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Stationary Drapery

Custom Stationary Drapery Panels for a Polished Interior

Stationary drapery panels are a powerful design feature that instantly enhances your windows. While they remain fixed in place, they frame the window, add softness, and introduce texture and dimension to the room. Properly designed stationary drapery panels can also create the illusion of height or width, making ceilings feel taller and windows appear larger.

Many homeowners choose custom stationary drapery panels instead of ready-made options because the difference in quality and finish is noticeable. Custom panels allow for double-height installations, which are ideal for two-storey spaces and grand rooms. They provide greater fabric fullness, resulting in a richer, more substantial look. Most importantly, custom design gives you access to a far wider selection of fabrics, patterns, and textures that coordinate seamlessly with your interior design.

At Superblinds, our experienced Design Consultants approach every project with precision. We carefully plan panel width, return, stacking space, and proportion to ensure balance and symmetry. We also guide you through selecting complementary drapery pleat styles, which influence how your stationary drapery panels hang and shape the overall aesthetic.

Equally important is the finishing detail of drapery hardware. Curtain rods, rings, finials, and track systems complete the look while ensuring proper support and a tailored appearance. Coordinating hardware with your panels and pleat style creates a cohesive, designer finish.

With expert guidance, thoughtful planning, and quality craftsmanship, Superblinds delivers stationary drapery panels that feel intentional and refined — never off-the-shelf. If you’re ready to elevate your windows with custom design, our team is here to help you create a finished look that enhances your entire space.

Stationary Panels

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Traversing Drapery

Custom Traversing Drapery for Style & Function

Traversing drapery combines the softness of fabric with full functionality. Unlike stationary panels, traversing drapery is designed to open and close smoothly across a rod or track system, giving you control over privacy, light, and room ambiance.

Custom traversing drapery is ideal for bedrooms, living rooms, patio doors, and large windows where light control and privacy are essential. When properly designed, these drapes glide effortlessly while maintaining a tailored, structured appearance when closed.

Choosing custom traversing drapery over ready-made curtains ensures proper proportion, fullness, and long-term performance. Custom designs allow for:

Accurate wall-to-wall or ceiling-mounted installations
Double-height applications for two-storey spaces
Correct stacking space so panels clear the glass fully when open
Premium lining options for improved light control and privacy
Access to a wider range of high-quality fabrics and textures

At Superblinds, our experienced Design Consultants carefully plan every detail. We evaluate window size, projection, return, and daily use to determine the best system for smooth operation. Selecting the right drapery pleat styles is also essential, as pleats influence how the fabric folds, stacks, and moves along the track.

Equally important is selecting appropriate drapery hardware. Traversing drapery typically requires track systems or specialized rods designed to support the fabric weight while ensuring consistent, fluid movement. Coordinated hardware enhances both performance and visual appeal.

With expert measuring, thoughtful design, and quality craftsmanship, Superblinds delivers traversing drapery that functions beautifully while elevating your space. If you’re looking for custom drapery that offers both design impact and everyday practicality, our team is ready to help you create a solution tailored to your home.

Traversing Drapery

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Gliding Panels

Gliding Panel Window Treatments in Winnipeg | Superblinds

Elevate your Winnipeg home or office with gliding panel window treatments from Superblinds. Sleek, modern, and versatile, these panels are perfect for large windows, sliding glass doors, and room dividers. They provide a stylish, functional alternative to traditional blinds or drapery, letting you control light, privacy, and flow in any space.

About Gliding Window Panels

Also called panel track blinds, gliding window panels feature wide fabric panels that glide smoothly along a horizontal track. They can stack neatly to one side for an unobstructed view or cover the entire opening for privacy. Designed for large windows, sliding doors, and open-plan spaces, they bring a modern, clean look while adding flexibility to your home or office.

Features & Benefits

Wide fabric selection from top brands: Whether you prefer soft neutrals, bold textures, or patterned designs, our collections from Hunter Douglas and Graber offer a wide variety of fabrics. Additionally, these fabrics coordinate seamlessly with roller shades, solar shades, and other window treatments to create a cohesive look.
Smooth operation for convenience: Not only do panels glide easily with a travelling wand, but they can also be automated via app, remote, or smart home system. This allows you to adjust light and privacy effortlessly throughout your home or office.
Ideal for patio doors: Thanks to their design, gliding panels slide smoothly, giving full access to sliding doors while maintaining a clean and modern appearance.
Versatile as room dividers: Furthermore, gliding panels can be used to create distinct spaces within your home or office. In other words, they add flexibility, style, and privacy wherever you need it.
Child- and pet-safe design: Because they are cordless, these panels eliminate dangling cords, creating a safer environment while also keeping a neat and uncluttered look.
Modern, streamlined style: Overall, gliding panels add a contemporary, sophisticated feel to any space—from living rooms and bedrooms to offices and media rooms. In addition, they enhance both the design and functionality of your windows and open areas.

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Wood Shutters

Hardwood Shutters in Winnipeg | Superblinds

These real wood shutters bring timeless elegance, natural warmth, and lasting durability to any home. Crafted from 100% natural hardwood with precise dovetail construction and a variety of unique finishes, these blinds offer a classic look that enhances the beauty of every room. Beyond their aesthetic appeal, real wood blinds provide excellent directional light control, privacy, and insulation, making them both functional and stylish.

At Superblinds, our experienced design consultants help you select the perfect wood blinds to complement your décor, ensuring a combination of quality, craftsmanship, and custom fit that will elevate your home for years to come.

Features and Benefits

Select brands offer customization with a wide assortment of paints and stains.

Superior Craftsmanship—with dovetail construction to create strong panels for lasting value

Louver Sizes—2 ½”, 3 ½” or 4 ½”.

Sustainability—harvested from responsibly managed forests

Available in several tilt options for personalized light control and privacy

Heritance Hardwood Shutters - Custom Colour

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Wood Blinds

Custom Wood Blinds in Winnipeg | Superblinds

Custom Wood Blinds bring timeless beauty and natural warmth to any space. Crafted from real wood and available in rich colours, painted finishes, and elegant stains, these blinds add depth and character to your windows. Designed for both style and function, these blinds are lightweight, easy to operate, and tailored to fit your Winnipeg home perfectly—creating a warm, inviting look that never goes out of style.

Features and Benefits

Light control and privacy – with a tilt of the slats

Complete view to the outside – without lifting the blind

Sustainability – harvested from responsibly managed forests

Available in 2″ and 2 1/2″ slat sizes

Enhanced safety lift system with no exposed cords

Brackets hold lowered blind securely in place

Wand tilts slats

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Vertical Blinds

Vertical Blind Treatments in Winnipeg | Superblinds

These are a versatile and practical window covering, perfect for large windows and sliding glass doors. Their sleek, modern design offers excellent light control, privacy, and ease of maintenance, making them a popular choice for homeowners who want both style and functionality. Available in a wide range of materials, colors, and textures, vertical blinds can be customized to complement any décor, while providing effortless operation and long-lasting performance.

At Superblinds, our experienced design consultants help you select the ideal vertical blinds for your home, ensuring a perfect fit and tailored solution for your space.

Features and Benefits

Light control and privacy – with a tilt of the vanes

3 1/2″ vanes available in a variety of fabric and PVC options

Stacking options – choose from left, right or split

Enhanced safety wand system with no exposed cords

Wand tilts slats

Stacking Options

There are a variety of stacking options to select from.

Stacking-Centre-Split

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Solar Shades

Solar Shades in Winnipeg | Superblinds

Solar Shades are specially crafted to reduce harsh UV rays while maintaining your view. Designed to protect your furniture, flooring, and décor from sun damage, these shades offer a sleek, modern look without sacrificing natural light. These window treatments provide comfort, style, and protection for any room in your Winnipeg home.

Features and Benefits

UV Protection – keeps furniture and flooring from fading prematurely.

Fabric Openness Factor – choose from five options.

Maintain Your View – while controlling sun and glare.

Extensive fabric selection

Choose from a variety of finishing options such as cassettes, fascia or valances

Choose from a variety of control options

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Sheer Shades

Sheer Shades in Winnipeg | Superblinds

Sheer Shades combine the soft elegance of sheer fabric with horizontal vanes that can be tilted to control light and privacy. Their layered design allows you to diffuse sunlight while maintaining a clear view, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. These window treatments are a stylish, versatile solution for any room in your Winnipeg home.

Features of Sheer Shades

Sheer Fabric and Horizontal Vanes: The sheer fabric diffuses light for a soft glow, while the vanes allow for precise light control and privacy.
Diffused Light and Glare Reduction: The fabric minimizes harsh sunlight, creating a comfortable ambiance.
Soft Glow and Privacy: When closed, the vanes provide privacy while maintaining the gentle glow of natural light.

Best Applications

Sheer shades are ideal for spaces that benefit from diffused light and a soft, elegant atmosphere, such as:

Living rooms
Dining rooms
Bedrooms

Silhouette by Hunter Douglas

Hunter Douglas Silhouette Sheer Shades have S-shaped fabric vanes which float between sheers. For gorgeous, diffused light, along with daytime privacy. Sheer shadings let you enjoy filtered light and a daytime view, while maintaining your privacy.

Pirouette by Hunter Douglas – a unique shade to set your home apart from the rest

Hunter Douglas Pirouette Shades are a type of sheer shade that combines the elegant look of a fabric Roman shade with the functionality of a sheer shade. When closed, the fabric vanes resemble a Roman shade, but they can be opened to reveal the sheer fabric backing, which softens and diffuses natural light, providing a unique form of light control.

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Luminette by Hunter Douglas

Hunter Douglas Luminette Privacy Sheers marry the beauty of sheers with the privacy of soft draperies. Available in a side or split stack design, these vertical sheer window treatments are especially suited for larger, rectangular windows and sliding glass doors.

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Roman Shades

Roman Shades in Winnipeg | Superblinds

These window treatments are the perfect blend of elegance and practicality, bringing the look of curtains with the convenience of shades. Designed to raise and lower smoothly, they create neat horizontal folds when lifted and can hang flat or softly pleated when lowered, giving your windows a tailored, sophisticated appearance. Available in a wide range of fabrics, colors, and textures, Roman shades provide customizable light control, privacy, and style, making them ideal for living rooms, bedrooms, and any space where you want a combination of beauty and functionality.

With guidance from our experienced design consultants at Superblinds, you can select the perfect shades to complement your home’s décor while meeting your practical needs.

Vignette by Hunter Douglas

Hunter Douglas Vignettes offer everything you love about the traditional Roman shade with original features, sleek lines, and sophisticated elegance. These roman shades feature flawless folds of luxurious fabrics with no dangling cords in the back of the shade for a clean, crisp look that glamorizes your windows and creates an inviting, warm space.

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Roller Shades

Roller Shades in Winnipeg | Superblinds

Roller Shades offer clean lines and a timeless aesthetic, making them a versatile choice for any room. Their simple, streamlined design complements a wide range of décor styles while providing effective light control and privacy. These window treatments combine functionality and elegance for a polished, modern look in your Winnipeg home.