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.

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Drapery & Valances

Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.

Flooring

We offer a large selection of flooring options for your home.

Motorized Window Coverings

Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.

Wallpaper

We offer a wide variety of beautiful wallpaper designs.

Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo

We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.

Window Covering Measuring & Installations

Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.

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About Us

Rainey's Decorating Center is family-owned and operated, with three generations of Rainey's working together.

Arlington Heights, IL

At Raineys Decorating Center, we are the number one choice for window treatments, wallpaper, and flooring in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Highland Park, IL

At Rainey’s Decorating Center, we believe that everyone deserves to have a beautiful home. We carry premium labels like Hunter Douglas Window Treatments, Shaw, and Mohawk Flooring.

Mount Prospect, IL

At Rainey’s Decorating Center, we carry the best interior design brands, including Hunter Douglas window fashions, Mohawk and Shaw floor coverings, and an excellent selection of wallpaper, borders, and other wall coverings.

Palatine, IL

Rainey’s Decorating Center strives to be your local home decorating resource in Palatine, Illinois.

Evanston, IL

Rainey’s Decorating Center has everything homeowners in Evanston, IL need to decorate their home’s interiors.

Glencoe, IL

Here at Rainey’s Decorating Center, we provide high-quality products and services for your interior decorating needs.

Kenilworth, IL

Here at Rainey’s Decorating Center, we pride ourselves on being a one-stop shop for customers who are ready to take their home interior above and beyond to create extraordinary windows, walls, and flooring.

Lake Bluff, IL

Welcome to Rainey’s Decorating Center, a family-owned and operated business with decades of experience in home decor.

Lake Forest, IL

Rainey's Decorating Center is family-owned and operated, with three generations of Rainey's working together.

Wilmette, IL

Rainey's Decorating Center is your local family owned and operated home design center.

Winnetka, IL

Rainey’s Decorating Center is Winnetka’s number one choice for window treatments and interior decorating, and for a good reason at that.

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All Design Ideas

See current and past decorating ideas from our 'Fresh Ideas' Newsletter.

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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.

Large Windows

Panel-Track Blinds

Picture Windows

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.

Cordless Energy-Efficient Shades

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Interior Design Ideas

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Blinds & Shades by Room

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Blinds & Shades by Window Shape

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Blinds & Shades by Function

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Roman Shade Styles, Explained

A quick look at the differences in folds

Roman shades are the quintessential, classic window treatment, with an aesthetic that works well in pretty much any space. They can take center stage in a room, or quietly play a supporting role, depending on their fabric color and their design.

That’s right—their design.

Not all Roman shades are cut from the same cloth, so to speak. While you’ll find many variations in folds, three styles—soft, flat and plain—are the most common. Here’s an overview of each.

Soft Fold
In soft fold, or hobbled, Roman shades, soft rolls of fabric cascade the entire length of the window—for a kind of billowy effect. The folds add to the depth of the shade and the extra fabric helps darken a room. That extra fabric also makes this type of Roman a little bulkier than the other types, so it’s not ideal for windows that don’t have a lot of depth.
A soft fold Roman is a good choice for shades that you might want to leave down the majority of the time, simply because raising the shade results in a lot of volume at the top of the window.

Flat Fold
No seams coupled with a slim profile define flat fold Romans. The slim profile makes these shades good for shallow windows and French doors, and the lack of seams give them a minimalistic look. When raised, flat fold Romans form neatly stacked folds; however, because they’re seamless, you might have to adjust the bottom of the shades when you raise them so they’re straight.

Plain Fold (Sometimes also called Flat Fold)
Similar to flat fold Romans, plain fold Roman shades have a slim profile. They differ in that they have seams, and because of that, they stay even when you raise them. Another benefit of the seams is that they add depth to a solid colored shade. (Keep in mind that they’ll also interrupt the design of a patterned shade.)

Hunter Douglas Vignette® Modern Roman Shades

Hunter Douglas Vignette® Modern Roman Shades (flat fold)

Hunter Douglas Vignette® Modern Roman Shades With Duolite®

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