Adding window treatments to your sliding glass doors can keep your home more comfortable by reducing heat gain and providing light control, among other benefits. At Mr. K’s Fabric Shop, serving Quincy, IL, we can help you find the best Hunter Douglas sliding door window treatment ideas for your home. We’ll work with you to select materials, colors, fabrics, and styles that meet your needs, goals, and vision for your home.
Unique Needs of Sliding Glass Doors
Sliding glass doors are just like large windows in many ways. Their wide glass panels are wonderful for natural light, but they can also allow heat gain and loss. Left uncovered, they let in glare and UV light, too, fading your belongings and making it difficult to see TV or device screens. Sliding doors provide a direct view in and out of your home as well, compromising your privacy.
Top Sliding Door Window Treatment Ideas
Hunter Douglas Skyline® Panel-Track Blinds for Sliding Glass Doors
Skyline® Panel-Track Blinds glide smoothly and silently along a track above your door to provide full coverage. Panels come in two widths, 11.5 inches or 17 inches, and you can stack them to the left, the right, or on both sides of your door, where they lie flat and stack tightly against one another. They’re available in over 450 fabric and color choices, including a range of opacities. They provide excellent privacy, light control, energy savings, and protection from glare and UV light.
Duette® Cellular Shades with Vertiglide™ for Glass Patio or Balcony Doors
Duette® Cellular Shades are our most energy-efficient window treatments. They trap air to insulate, reduce heat gain and loss, and absorb sound. You can select from a wide range of color and fabric combinations, from semi-sheer to opaque. For sliding glass doors, we can hang them vertically with our Vertiglide™ operating system, allowing them to glide from side to side and making them easy and effective to use.
Other Tips and Ideas for Sliding Doors
As you style your sliding doors, consider these tips and ideas:
- Layer with drapery: Frame your sliding glass door or install full drapery you can adjust for privacy as needed. Consider a double layer, pairing drapery with blinds or shades for a finished look.
- Choose Duette® Duolite®: These window treatments pair two fabrics or opacities in one shade, so you can filter light and keep your view during the day, then switch to room-darkening privacy at night.
- Add PowerView® Automation: Since sliding doors see heavy daily use, motorized shades let you open and close them with the touch of a button, a scheduled routine, or a voice command, without the reach and safety concerns of pull cords.
- Add an outdoor awning: A custom awning over your patio or sliding door blocks heat and glare before it reaches the glass, complementing your indoor window treatments and helping keep the room cooler.
Contact Us for Sliding Door Window Treatment Ideas
Block light, enhance privacy, reduce UV exposure, and improve functionality with these window treatment ideas for your sliding glass doors. At Mr. K’s Fabric Shop near Quincy, IL, we carry Hunter Douglas window treatments and will gladly help you find the best options and customize them to your space. We also carry custom awnings, finishing touches like cushions and bedspreads, and upholstery and reupholstery services.
Request a consultation by completing our online contact form or by calling (217) 222-5816. We proudly serve Hamilton, IL; Hannibal, MO; Monroe City, MO; and Keokuk, IA.
