Hunter Douglas® Blinds in Sonoma, Marin & Napa Counties

Aria® Soft Blinds

Aria® Soft Blinds are the newest horizontal blind Hunter Douglas makes, and they sit between a blind and a shade. Instead of hard wood or metal slats, Aria uses 2½-inch fabric vanes with a soft, slightly oval shape. Tilt them and you get privacy with a warm, diffused light rather than the flat glare a metal slat throws.

Two things set Aria apart. The vanes are fabric-wrapped, so opening and closing them is quieter than any wood or aluminum blind. And a single shade gives you two opacities: rotate the vanes one way for light filtering, the other way for light dimming, without swapping products. The fabric comes in two finishes, Highline™ with a suede-like, semi-sheer look and Elan® with a more natural, understated feel, across 14 color choices in neutral tones.

Aria is built for wide openings. The lightweight construction covers dramatically large windows and sliding glass doors, and multiple blinds can link together for a window wall. It runs cordless for homes with kids or pets, or on PowerView® motorization so you can tilt it by app, remote, voice or a set schedule. Hunter Douglas launched Aria in 2025, and the Window Coverings Manufacturers Association recognized it for style and technical innovation at that year’s International Window Coverings Expo.

Best for: large and hard-to-reach windows, living rooms and bedrooms where you want soft light, and anyone who likes a fabric look with the function of a blind.

EverWood® Alternative Wood Blinds

EverWood® Alternative Wood Blinds give you the look of stained or painted wood without the one thing that ruins real wood blinds: moisture. The slats are a Hunter Douglas polymer, not wood, so they will not warp, bow, fade, yellow or discolor. That makes EverWood the blind to reach for in a bathroom, a kitchen, a laundry room or any window that takes direct afternoon sun.

The finishes are the reason people choose EverWood over a cheap faux-wood blind. The TruGrain® finishes copy real wood grain closely, and there is a wide range of solid whites, neutrals and grays alongside them. Slats come in a 2-inch flat profile or a 2½-inch beveled profile for a heavier, shutter-like look. You can add cloth decorative tapes to hide the cords and add color, and the de-Light™ routless upgrade closes the cord holes entirely, which blocks about 50 percent more light than a standard wood blind for a darker room. Hunter Douglas builds these in the United States and backs them with its Performance Plus™ guarantee against fading, warping and bowing.

Best for: humid or sun-heavy rooms, families who want a durable wood look, and anyone replacing warped or yellowed faux-wood blinds.

Modern Precious Metals® Aluminum Blinds

Modern Precious Metals® Aluminum Blinds are the sleek, low-profile option, and they take a beating. The slats are made from a spring-tempered alloy that bounces back after a bend instead of holding a crease, so they hold up in high-traffic homes and in kitchens and baths where moisture rules out wood.

You get real range on both size and finish. Slats come in ½-inch, 1-inch and 2-inch widths, and the color library runs from matte to metallic to pearlescent across a wide set of hues, plus specialty marble and Riverstone® patterns. A Dust Shield finish helps the slats repel dust so cleaning is a quick wipe. Two upgrades are worth knowing about. MagnaView® nests the vanes when you tilt them open, which roughly doubles the view-through of an ordinary aluminum blind. The de-Light™ feature closes the cord holes for better room darkening. There is also a Natural Elements® option that pairs the aluminum slats with a real wood valance, bottom rail and tilt wand if you want a warmer trim.

Best for: kitchens, bathrooms, laundry and mudrooms, high-traffic households, and budget-minded rooms that still need durability and clean lines.

Parkland® Wood Blinds

Parkland® Wood Blinds are the real thing: solid hardwood slats, mostly basswood, for the warmth and weight that only wood gives a room. This is the line for a formal living room, a study or a dining room where you want the blind to read as furniture.

Parkland offers one of the widest color ranges on the market, from natural wood stains to solid paint colors in whites, grays and neutrals that match current cabinetry and trim. Slats come in 2-inch or 2½-inch widths. As with EverWood, you can add decorative cloth tapes, and the de-Light™ routless upgrade blocks about 50 percent more light by closing the cord holes. The wood is harvested from responsibly managed forests, and Hunter Douglas donates to the Arbor Day Foundation® for every Parkland blind sold. One note we will always give you: real wood needs a precise measure to avoid gaps at the edges, which is exactly why we measure and install it ourselves.

Best for: formal rooms, dry interior windows away from steam and heavy moisture, and anyone who wants genuine hardwood over a look-alike.

Contract blinds for commercial spaces

Hunter Douglas builds contract-grade versions of these blinds for offices, schools, medical and dental suites, hospitality and other commercial jobs, and La Grange Window Coverings can spec and install them.

Contract Alternative Wood blinds carry the same wood look and moisture resistance as the residential line in an engineered polymer built for heavier daily use, in 2-inch and 2½-inch slats and a range of whites, neutrals, grays and wood tones. They are available in flame-retardant material that meets commercial fire codes such as NFPA 701, which many public buildings require.

Contract Aluminum blinds, sold as the Riviera® Commercial line, are cost-effective, durable and easy to clean, in 1-inch and 2-inch slats with a cordless lift-and-lock system and dozens of colorways. They handle tall windows, with extended drop heights up to 130 inches so upper glazing stays covered. For institutional settings there is a heavier-duty headrail option built for schools and other rigorous-use spaces.

Best for: property managers, contractors, facilities teams and business owners furnishing a commercial build-out or renovation.

How to choose the right blind

Most of the decision comes down to two questions: how much moisture and sun the window takes, and how you want the room to feel.

If the window is in a bathroom, kitchen, laundry room or full sun, skip real wood. EverWood gives you the wood look without warping, and Modern Precious Metals gives you a metal option that handles the same conditions for less. If the window is a dry interior spot and you want genuine warmth, Parkland real wood is worth the difference. If it is a very wide window or a slider and you want soft, even light instead of hard slats, Aria is the one to look at. For sliding-door coverage on a vertical track, also consider Somner® vertical blinds or Skyline® gliding panels.

Budget matters too. Aluminum is the most affordable, alternative wood sits in the middle with the widest room-to-room flexibility, and real hardwood is the premium end. On a walk-through we will tell you plainly which line fits each window and where you can save without giving up what matters.

Operation, automation and child safety

Every line here runs without exposed pull cords when you want it to, which keeps things safer for children and pets. Cordless lift systems let you push up or pull down by hand, and the blind stays where you leave it. PowerView® motorization is available across the range so you can tilt or raise your blinds by app, remote, voice command or an automatic schedule, waking a room with morning light and closing it at sunset on its own. We will walk you through which operating system fits each window during the consultation.

Warranty and installation

Hunter Douglas backs these products with its Lifetime Limited Warranty against defects in materials and workmanship for as long as the original buyer owns them, with operating cords covered for seven years and motorization components for five. That warranty depends on the blind being measured and hung correctly, which is the part we handle for you. La Grange Window Coverings measures every window, orders each blind to those exact dimensions and installs it, so it fits square and operates the way it should from day one.