Louver Shop of Ft. Lauderdale Product Glossary

Learn More about Our Shutters, Blinds and Shades

Build the window treatments you dream about with custom shutters, blinds and shades from Louver Shop of Ft. Lauderdale.

It can be challenging to know where to begin, but our product glossary can help. As well as planning a free, in-home design consultation with your local Ft. Lauderdale professional. We’ll bring the window treatment showroom to your living room.

Read on to learn more about your options—all manufactured in the United States.

Interior Window Treatments

Plantation Shutters

Plantation shutters are chosen for privacy, light diffusion and airflow. Some models are built for improved energy efficiency.

• Plantation Shutters: Classic style for current homes. Wood or cellular PVC shutters with wide louvers (2.5”, 3.5” or 4.5” options at no additional cost). Fully customizable and available in an array of colors. Louver Shop of Ft. Lauderdale exclusive. Also known as plantation blinds.
• Classic Plantation Shutters: Premium wood and cellular PVC plantation shutters that give a traditional style in any home. Our most popular shutter.
• Heritage Diamond Select™: Solid wood plantation shutters made with top-of-the-line materials. They will set your home apart from the rest.
• LouverWood®: Cellular PVC plantation shutters that insulate three times greater than wood.
• Signature Shutters: Solid wood plantation shutters with an exclusive build only available from Louver Shop of Ft. Lauderdale.
• Traditional Shutters: The “original” interior wood shutter with narrow frames and miniature louvers (1.25”).

Blinds

Make your home more pleasant and stylish with Hunter Douglas blinds from Louver Shop of Ft. Lauderdale. As durable as they are beautiful, there’s a window blind for every room. A strong option to filter light and provide privacy.

• Horizontal Blinds: Traditional window treatment available in wood or PVC.
• EverWood^®: Moisture-resistant PVC blinds that give the appearance of wood.
• Parkland^®: Classic horizontal hardwood blinds.
• Plantation Blinds: Plantation blinds have wider slats, like plantation shutters. Usually crafted from wood or faux wood.
• Mini Blinds: Horizontal aluminum blinds with long, narrow louvers.
• Modern Precious Metals^®: Aluminum horizontal mini blinds with modern style.
• Vertical Blinds: Individual louvers clipped into a sliding track at the top of the blind.
• Cadence^®: Soft vertical blinds with the impression of drapes.
• Skyline^®: Gliding vertical fabric panels with contemporary style.
• Somner^®: Custom vertical blinds in vinyl, fabric or aluminum.
• Vertical Solutions^®: Budget-friendly fabric or vinyl vertical blinds.

Shades

Hunter Douglas shades can filter sunlight, reduce heat transfer and block damaging UV rays.

• Honeycomb Shades: Brings superior energy efficiency. Many air pockets give them a honeycomb-like shape and strong insulating qualities.
• Applause^®: Budget-friendly, energy-efficient honeycomb shade with triple-cell construction.
• Duette^®: Most energy-efficient honeycomb shade on the market.
• Pleated Shades: A single piece of fabric that folds into neat pleats when raised.
• Roman Shades: One piece of fabric that hangs flat while closed and stacks when raised.
• Provenance^® Woven Wood: Shades made from natural grass, wood, reeds and bamboo.
• Solera^®: Integrates folded Roman shades with cellular shade construction.
• Vignette^®: Modern Roman shade.
• Roller and Solar Shades: Simple, affordable shades. Curls around a roller when raised. Some models offer extra insulation and light-filtering capabilities.
• Designer Roller: Roller shade with more than 330 fabric choices.
• Designer Screen: Roller shades with UV protection and a view.
• Sonnette™: Traditional roller shade with energy-efficient construction.
• Sheer Shades: Offers both light and privacy. Features vertical or horizontal adjustable vanes floating between backings.
• Nantucket™: Affordable sheers that combine drapes and floating horizontal blinds.
• Pirouette^®: Customizable sheers with superior light control that integrate drapes and floating horizontal blinds.
• Silhouette^®: Premium sheers with excellent light control that combine drapes and floating horizontal blinds.
• Luminette^®: Combines the look of drapes and floating vertical blinds.

Hunter Douglas Operating Systems

Hunter Douglas offers a set of motorized and manual operating systems for its blinds and shades. Available systems vary based on the product.

Motorized Operating Systems

• PowerView^®: Wireless operating system controlled or scheduled via a remote or mobile device.
• SoftTouch™: Battery-operated system with wand operation.
• Vertical Motorized System: Remote or wall-mount system for vertical blinds.

Manual Operating Systems

• UltraGlide^®: Retractable cord or wand remain at a consistent length when raising or lowering shades.
• LiteRise^®: Cordless system works with your hand, pushing up to raise or pulling down to lower.
• Duolite^®: Light diffusion and window darkening in one product.
• LightLock™: Adds 100% blackout capability for Duette^® Honeycomb Shades.
• Top-Down/Bottom Up: Open your shades from the top, bottom or somewhere in between.
• Vertiglide™: Cordless operating system for Duette^® and Applause^® Honeycomb Shades. Can be manual or motorized.
• SimpleLift™: Contoured bottom rail takes away the need for a handle, making raising and lowering shades simple.
• Cordless Lifting System: Cord-free spring-assist system to raise and lower large window solutions.
• EasyRise™: Pull on a loop to raise or lower a shade.
• Clutch-Operated Continuous Cord Loop: Continuous loop works on a pulley, rotating a clutch to raise or lower a shade.
• Custom Clutch: Smooth operating system that offers the smallest gap possible between a shade and a window to remove the most light.
• Standard Cordlock: Locks into place for convenient operation and streamlined appearance.
• Combination Wand/Cord Control: Offers single control to traverse or rotate the vanes or louvers.
• Wand Control: Replaces looped pull cords with a wand.
• Chain and Cord: Brings smooth operation and exceptional light control.

Parts and Features of Shutters, Blinds and Shades

We commonly refer to these parts and features on our window treatment product pages.

• Architella^®: Premium choice for unique Hunter Douglas products. Features excellent energy efficiency.
• Cells: Sections that make up a honeycomb shade.
• ClearView™: Proprietary Hunter Douglas component that increases the outdoor view for select window treatments.
• de-Light™: Proprietary Hunter Douglas option for blinds that hides cord holes and lessens light leakage.
• End Retention System: Proprietary Louver Shop option on hurricane shutters that removes the need for storm bars.
• IllumiCell™: Proprietary Hunter Douglas light-diffusing component for Duette^® Architella^® Honeycomb Shades.
• Invisi-Lift™: Proprietary Hunter Douglas component for shades that floats horizontal vanes on a sheer backing.
• Louver: Wide horizontal panels in a plantation shutter.
• MagnaView^®: Proprietary Hunter Douglas component for select horizontal blinds that nearly doubles the view.
• Polymer: Also known as faux or fake wood. A strong choice for rooms with high moisture.
• PerfectView: Louver Shop of Ft. Lauderdale offers a modern operating system for our shutters that hides the traditional tilt bar from view. This offers smooth operation and increased view through the shutter.
• Slat: Individual strips that compose a horizontal blind.
• SofTrak™: Proprietary Hunter Douglas component for vertical blinds ensuring effortless, quiet operation.
• Tilt Rod: Used on shutters to open or close louvers.
• Trielle™: Proprietary feature for Hunter Douglas Duette Architella Honeycomb Shades that enhances energy efficiency.
• Vane: Hanging panels in a vertical blind.

Exterior Shutters

Decorative and Operational Exterior Shutters

Add curb appeal to your home with decorative exterior shutters. Functional shutters have options to safeguard your home from brutal weather and intense sunlight.

• Bahama Shutters: Tropical-style shutter installed above windows to improve shade and let in breezes while open. Creates privacy and protection against extreme weather when closed. Made from wood, aluminum or fiberglass.*
• Board and Batten Shutters: Suited for rustic homes including lake houses and cabins.
  Made from wide vertical planks connected by a horizontal bar referred to as a batten. Constructed in wood, composite, vinyl or aluminum.
• Louvered Shutters: Our most popular exterior shutter. Brings a classic, colonial style to any home. Available in aluminum, fiberglass, hybrid (composite/wood), vinyl or wood.
• Raised Panel Shutters: Our second most purchased exterior shutter. Regularly used to protect against wind and storms.* Built in aluminum, composite or vinyl.

Storm and Security Shutters

Louver Shop of Ft. Lauderdale has you covered when it comes to rolling storm and security shutters. Whether you need to protect your home from severe elements. Or strengthen your business against outside intrusion. And various models provide extra insulation, keeping you cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

• Rolling Hurricane Shutters: Aluminum and stainless steel rolling shutters lock in place to protect your home from winds up to 230 mph.** Adds shade and insulation for clear days. Held in a housing box above a window or door until they’re needed. Comes with manual or automatic operating systems.
• LouverShield™: Rolling hurricane shutters with an extra-small housing space. Resists winds up to 230 mph, insulates and improves security.
• LouverStorm™: Rolling hurricane shutters with the smallest housing box in the industry. Withstands winds up to 200 mph, keeps out water, insulates and increases security.
• Rolling Security Shutters: Aluminum, stainless steel, plastic and galvanized steel rolling shutters secure in place to safeguard your home from winds up to 140 mph.** Stored in a housing box above a window or door until they’re needed. Available with manual or automatic operating systems.
• LouverSafe™: Rolling security shutters designed to be subtle and aesthetically pleasing. Crafted from 60 percent recycled aluminum.
• LouverTite™: Rolling security shutters that resist intruders and withstand winds up to 140 mph. Made from aluminum, stainless steel, plastic and galvanized steel.
• Storm Bahama Shutters: Aluminum Bahama shutters. Designed to rapidly help you safeguard your home from extreme weather.
• Storm Louvered Shutters: Aluminum louvered shutters. Made to efficiently help you protect your home from from severe weather.