Brilliantly Redefined Alternatives to Vertical Blinds

Standard vertical panels are a traditional choice for covering sliding doors and oversized windows, but they're no longer the only option. Contemporary alternatives to vertical blinds glide on parallel panel tracks, with cleaner, more efficient profiles: we’re referring to panel track window shutters and panel track blinds for windows.

At Rebarts Blinds and Shades, we offer stunning Hunter Douglas window treatment styles, and we help clients customize these vertical blind alternatives with an impressive range of enhancements.

Introducing Panel-Track Window Shutters

Shutters are cleverly engineered window treatments, build like furniture with impressive operating mechanisms. 

• A Bi-fold Panel system has hinged panels connected together, up to six at a time; it’s attached to a top track that supports their weight and guides the folding motion. This setup lets you accordion open for an unobstructed view, then fold them back neatly when you want full coverage.
• A Bypass Track system lets your shutter panels slide past each other without interruption. They open in the same direction of your patio door.

Hunter Douglas offers the following shutters:

• Heritance® Wood Shutters: Crafted from 100% natural hardwood, these shutters give you lasting beauty with furniture-quality Truemill® dovetail construction, a joinery system that adds the kind of craftsmanship that holds up over time.
• NewStyle® Composite Shutters: These combine the appearance of finely painted wood with the durability of composite materials, thanks to the Hunter Douglas low-luster Finetech® finish. Truemill® dovetail construction gives them the same sturdy build as our genuine wood offerings.
• Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Vinyl Shutters: Backed by the Palm Beach Promise™, these shutters resist warping, cracking, fading, chipping, peeling, and discoloring — their unique Polysatin™ compound combats moisture damage. These shutters are also reinforced by interior aluminum bracing and resin blocks for added durability.

Interested in learning more? Find out which shutter style is right for you!

Panel Track Blinds for Windows

Like vertical blinds that move along a low-profile track, Skyline® Panel-Track Blinds are large-format panels that feature wide, fabric-covered gliding panels that give oversized windows and sliding doors a dramatic, modern backdrop. Each panel moves smoothly along the track, and an interlocking bottom weight keeps the panels hanging straight without shifting or billowing.

With over 450 fabric colors to choose from, the collection suits nearly any room. Choose from two widths, 11 ½ inches or 17 inches, so the scale can be adjusted to match the size of the window or door.

Which Alternative to Vertical Blinds Should I Choose?

This comes down to the feel you want in a room. The best way to compare the styles is to see them in person. We welcome you to visit one of our 4 convenient showroom locations or call to schedule a shop-from-home appointment to learn more about panel track blinds and window shutters that bring modern drama and more color choices to interior spaces. We can walk you through fabric samples, wood finishes, and track options so the choice fits your windows or glass doors.

Swap Out Your Dated Verticals for High-End Design

The time has come to update your windows with a new style you’ll love. Visit our showrooms in Burlingame, Los Altos, Menlo Park, & San Carlos or contact us for a consultation. We serve the Bay Area, including Palo Alto, Mountain View, Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, Redwood City, Foster City, San Mateo, Saratoga, Belmont, Woodside, Redwood Shores, Millbrae, Aptos, Atherton, and Stanford, CA.