Window coverings are an essential part of homes and buildings. They offer many benefits including privacy, shade, and cooling. With the variety of window coverings available, it can be difficult to determine what is right for your indoor space. Are blinds, shades, or shutters best? Even more, what color and style should you pick in these coverings? If you are…
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3 Ways to Improve Your Home
Home improvement projects are a great way to increase the value of your investment. When you update your space, it is often more functional and visually appealing. Even better, there are plenty of home renovation projects that you can choose from to enhance your home. Here are three popular options. 1 - Update Your Window Coverings Does your home need…
Window Treatment Designs from HGTV Homes
You can use beautiful window coverings to style your home, whether its for function or flair! Click this link to view the gallery.
Add Classic Charm With Shutters
Shutters evoke a feeling of refinement and charm, thanks to their history of adorning plantation homes in the South. You can add that same classic look to your own house, regardless of where you live. Window coverings today are made of either wood or a wood composite. Take a look at the differences between them to decide which would work…
Window Coverings for Your Interior Design Project
When you decide to update your interior, your mind might immediately be drawn to paint colors you wish to incorporate or the new style of furniture you would like to bring into your home. However, one easily overlooked aspect of interior design projects is windows. These can be eyesores in an otherwise polished room if coverings are dated or have…
Professional Tips on Choosing the Right Window Treatment
Houzz contributor Shane Inman offered up some tips on how to choose between all of the window treatments available. Check 'em out to make your decision easier: Semisheer window treatments: Choose the thickness of the fabric based on how much light you want to let into the room. Privacy can be an issue with ultrasheer fabrics, so choose depending on…
Window Treatment Options for Your Home
There are a few considerations before deciding on a window treatment that you like. You may want to block light, have privacy on a lower level, insulation in the winter, or a completely open window during the day. Using both hard and soft window treatments together bring both functionality and style to your home. Hard treatments, like shutters or wood…
Evaluating Hardwoods for Shutters
Wood shutters are aesthetically pleasing and long lasting. They are typically also a very eco-friendly alternative, depending on the manufacturer’s techniques. Once you determine that they are the right option for your windows, the decision moves to the type of wood that would suit your décor. One of the benefits is that your selection is guaranteed to be unique thanks to…
Choosing the Right Window Treatment
There are so many options when it comes to installing window treatments in your home, whether they're for privacy, texture or light. They have the power to bring the room together and add new design elements. So, what is the right window treatment for your home? Here are a few fast facts on the differences between available window treatments. Drapes "hang…
Architect Turns Whole House Into Shuttered Paradise
Wow, what a use of shutters! Dutch architect, Roel van Norel redesigned a garden house into a modern, unique abode. One entirely glass wall is fitted with retractable shutters which overlook the beautiful landscape, while another wall has movable window shutters that open up to take in more light. Check out these amazing photos of the redesign: Read more…