view from outside obscured.
Layered Shades
Layered shades, also called dual shades or banded shades, alternate between sheer and solid fabric bands. Adjusting the bands shifts the window from light-filled and open to private and room-darkening. A single-product alternative to a roller shade and sheer panel combination.
Natural Shades
Natural shades are constructed from grasses, reeds, bamboo, and wood fibers woven into fabric panels. They filter light softly and add natural texture to the window. Best suited for rooms with indirect sun. A liner is available for rooms that need added light control without removing the natural look.
Pleated Shades
Pleated shades fold into a compact stack at the top of the window when raised. A cost-effective option for rooms where light filtering and a clean profile are the priority. Available in a range of fabric opacity levels from light filtering to room darkening.
Blinds
Custom blinds provide direct, adjustable control over light and privacy through a hard slat rather than a fabric panel. That difference matters in rooms where you want to shift between fully open and fully closed multiple times a day. All blind styles are available with cordless lift systems, and custom installation is included with every order.
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Wood Blinds
Wood blinds are cut from real basswood or poplar, stained or painted to match existing woodwork. Available in 2-inch and 2.5-inch slat sizes. A 2.5-inch slat provides a cleaner sight line on wider windows. Best suited for living rooms, offices, and bedrooms where humidity stays low.
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Faux Wood Blinds
Faux wood blinds are constructed from a composite of wood fiber and PVC. The surface finish closely replicates real wood grain. Unlike real wood, faux wood blinds do not warp, crack, or swell in Greensboro's humidity. The correct choice for kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry rooms.
Vertical Blinds
Custom vertical blinds are built for sliding glass doors, patio doors, wide picture windows, and floor-to-ceiling window walls. Fabric or vinyl vanes hang from a track and stack to one side or split to both sides when opened. Vertical blinds installation on a standard sliding door takes less than an hour.
Aluminum Blinds
Aluminum blinds offer simple, durable light control at a lower cost than wood or faux wood. A practical choice for utility spaces, home offices, rental properties, and commercial applications where function takes priority over appearance.
Outdoor Shades
Outdoor roller shades mount to the exterior or interior face of a porch, deck, pergola, or patio enclosure and roll down to block sun, glare, and wind-driven heat. Greensboro's afternoon sun runs hard from late spring through early fall. A west-facing porch or deck without shade coverage loses most of its afternoon use during those months. Exterior shades address this without permanent construction.
Exterior Shades
Exterior roller shades use UV-stabilized solar fabric and exterior-grade hardware. The fabric is rated for outdoor exposure and resists degradation from direct sun. Available in multiple openness factors from 1% for maximum blockage to 10% for light filtering in open pergola structures. Custom widths available for non-standard openings.
Exterior Solar Shades
Exterior solar shades combine glare reduction with partial view preservation. The openness factor of the screen fabric determines the balance between light control and visibility. Motorized exterior solar shades are available with remote, wall switch, or app control and include wind sensor retraction on compatible systems.
Drapery
Custom drapes are sewn to the exact dimensions of your window and rod configuration. Unlike ready-made panels in standard drop lengths, custom drapes account for ceiling height, rod placement, stack depth, and fabric weight. The result is a panel that breaks correctly at the floor and hangs without pulling, gapping, or pooling unevenly.
Fabric selection is the primary variable. Linen drapes and linen-blend fabrics are the most requested in current residential installs. Blackout drapes use an opaque liner sewn into the back of the panel for full light elimination in master bedrooms and media rooms. Drapery hardware including rods, brackets, and finials is specified after fabric and header style are confirmed. Sheer panels are available as a standalone treatment or as a layer behind a drapery panel for daytime privacy with an outer panel open.
Wallpaper
My Custom Blinds installs wallpaper across all current residential types. This is a service no other local window treatment company in Greensboro offers, which means homeowners who want both window treatments and wallpaper handled through one company can do both through a single consultation.
Vinyl wallpaper is the most durable residential construction. It resists moisture, cleans with a damp cloth, and holds up in kitchens and bathrooms where standard paper wallpaper would not last. Textured wallpaper uses a raised surface pattern that adds physical dimension to a wall that paint cannot replicate. Fabric-backed wallpaper is the heaviest construction, specified for rooms where long-term wear is the priority. Professional wallpaper installation accounts for wall preparation, seam alignment, and corner management before the first panel goes up.
Shutters
Interior shutters are a hard window covering mounted directly to the window frame on hinges. They open and close like cabinet doors and control light through horizontal louvres that tilt to any position between fully open and fully closed. Shutters are the longest-lasting window treatment category. A well-made shutter installed correctly does not need to be replaced when you repaint, redecorate, or sell the home.
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Wood Shutters
Wood shutters are milled from solid basswood or hardwood and finished with paint or stain. Custom plantation shutters use louvres between 2.5 and 4.5 inches wide. Wider louvres allow more light in when open and provide a cleaner view through the window. Best suited for rooms where humidity is controlled year-round.
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Faux Wood Shutters
Faux wood shutters and composite shutters are built from engineered materials that replicate real wood grain closely. They do not warp, crack, swell, or yellow when exposed to moisture. The correct specification for bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms, and any window near a water source.
