How to Minimize Pet Damage to Your Window Treatments
Dogs and cats may be your best friends, but they certainly don’t have the same regard for the finer things in your home that you do. Whether you have a puppy that likes to chew everything in sight, your cat likes to claw the drapes and climb through the blinds, or your dog goes ballistic […]
How to Childproof the Windows in Your Home
Children are prone to accidents, as every parent knows. As their motor skills develop and they learn to crawl, walk, and move through the world, their curious nature is going to lead to tumbles and trouble along the way. This is why you work so hard to childproof your home, where the vast majority of […]
Energy Efficient Window Coverings: What You Need to Know
In case you didn’t know, windows are a primary point of ingress for outside temperatures, whether you live in a climate that enjoys sunlight year-round or you suffer through freezing temperatures during the long winter months. Keeping your home comfortable and controlling energy costs can feel like a losing battle when outdoor temperatures leech in […]
5 Important Factors to Consider when Choosing Window Treatments for Your Bedroom
While your home is your castle, your bedroom is your sanctuary, and you want it to be a comfortable and stylish reflection of your personal sensibilities. This not only means choosing bedding and flooring designed to help you create a cozy nest for sleeping, but also choosing accouterments that further your restful goals. When it […]
Common Mistakes to Avoid when Cleaning Your Window Treatments
You put a lot of time and money into adding the right window treatments to your home or office to elevate the style and sophistication of your interior spaces and ensure optimal function, including adjusting lighting and privacy and regulating temperature and noise pollution. It’s only natural to want to keep your window dressings spotless […]
How to Reduce Light Leakage in Your Home
The world we live in is well-lit. It’s hard to believe that just over a century ago, the vast majority of homes still relied on candles and gas lamps for illumination after dark. Now we take it for granted that a simple flick of a switch will offer instant lighting, day or night. Of course, […]
How to Select the Right Window Treatments for Your Climate
When you first start searching for suitable window treatments for your home, you might focus on aesthetic concerns like colors, textures, and so on that represent your personal style and elevate your interior design. From there you’ll probably look for features like blackout properties that offer you optimal control over lighting and privacy. However, you […]
Using Shades to Make Your Home Look Bigger
It’s not easy to choose the right window treatments for your home, especially if you have no background in interior design to ensure you get the right styles, materials, and proportions. You might, for example, love the look of voluminous, floor-to-ceiling drapes, and while these will work splendidly in a large room with vaulted ceilings, […]
What are the Main Benefits of Exterior Solar Shades?
When it comes to installing beautiful and functional window treatments in the home or office setting, most people are stuck on the traditional notion of interior window dressings. After all, you wouldn’t hang drapes outside your window. While you may have considered adding outdoor awnings as a way to reduce the midday glare, you should […]
Window Treatment Opacity Explained
There are several considerations involved in selecting window treatments for your home. First and foremost, you want to preserve your privacy. Most homeowners and businesses also want to control the amount of light coming in. You may have additional goals like reducing noise pollution, heat gain, and energy waste. Of course, you’d probably like to […]