Venetian Blinds

Horizontal blinds most likely date back to twelfth-century Persia. However, they didn’t pick up the name that we know today (Venetian Blinds) until the eighteenth century when Venetian merchants helped spread their popularity across Europe and America. Modern Venetian blinds can be made of many different materials, including classic hardwood, enhanced wood composites, or aluminum, and are a cost friendly window treatment for residential or commercial use.

• Parkland® Wood Blinds by Hunter Douglas
• EverWood® Alternative Wood Blinds by Hunter Douglas
• Modern Precious Metals® Aluminum Blinds by Hunter Douglas
• Wood Blinds by Alta
• Faux Wood Blinds by Alta
• Aluminum Blinds by Ata

Roman Shades

The original Roman shades hung over the Colosseum in ancient Rome, so unlike Venetian blinds, their nomenclature describes their origin. Modern Roman shades may have updated features and contemporary textiles, but their operating system ties them back to their roots in Ancient Rome. Whether it’s classic pleats, hobbled, relaxed, flat fold, ribbed, or waterfall style Roman shades, their movement is controlled by a system of cords looped through rings sewn into the back of their fabric. The system allows smooth, consistent movement as the shades are raised or lowered.

• Vignette® Modern Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas
• Design Studio™ Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas

Plantation Shutters

Shutters are a window treatment style that uses hard slats to cover windows. Plantation shutters refer to a specific style of shutter that originated in ancient Greece with horizontal louvers mounted over a window. The original shutters were most likely made of marble or stone. That was a prevalent and more cost-friendly material in Ancient Greece; when the shutters migrated to Europe, craftsmen incorporated new building materials such as wood. Shutters were brought to the American south by the Spanish and became so popular in the region they picked up their common nickname used in the US today, plantation shutters. Modern plantation shutters can be found in multiple materials, including hardwood, vinyl, and hybrid composites. Their original slatted design still provides multi-functional environmental control for homes around the world. 

• Woodlore® Shutters by Norman
• Woodlore® Plus by Norman
• Normandy® by Norman
• Norman® Ultra by Norman
• Eclipse Custom Shutters by Alta
• Heritance® Hardwood Shutters by Hunter Douglas
• Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters by Hunter Douglas
• NewStyle® Hybrid Shutters by Hunter Douglas

Harmony Blinds & Shutters carries a wide selection of plantation shutters, Roman shades, and Venetian blinds from industry leaders, including Norman, Hunter Douglas, and Alta. Request a consultation to speak with their knowledgeable staff about classic window treatments for your home. Harmony Blinds & Shutters is located near San Diego, California, and serves the communities of Coronado, La Jolla, Chula Vista, El Cajon, and San Diego, CA.