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.
Products
Commercial Blinds & ShadesCommercial Blinds & Shades
When you own a business, you know it’s essential to stand out from the competition, right down to the window treatments.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
About Us
Creative Window Fashions, Inc. (CWF) is a Hunter Douglas Gallery dealer. CWF was started by Duane Vos in Phoenix Arizona in 1998 and then reopened again in northern California in 2002.
Rohnert Park, CA
Pleased to Serve the Rohnert Park, CA Area. Your home is one of the most important investments you'll make, and we want you to love every aspect of it right down to the windows.
Santa Rosa, CA
Your home is one of the most important investments you'll make, and we want you to love every aspect of it right down to the windows. We have been helping locals just like you choose the perfect window treatments for nearly 20 years.
San Rafael, CA
When it comes to the window treatment business, Creative Window Fashions has over 20 years of experience providing top-quality window coverings options.
Petaluma, CA
Are you tired of picking blinds or curtains off the rack only to have them be too wide or too long? Creative Window Fashions has over 20 years of experience in the window treatment business, and we bring top-of-the-line window treatments to Petaluma, California.
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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Choosing Light or Dark Colored Drapes
The right fabric on your windows can make a room exciting and inspiring, and when you have a wide variety of selections to choose from, you can really select a style that speaks to your interior design and calls to mind the other design choices you’re using inside your home.
Creative Window Fashions carries an extensive fabric library from Hunter Douglas, and we’re looking forward to designing the best drapes for your home.
Light Colors
We can’t remember the last time we saw light-colored drapes or curtains we didn’t like. Light shades, especially neutral hues, are classic and never fall too far from fashion grace. The lightweight fabric used to make many lighter-colored curtains flows beautifully and can make a room feel more spacious. A drawback to light colors is that they will show stains and other flaws more prominently, and so may be best reserved for areas with less traffic.
Dark Colors
You know what we said about never seeing light-colored curtains we didn’t like? Well, we feel the same way about darker hues! You may think you’re restricted to brown, black, or gray when using darker colors, but a deep hue of any color can be used.
Dark colors are awesome for roomier spaces and high-ceilinged areas because they visually shrink the space to make it feel more cozy. A dark hue is also great for grounding a space with busy or eclectic decor and can lend a relaxed drama to a room.
Take care to use the same color elsewhere in the room, such as with throw pillows or other fabrics, to keep the drapes from looking awkwardly out of place. You can rely on darker shades to conceal dust and dirt but don’t use deep shades with dark-colored walls or you’ll end up with a gloomy, oppressive aesthetic.
A caveat to dark fabric is that it rarely works in smaller rooms. It’s also considered a risky design choice because the wrong dark color can dramatically impact the aesthetic of a space more so than a poor choice in a light color.
Functionality
It’s not all about looks. Light and dark-colored fabrics function differently. If you’re using drapery in a room that gets abundant direct sunlight, consider a lighter color that will reflect light to keep the room more comfortable. Dark-colored fabrics are easier to keep clean and the better choice for blocking light in bedrooms. The bottom line: dark and bright colors will fade more quickly from sunlight, and unlined dark fabrics will absorb heat and raise the temperature in a room. That’s why high-performance fabrics are a great option when choosing window treatments. Ask our team about fade-resistant performance fabrics when making your decision.
Lining: Yes or No?
Linings are interesting because they take most of the information we’re sharing and turn it upside down. Liners can make light colors keep heat in just as well as dark colors, and help dark shades keep a room cooler, depending on the type of liner. Lined drapes or curtains have extra weight that allows them to hang more attractively. Unlined options are ideal for the light breezes of summer but may not be practical year-round. The deciding factor for us, however, is that unlined drapes are easier to clean in your own washing machine than lined varieties.
Contact Us
Do you need help deciding on a color for your custom drapes? We’d love to chat! Give us a call to schedule your design consultation. We can also help you outfit your windows with other Hunter Douglas treatments, including shades, blinds, and shutters. Did we mention we can equip most window treatments with PowerView® Automation, as well? Our showroom is in Rohnert Park, CA, and we serve the surrounding area, including Santa Rosa and Petaluma, California.