Silhouette® Window Shadings
Sheer Window Shades for Light Control & Privacy
This is atmosphere—delivered. Silhouette window shadings is a beautiful sheer shade system, designed to filter natural light while reducing glare in your Florida home. These custom window shades offer a balance of soft illumination, privacy, and modern style—perfect for today’s living spaces.
- View-through design preserves your outdoor landscape views
- Diffuse glare with soft sheer fabrics
- Ideal for large windows and open floor plans
- The Halo™ feature directs light upward for a glowing ambiance
Hunter Douglas Silhouette shades create soft, filtered light while helping protect your home from harsh sunlight and UV rays. If you’re looking for glare reduction without sacrificing your view, sheer shades are an exceptional solution. For even greater flexibility, the dual shades feature pairs a secondary roller shade in the same headrail—allowing you to transition from light filtering to room darkening with ease.
Ideal Uses for Silhouette Shades
Silhouette Window Shadings are ideal for living rooms, large windows, and spaces where you want to maintain your view while reducing glare. They are especially popular in Florida homes where sunlight is intense but natural light is still desired.
Key Features of Silhouette Window Shadings
ClearView® Sheer Fabrics
One of the most defining features of Hunter Douglas Silhouette Window Shadings is the ability to enjoy soft, diffused light while maintaining a beautiful view of your outdoor landscape. Traditional sheer fabrics create a gentle, hazy appearance, softening what you see outside.With the introduction of ClearView sheer fabrics, that experience changes. This innovative black sheer fabric sharpens and enhances the view, offering a crisper, more detailed look while still diffusing incoming light—making it a standout option among Hunter Douglas window treatments.
You can choose the level of clarity that best suits your home—whether you prefer a softly filtered backdrop or a more defined view of your surroundings. Learn more about this innovation in our ClearView feature overview.
Dual Shades
The dual shades feature for Silhouette Window Shadings offers an expanded level of light control and privacy. While sheer shades naturally diffuse harsh sunlight and soften the room, dual shades take it a step further by adding a secondary roller shade within the same headrail.This allows you to transition from softly filtered light during the day to complete privacy or room darkening when needed. Each shade operates independently, giving you flexible control throughout the day without changing the look of your window—similar to other room darkening window treatments.
Explore how this feature works in more detail in our dual sheer shades guide.
Halo Light Control Feature
The Halo feature is a revolutionary advancement in light control for Hunter Douglas Silhouette Window Shadings. Traditional sheer shades use fabric vanes that tilt downward to reduce incoming light and eventually close for privacy.With the Halo feature, those vanes can also rotate upward—directing natural light toward the ceiling. This creates a soft, ambient glow throughout the room while maintaining privacy at the window, offering a unique approach compared to traditional window shades.
It’s an ideal solution for Fort Myers homes, where managing intense sunlight and heat is essential. Pairing this feature with motorized window treatments allows you to adjust lighting effortlessly throughout the day.
Available Features & Custom Options
Silhouette Shades FAQ
What are Silhouette window shadings?
Silhouette window shadings feature fabric vanes suspended between sheer fabrics, allowing soft light to filter into your home while maintaining outside views.
Do Silhouette shades provide privacy at night?
Yes. When closed, Silhouette shades provide privacy and light control. For additional privacy, dual shades can add a room darkening layer.
What is the Halo feature on Silhouette shades?
The Halo feature allows the fabric vanes to tilt upward, directing light toward the ceiling to create a soft, ambient glow.
Are Silhouette shades good for large windows?
Yes. Their smooth operation and wide coverage make them ideal for large windows and open spaces.
Is motorization possible with sheer shades?
Yes. Silhouette shades are available with the PowerView® Automation operating system, which makes them capable of motorized movement with a remote, app or voice control. Silhouette shades can also be customized with the SoftTouch™ operating system, which creates individualized motorization for each shade—activated with a gentle nudge up or down on the wand that rests alongside the window.
