• Blog – The Most Overlooked Design Decision in a Home | Winnipeg Window Coverings


    The most overlooked design decision in a home | Winnipeg Window Coverings

    The Most Overlooked Design Decision in a Home

    (Hint: It’s Not Paint) 

    When you walk into a beautifully designed Winnipeg home, your eyes are drawn to the obvious: the color on the walls, the flooring, the carefully curated furniture. But there’s one element that often goes unnoticed—until it’s done wrong. The one decision that quietly shapes every room’s light, comfort, and atmosphere: window coverings

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  • Blog – Colour Trends 2026


    Discover how 2026 paint colour trends affect mood in Winnipeg homes and how custom window coverings help manage Manitoba’s light year-round.

    Colour Trends for 2026

    How Colour and Light Affect Mood in Winnipeg Homes

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  • Blog – Good Design, Happiness & Window Coverings

    Blog – Good Design, Happiness & Window Coverings



    Automation in window coverings is good design!

    How Good Design Can Make You a Happier Person

    (And Why Automated Window Coverings Matter More Than You Think)

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  • PowerView® Automation by Hunter Douglas

    SMART, MOTORIZED SHADES

    PowerView® Automation moves your beautiful shades to your schedule. It’s your home and your light to control.

    Remote Control

    Simple and easy. Remote control shades offer a no-fuss solution to light control.

    Smart Device

    Smart control. Use your phone or tablet to set room scenes and schedule movement.

    Smart Home

    We’re compatible. Use your Smart Shades with Alexa, Siri, Google Home & more.

    PowerView Smart Shades do so much more than just adjust open and closed. All the special features you love can be easily accessed with a tap or a voice command. Adjust top down shades from the bottom AND the top. These motorized blinds can even open and close specialty vanes. It’s more than convenience. It’s life changing smart home tech.

    The beauty of smart shades is the ability to have them exactly where they need to be throughout the course of the day, thanks to Bluetooth technology, which features real-time, two-way communication between your shades and the PowerView system.

    Take a look below at the Hunter Douglas PowerView video that explains just how easy this process is!

    Here’s a list of automated shades, blinds & shutters from Hunter Douglas:

    • Sonnette® Shades
    • Designer Banded Shades
    • Alustra® Woven Textures
    • Parkland® Wood Blinds
    • Everwood® Composite Blinds
    • Modern Precious Metals® Blinds
    • Luminette® Privacy Sheers
    • Skyline® Gliding Window Panels
    • Duette® with Vertiglide™
    • Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters
  • Drapery

    Windows can make for an attractive feature in any room. The window treatment you select ultimately impacts the styling of your interior. Add a splash of zest with our selection of coloured, patterned and textured drapery fabrics. Customize your drapery by selecting from a variety of pleat style options. You can add even more character to the space with decorative curtain rods and hardware designed to perfectly accent those new curtain panels. Whatever your style, we have the drapes to match.

  • Vertiglide by Hunter Douglas

    This is a great choice for vertical side-to-side openings, sliding-glass doors or as room dividers. Vertiglide is available as a child-safe, cordless operating system on our Duette® and Applause® Honeycomb Shades.


    Available with manual operation or with PowerView® Automation. For your convenience, the Vertiglide system features Dual Operation which allows you to activate the shade with any PowerView control device such as the remote or app, or simply operate the shade manually by hand. This convenient feature is ideal for lost remotes, entering the home from outside and for guests without knowledge that the shade is motorized. Please note that PowerView Automation is not available with Applause Honeycomb Shades.


    Meet with one of our Blinds are Beautiful window covering experts to learn more.

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    The Vertiglide system has stacking options to suit your window.

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  • Ready for the Holidays

    Looking for new custom drapery or window coverings to complete your home for the upcoming holiday season? We are here to help!

  • Creative uses for Custom Drapery

    Turning Design Challenges into Beautiful Drapery Features

    Custom drapery solves design challenges that standard coverings often cannot. It works for large windows, unusual shapes, and layered light control, but it’s especially valuable for tricky or unconventional spaces. Curved windows, cornered windows, narrow side lites by doors, and windows on short walls can all be difficult to cover with off-the-shelf treatments.

    Similarly, rooms that require complete darkness for media viewing or walls where drapery is used to create a striking feature wall often demand wall-to-wall solutions.

    With the right fabrics, hardware, and design approach, drapery can transform these challenging spaces into functional, beautiful focal points while maintaining style, proportion, and flow throughout the room.

    Why Expert Design Guidance Matters

    For many homeowners, this is where working with a design expert makes all the difference. Our Blinds Are Beautiful specialists guide clients through creative possibilities they may not have considered, turning challenging windows into exciting design opportunities.

    Real Custom Drapery Projects in Winnipeg Homes

    Explore the examples below to see how thoughtful custom drapery solutions have helped homeowners in Winnipeg and the surrounding areas achieve both function and stunning design.


    Curved Drapery track

    This space features a beautiful set of windows with an elegant curve. Custom sheers installed on a curved track were the ideal solution. They follow the natural shape of the window, creating visual continuity while highlighting the architecture and enhancing the overall appeal of the space.


    Media room with crushed velvet drapery

    This homeowner had a set of windows in the lower area of the house in which they wanted to create a luxurious media space. Blackout lined crushed velvet drapery panels were the answer!


    Front door with a creative drapery solution

    Windows on either side of a door can be a challenge to cover at times because of their narrow width. This creative solution of custom sheer drapery on a rod that extends over the door addressed the need for privacy and also gave the front door an added wow factor.


    Drapery to create a focal point

    This Primary bedroom was looking for an ultra luxe approach to covering two small windows and creating a focal point to showcase the bed. Custom drapery in a rich fabric and colour was the perfect solution!


    Double high drapery panels

    The space between the windows and the corner of the wall was very tight, but this homeowner wanted drapery to customize the room. Drapery hung to extend around the corner created a beautiful statement which matched the scale the space demanded.


    Corner windows with sheer drapery

    What could have been an awkward corner to cover with blinds or shades was a custom drapery dream when combined with a specialty track that neatly covers both windows to create a seamless look.


    Swing in windows with custom sheers

    Some Winnipeg homes have windows which open into the room creating challenges when privacy is required. This creative approach not only provided a great solution but also added to the existing charm of the home.

    Do you have a room that is in need of a creative solution that custom drapery may be able to solve? We have the expertise to help!

  • Imagin X

    Imagin X

    With Altex’s Imagin X service, the only limit is your imagination! It’s a way for you to personalize your window coverings and add unique flair to your interior design.

    Whether you’re looking to find a creative way to display some of your best photography, personalize your space with unique copies of art or maximize your advertising opportunity, your product will be crafted by experts, using only the highest quality fabrics. The process couldn’t be easier!

    So, don’t wait. Find out more. And make your home or business as unique as you are!

    Exceptional print quality

    A wide selection of fabrics

    Printing width up to 126 inches and unlimited length

    Odour-free. UV resistant ink

    Shades printed and produced in Canada

    Made in Canada
    Customized to reflect your style Imagin X
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    Our Blinds are Beautiful Imagin X specialist helped make some amazing artwork come to life here in one of our Winnipeg schools.

    School with Imagin X screens

    Do you have a project in mind that a Imagin X screen print from Altex, might be the perfect solution for? Let us know how we can help!

  • Skylift Manual Operation

    To manually operate a Hunter Douglas SkyLift, a hand crank provides a direct way to open and close the shade by turning it, while a telescoping pole is used for hard-to-reach windows to operate the shade from a distance.