What blinds, shades and shutters cost in Indianapolis

By Opal Waverly, Painting and Window Treatment Guides Editor. Updated September 2026

The ranges by product

Published per-window figures give a useful planning range. Faux wood blinds run about $80 to $250 per window and real wood blinds about $150 to $400. Cellular shades fall around $120 to $350, and solar shades around $50 to $350. Plantation shutters run about $150 to $800 per window, motorized shades about $350 to $1,000, and curtains and drapery about $50 to $500 per window.

Those ranges are wide because window size and options matter as much as the product. A small bathroom window in faux wood sits at the bottom of its range; a wide living room window with a cordless lift or a top-down, bottom-up shade sits near the top. For how the products compare in use, see our cellular shades and plantation shutters pages.

What a typical order costs

Looked at by project rather than by window, published data puts the average blinds installation at about $753, with most projects between $208 and $1,343. Unit pricing tells a similar story: installed blinds average roughly $145 to $339 per blind and installed shades about $181 to $382 per shade.

Most households do not buy one blind. A whole-house order of twelve to twenty windows is common in newer homes, and the total depends on mixing products sensibly: blackout shades in bedrooms, moisture-resistant faux wood in kitchens and baths, and something more decorative in the main living spaces.

What installation adds

Installation labor is a smaller share of the total than most people expect. Published figures put it at about $15 to $50 per window, or roughly $140 to $400 in labor for a typical order. Installation covers the in-home measurement, mounting brackets into solid framing, leveling each treatment and checking that every lift and tilt works.

The measurement matters more than the mounting. Custom blinds are made to the size measured, and a quarter-inch error on an inside mount can mean a light gap or a blind that will not fit. That is why we measure every window ourselves before ordering; our custom blinds page explains the process.

What moves the price up or down

Window size is the biggest factor, followed by material and the lift system. Cordless lifts, top-down bottom-up options and motorization each add cost. Specialty shapes such as arches, angles and very tall windows need custom fabrication. Blackout linings and room-darkening fabrics cost more than light-filtering ones.

On the other side, ordering several windows of the same size in the same product, choosing a standard color, and using simple faux wood in utility rooms keeps the total down. Inside mounts use less material than outside mounts on most windows, though the choice should come from the window depth, not the price.

Where to spend and where to save

Spend where the treatment does the most work: bedrooms that need real darkness, large sunny windows where heat and glare are a problem, and the tall or hard-to-reach windows where motorization is a convenience rather than a luxury. Insulating cellular shades pay back in comfort in rooms that run hot or cold.

Save where moisture and use are hard on materials. Faux wood holds up in kitchens and bathrooms better than real wood and costs less. Solar shades are an economical way to cut glare in sunrooms and offices while keeping the view. One product family across a floor also looks more consistent from the street.

Getting an accurate quote

A real quote starts with an in-home measure: every window's width, height and depth, how it opens, what is around it and which way it faces. Before the visit, count your windows by room and think about what each room needs, whether that is privacy, darkness, light, insulation or simply looks.

If you are also painting, plan the treatments after the paint so the brackets go onto finished trim. A consultation can settle colors and treatments together, and the ranges above are planning figures from published market data, not our prices.