Custom Window Treatments in Blaine, WA
Lorraine’s Window Coverings provides custom blinds, shades, shutters, drapery, motorized window treatments, awnings, and screens for homes and businesses throughout Blaine, Washington.
Whether you want to improve privacy, manage glare, darken a bedroom, preserve an outdoor view, or make your window treatments easier to operate, our team will help you compare solutions suited to your property, style, and budget.
Every project includes personalized guidance, professional measuring, and experienced installation. Schedule a complimentary in-home consultation or visit our Bellingham showroom to see and operate window treatments in person.
Explore Custom Window Treatments
We offer made-to-measure window treatments from trusted manufacturers, including Hunter Douglas, Graber, Alta, Lafayette Interior Fashions, and Norman. Product availability and features vary by collection.
Custom Blinds
Blinds feature adjustable slats or vanes that provide precise control over light and privacy. Their clean lines and durable construction make them practical for homes, offices, rental properties, and other frequently used spaces.
Options may include:
- Wood blinds
- Faux wood blinds
- Aluminum blinds
- Vertical blinds
- Cordless operating systems
- Select motorized options
Custom Shades
Shades are available in a wide range of fabrics, textures, opacity levels, and operating styles. They can softly filter daylight, reduce glare, increase privacy, darken a bedroom, or help insulate a window.
Options may include:
- Roller shades
- Solar shades
- Cellular or honeycomb shades
- Roman shades
- Woven wood shades
- Sheer shades and shadings
- Layered or zebra shades
- Vertical cellular shades
- Motorized shades
Custom Shutters
Custom interior shutters add a tailored architectural feature to a room while offering adjustable light, privacy, and airflow. Each shutter is made for the dimensions and configuration of the window.
Options may include:
- Hardwood shutters
- Composite shutters
- Full-height shutters
- Café-style shutters
- Tier-on-tier configurations
- Specialty-shaped shutters
- Select motorized louver systems
Custom Drapery
Made-to-measure drapery adds softness, color, texture, and visual height to a room. Fabric panels can be used independently or layered with blinds and shades for additional privacy, insulation, and light control.
Our team can help you select:
- Fabrics, patterns, and textures
- Drapery style and fullness
- Light-filtering or room-darkening lining
- Decorative hardware
- Stationary or traversing panels
- Motorized drapery tracks
- Coordinating shades and top treatments
Motorized Window Treatments
Motorization makes it easier to operate tall, wide, frequently adjusted, or difficult-to-reach window treatments. Depending on the selected product, treatments may be controlled with a handheld remote, wall control, mobile application, or compatible smart-home system.
Automated features may also allow compatible treatments to move on a schedule or as part of a programmed scene.
Awnings and Outdoor Shades
Retractable awnings and outdoor shades can make patios, decks, and other outdoor areas more comfortable during bright or warm weather. Depending on the product, they may help reduce direct sunlight, glare, heat, wind, or insect exposure.
Options may include:
- Retractable patio awnings
- Exterior roller shades
- Drop screens
- Zipper-track screens
- Manual or motorized operation
- Select sun and wind sensors
Window Treatment Priorities for Blaine Homes
Managing Sunlight While Preserving the View: Windows that receive strong direct light can create glare while exposing furnishings, flooring, and interior finishes to UV rays.
Solar shades and select sheer treatments can reduce glare while preserving some visibility through the window. Fabric openness, color, window direction, and lighting conditions affect the resulting view and privacy.
Creating Flexible Privacy: Privacy requirements often change throughout the day. A room may need natural light in the morning, reduced visibility during the afternoon, and greater privacy after dark.
Improving Year-Round Comfort: Cellular shades, shutters, lined drapery, and other properly fitted treatments may help reduce heat transfer through a window. This can be beneficial in rooms affected by direct summer sunlight or cooler window surfaces during the winter.
Covering Sliding and Patio Doors: Sliding glass doors and patio doors require treatments that operate smoothly while allowing convenient access.
Controlling Difficult-to-Reach Windows: Tall windows, grouped windows, and openings located above stairs or furnishings can be inconvenient to operate manually.
Motorized treatments may provide control through a remote, wall control, mobile application, or compatible smart-home system. Available controls and automation features depend on the selected product and equipment.
Adding Shade to Outdoor Spaces: Retractable awnings and outdoor shades may help make a patio, deck, or covered outdoor area more comfortable.
Serving Blaine and Nearby Communities
Lorraine’s Window Coverings provides custom window treatments for homes and businesses throughout Blaine and northern Whatcom County. Nearby communities we serve include Birch Bay, Semiahmoo, Custer, Point Roberts, Ferndale, Lynden, Bellingham.
Contact our team to confirm service availability for your property.
Custom Measured and Professionally Installed
Personal Service From Consultation Through Installation
Once you select your window treatments, our team takes precise measurements and coordinates the ordering process. When the products are ready, our professional installers mount, align, and test each treatment before explaining its operation and care.
This full-service approach provides:
Personalized design guidance, accurate window measurements, products custom ordered for your space, professional installation, motorization setup when applicable, product operation and care guidance, and continued assistance after
installation.
Step 1:
Explore your options
Visit our showroom or contact us to discuss your project.
Step 2:
Schedule A free consultation
We evaluate your windows, design preferences, and functional needs.
Step 3:
Professional measuring & ordering
We confirm the details and order treatments made for your windows.
step 4: Professional installation
We install, test, and demonstrate your finished window treatments.
Visit Our Bellingham Showroom
Compare Window Treatments in Person
Pictures and samples are helpful, but operating a shade or seeing a fabric in natural light can make choosing much easier. Our Bellingham showroom features more than 40 displays, allowing you to compare blinds, shades, shutters, drapery, motorized products, and other custom solutions in person.
Our designers can walk you through differences in materials, light filtration, privacy, durability, and operating options. You can also experience motorized window treatments firsthand and explore options from Hunter Douglas, Springs Window Fashions, Alta, Lafayette Interior Fashions, Norman, and more.
Showroom Address:
410 W. Bakerview Road, Suite 101
Bellingham, WA 98226
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Lorraine’s Window Coverings offers complimentary in-home design consultations in Blaine. We bring samples, evaluate the windows, take professional measurements, and help you compare suitable products.
We offer custom blinds, shades, shutters, drapery, motorized window treatments, awnings, outdoor shades, and retractable screens. Available materials and features vary by manufacturer and collection.
Solar shades and select sheer treatments can reduce glare while preserving outward visibility. The result depends on the fabric’s openness, color, window exposure, exterior light, and desired privacy.
Yes. Top-down/bottom-up shades, adjustable blinds, shutters, light-filtering shades, and layered treatments can balance privacy with natural light. The most appropriate option depends on the room and surrounding views.
Cellular shades, roller shades, Roman shades, shutters, and lined drapery can all be suitable for bedrooms. Room-darkening performance depends on the fabric, mounting method, product construction, and light gaps around the treatment.
Yes. Options may include vertical cellular shades, panel tracks, vertical blinds, sheer vertical treatments, roller shades, drapery, and select motorized systems.
Motorization is available for many shades and select blinds, shutters, and drapery systems. Compatibility depends on the product, window dimensions, power source, and installation conditions.
Yes. We offer custom awnings and outdoor shades for suitable windows, patios, decks, and covered outdoor areas. We will evaluate the dimensions, exposure, mounting conditions, power access, and intended use.
Yes. Professional measuring and installation are included in our full-service process. This helps ensure each custom treatment fits and operates as intended.
Visit our showroom at 410 W. Bakerview Road, Suite 101 in Bellingham. You can compare materials, fabrics, opacity levels, operating systems, and motorized controls with assistance from a design consultant.
