Pleated Shades

Which Is Better: Pleated or Honeycomb?

Many Altra Home Décor customers here in Phoenix know about pleated shades—they’ve been around for decades. Giving homeowners an option for a softer, cloth-like window covering, pleated shades have often been a popular choice over draperies. However, in the mid-80s, Hunter Douglas introduced the honeycomb shade—with its honeycomb construction, the shade was immediately positioned as…

Duette® Architetta® Honeycomb Shades

Duette® Architella® Honeycomb Shades, Verrado, AZ

In Arizona, energy efficiency is extremely important due to the hot summers. The Remington’s who live in Verrado had this on the top of their list for a while.  In July they contacted Altra Home Décor. They were looking for new energy efficient window treatments throughout their entire home. Knowing that there maybe different opacity…