Aura
Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.
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.
Commercial Blinds & Shades
We offer window treatments for any business or commercial setting.
Cornices
We offer window treatments for any business or commercial setting.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Drapery Hardware
Choose from a wide selection of styles.
Fabrics
Choose from our large selection of fabric colors, patterns and textures.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
Outdoor Solar Shades
Make your outdoor spaces more comfortable with our outdoor solar shades.
Window Top Treatments
Add color and softness to your window with top treatments.
After-Hours & In-Home Consultations
Our schedule is flexible, and we can come to your home for a consultation.
Blind and Shade Repairs
We offer quick and professional repairs for your blinds and shades.
Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo
We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
Drapery Repair & Alterations
We offer expert repair and alteration services.
Free Estimates
Get a free estimate for your next decorating project.
Interior Design Consultations
We can help you create your dream interior.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
Consumer Financing by Wells Fargo
We offer financing options for our customers, subject to approved credit.
About Us
Midwest Blind & Shade Co. has been servicing the Michiana area for over 27 years.
Fort Wayne, IN
Midwest Blind & Shade is enhancing homes near the Fort Wayne, Warsaw, Syracuse, and Auburn, IN, areas with quality custom window treatments.
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Bathroom
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Bedroom
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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
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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
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Arched Windows
See blinds and shades for arched, half-circle or half-moon windows.
Bay, Bow, Corner Windows
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French Doors
See shutters, blinds and shades for French Doors.
Sidelights
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Sliding Glass Doors
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Skylights
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Automated
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Blackout
See our options for blinds and shades that best control light.
Energy Efficient
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Light Filtering
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Custom Drapes That Reflect Your Personality & Style
Your home’s interior space is where you can showcase your personality and style, and with custom drapes, you can achieve just that. If you’ve been thinking about this upgrade for the New Year, there’s no better time than now.
At Midwest Blind & Shade, we feature Carole™ Fabrics, a high-quality brand that allows homeowners to design sophisticated, tailored looks for any room. Our team has compiled information on how to personalize your drapes, the practical benefits, and even some design tips to help guide you.
Personalizing Custom Drapes with Carole™ Fabrics
Carole™ Fabrics complement any home décor style with an incredible selection of fabrics, colors, and patterns. Choose from lighter, neutral-colored fabrics for a modern, minimalist look or rich, bold colors to create a dramatic focal point. If insulation is a priority for you, lined fabrics keep rooms warmer in wintertime and cooler in summertime.
When you select the fabrics, we make custom drapes to order. Then, we measure your windows and install the drapes when they’re ready. For added sophistication and convenience, ask us about motorized drapes with PowerView® Automation. This modern system opens and closes your curtains with almost no effort, making it perfect for large windows or hard-to-reach spaces.
The Practical Benefits of Custom Drapes
Aside from their aesthetic appeal, drapes offer additional benefits, such as:
- Regulating natural light, reducing glare, and protecting furniture from sun damage.
- Improving energy efficiency by minimizing heat transfer with thermal-lined drapes.
- Enhancing room-darkening options for bedrooms or media rooms.
- Adding better privacy.
- Absorbing sound to make homes quieter and more peaceful.
5 Design Tips for Custom Drapes
Our design experts have five tips to enhance your custom drapery within your home:
1. Pair Drapes With Valances and Cornices
For a polished look, consider pairing your custom drapes with coordinating valances or cornices. Valances are decorative and functional fabric treatments that hang at the top of a window, concealing hardware.
Typically, cornices comprise wood and upholstered with fabric. They’re more structured and tailored than valances.
2. Consider Bay Window Drapes
Choose fabrics that enhance the window’s shape, like angled drapes for each section. A flexible rod or track system can also accommodate the unique design of bay window drapes.
3. Use Dining Room Drapes
Try elegant, floor-length options for formal dining rooms and luxurious fabrics like velvets or silks. Lighter linens or cotton dining room drapes provide a more casual feel if that’s more your style.
4. Incorporate Living Room Drapes
Living rooms can also be formal or casual, depending on your preference. Select living room drapes that suit the room’s style and function. Our team can show you various patterns and textures that complement your furniture, flooring, and walls.
5. Enhance Your Bedroom Drapes
For your bedroom, focus on fabrics that create a cozy, restful environment. Soft, insulating materials like cotton or linen filter natural light while maintaining privacy. Heavier fabrics help insulate the space, block out light, and reduce noise for better sleep quality.
Shop Beautifully Crafted Custom Drapes Near Mishawaka, IN
Our selection of Carole™ Fabrics, Hunter Douglas Window Treatments, and personalized service make it easy to showcase your style. When you work with our talented team of window fashion experts at Midwest Blind & Shade, you’re receiving unmatched customer service to ensure we bring your vision to life.
Visit our showroom in person, contact us online, or call (574) 271-0770 for a free in-home consultation. Midwest Blind & Shade is proud to serve the communities of Mishawaka, Fort Wayne, Warsaw, Syracuse, Auburn, South Bend, Granger, Elkhart, LaPorte, Plymouth, and Michigan City, Indiana; and Niles, St Joseph, Benton Harbor, New Buffalo, and Three Rivers, Michigan.