Hardwood
Heritance®
Real hardwood with the most warmth. It is the line we point people toward for formal living rooms, dining rooms, and bedrooms, where the room is climate controlled and the grain is part of the point.
Service area · Highlands Ranch
Plantation shutters for Highlands Ranch homes
Highlands Ranch is inside our regular service area, and our showroom is a short drive south in Castle Rock. If you want shutters that read as part of the room and stay that way, we measure your actual windows, recommend the right line for each opening, and give you a price in one visit.
Why local matters
A dealer down the road, not a call center
When the designer, the installer, and the warranty center are all the same local company, the small things go right, and they stay right for years.
- The only Hunter Douglas Gallery showroom for interior window coverings in Castle Rock, and an authorized dealer since 2003
- Our own salaried installers, never subcontractors
- A lifetime product warranty, plus 5 years of free in-home service with parts, labor, and the trip charge included
- One appointment, where we measure, recommend, and give you an itemized price on the spot
- Phone
- 303-663-8120
- Hours
- Monday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday & Sunday: By appointment
Open in Google MapsThe three interior lines
We match the shutter to the room, not to the house
Every set is custom made to your openings, so the panels sit square and the fit stays clean. Which line goes where depends on light, moisture, and how hard the room works.
Polysatin composite
Palm Beach™
A composite built to shrug off moisture, warping, and hard sun. That makes it the sensible pick for bathrooms, kitchens, and the west facing walls that take the afternoon in a Highlands Ranch home.
Hybrid
NewStyle®
A hybrid that keeps the look of wood with more of the durability of composite. It is a good middle answer when one order has to cover rooms with very different conditions.
Still weighing the options? Our guide to popular shutter materials walks through hardwood against composite, and the plantation shutters buying guide covers louver size, mounting, and finishes. You can also see the full shutters range.
Designing for Highlands Ranch
What we are actually thinking about when we walk your rooms
Highlands Ranch homes come with a specific set of conditions, and they change the recommendation. Here is what shapes it.
Covenants decide what the street sees
Most of Highlands Ranch sits under community association covenants, and several sub associations add rules of their own. Where a covering is visible from the street, those rules usually call for a white or neutral exterior face. Shutters make that easy, because the louver face you see from outside is the same finish across the whole elevation. We build to those rules as a matter of course, and if you are not sure what your community requires, tell us the address and we can usually find out.
The west side of the house is the whole reason and the whole problem
A lot of Highlands Ranch homes were sited to look west at the foothills, which is wonderful until about four in the afternoon in the summer. Louvers are the reason shutters handle this better than a flat panel of fabric. You can tilt the lower louvers closed against the glare and leave the top open, so the room stays usable and you keep the view.
A mile of elevation is hard on whatever sits behind the glass
Highlands Ranch is roughly a mile above sea level, so there is less atmosphere between your south and west windows and the sun. Floors, furniture, and artwork fade faster here than they would at sea level. On the brightest rooms we usually recommend a composite louver over hardwood, or a solar screen layered behind the shutter, and we will tell you which one your room actually needs.
Wood or composite is a Colorado question, not a taste question
Colorado air is dry and the temperature can swing thirty degrees in a day, and real wood responds to both. Hardwood is the right answer in a controlled interior room where you want the warmth of real wood. Composite is the safer answer in a bathroom, a kitchen, or on a west facing wall that bakes every afternoon. Most homes we do end up with a mix, and that is on purpose.
Where we work
All of Highlands Ranch, and the towns around it
Our showroom is in Castle Rock and our installers cover the south metro every week. If you are nearby and not sure whether we reach you, call and ask. We will tell you honestly.
Beyond Highlands Ranch, we also serve
Castle RockCastle PinesLone TreeParkerDenver metro
Our home market has its own page. See window treatments in Castle Rock, or read what being a Hunter Douglas Gallery dealer since 2003 gets you.
Reviews
Thousands of happy customers, and counting
Honest quotes, a team that shows up, and work that's backed for life. Here's what Castle Rock and Denver-area homeowners say.
“Excellent service! We had a service call on a blind purchased from Value Blinds in 2022. Service call was covered by warranty! Love our whole home Hunter Douglas blinds that we purchased in 2022 from Value Blinds!”
“I love my plantation door shutter! It fits perfectly and is superior to the blinds we had previously. The customer service was impeccable and the process was seamless from measuring to installation!”
“First class all the way! My shades are beautiful and beyond my expectations! Service is above and beyond. Have recommended Value Blinds to my neighbors and friends.”
“I have used Value Blinds for 10 years. They are great! Ashley knows how to measure and Micheal and Josh are the best installers. The customer service is spot on, I will never use anyone else!!”
“A+! We have used Value Blinds 3 times now over the years and every time same great service. They give you honest quotes and don't sell you stuff you don't need. I highly recommend them.”
“Value Blinds and Shutters is a five star experience from the initial call, to the measuring appointment, to the installation. The entire team is terrific. Best prices on Hunter Douglas products. Highly recommend!”
“We had Value Blinds install beautiful shades in our living room and bedroom. Anne, Paul and Josh were an awesome team to work with — both great customer service and quality.”
“Highly recommend! The whole team has been consistently helpful and honest. Blinds are a big investment no matter who you buy them from — it's a relief to have a company you can count on.”
“We've had shutters in several homes over the years, but haven't had any experience as good as we did with Value Blinds and Shutters. The communication from day one was great. Very impressed with all that we worked with.”
Our products
Four ways to dress a window
Our interior blinds, shades, and shutters are all Hunter Douglas, custom-made to fit your openings (exterior shades come from Shade Sense and Colorado-made Insolroll). Here's the plain-English version of what each one does best.
Highlands Ranch questions
What Highlands Ranch homeowners ask us
Do you install plantation shutters in Highlands Ranch?
Yes. Highlands Ranch is inside our regular service area. We come to your home, measure your actual openings, recommend the right shutter line for each room, and give you an itemized price in one in-home appointment. Our own salaried installers do the installation, and every product carries a lifetime product warranty.
Do I have to drive to the Castle Rock showroom?
No. We bring samples to your home anywhere in Highlands Ranch, and the measure, the recommendation, and the price all happen there. The showroom at 735 Park Street, Unit L in Castle Rock is worth the drive if you would rather operate a full size shutter panel in person before you decide, and it is the only Hunter Douglas Gallery showroom in Castle Rock.
How much do plantation shutters cost in Highlands Ranch?
There is no flat price, because the number depends on the size of the openings, how many there are, the shutter line you pick, and the finish. Rather than quote a guess, we measure your actual windows and give you an honest, itemized number in a single appointment. Shutters cost more up front than blinds, and they are built as a permanent fixture that stays with the house.
Which shutter line is right for my rooms?
We install three Hunter Douglas interior lines. Heritance is real hardwood, which suits formal living and dining rooms. Palm Beach is a polysatin composite that resists moisture, warping, and hard sun, which makes it the sensible pick for bathrooms, kitchens, and bright west facing walls. NewStyle sits between the two. Your designer matches the line to each room rather than to the whole house.
How soon can someone come out, and how long does the job take?
We can usually get a designer to a Highlands Ranch address within a few days. Call 303-663-8120 and we will tell you the next open slot. From consultation to installed product is typically about four weeks, because custom Hunter Douglas orders are built to your measurements and most of that window is manufacturing time.
Who actually installs them, and what happens if something goes wrong later?
Our own installers, on our payroll. We do not subcontract, and you get a photo of your installer before they arrive. Every product carries a lifetime product warranty. On top of that you get free in-home service for the first 5 years, with parts, labor, and the trip charge included. After 5 years a small trip charge applies for a service visit, and the lifetime product warranty still stands.
Free in-home consultation
Let's get started on your windows
Tell us what you're trying to solve. We'll bring the samples, give you a price on the spot, and measure everything in one appointment.