Hand-Crafted Luxury

Decorative grilles are one of the most distinctive window treatments Julie and the Made in the Shade Virginia Beach team install — and one of the least common. Made from recycled wood fiber, metal, or walnut, these hand-finished panels work as more than a window covering: use them to divide a room, dress up a plain wall or ceiling, or frame a transom window that would otherwise go untreated.

Every grille is custom designed, so you’re not choosing from a catalog of standard patterns — you’re working with Julie to pick a design, finish, and shape that fits your specific space. As a window treatment, a grille filters light and airflow while still framing the view, which makes it a genuinely different option than a shade or blind when you want the window to stay part of the architecture.

Because so few Hampton Roads homeowners know this product exists, it tends to become the one detail guests ask about first — whether it’s covering a stairwell window, framing a kitchen sink, or standing alone as a room divider.

Grilles read differently depending on the home around them. In established, traditional neighborhoods like Great Neck or Bay Colony, a grille in a walnut or bronze finish reads as an architectural detail — the same category as crown molding, not an accessory. In newer construction around Town Center or Kempsville, a geometric metal pattern does the opposite job: it adds a custom, designed-in touch to an otherwise standard builder window. Either way, a grille is one of the few products that can make a production-built home feel one-of-a-kind.