Why Window Treatments Are A Must Have

There are numerous benefits to having window treatments installed in your home. You’re likely reading this for a reason, and might want to know how a window treatment would benefit your home and your overall quality of life. I’ll give you just a few examples of how specific window treatments can benefit you and your home. 

Overall Look/Feel: The first and biggest benefit of having window treatments is simply the look, style and feel of your home. A window treatment can drastically change the feel of any room. It’s a great opportunity to be able to design your room or home any way that you would like. You can give any room a certain “feel” with window treatments. Whether it be the fabric, the design or the color, you have many options to make your home look and feel exactly how you want. 

Energy Efficency: Energy costs go up every year, just like everything else. It costs more and more to keep your home cool in the summer months and warm in the winter months. Window treatments are an effective way to help your home stay more efficient. Cellular shades, also known as honeycomb shades are the most effective way to keep your home energy efficient. Shutters, roman shades and dual shades are also very effective ways to keep your home more comfortable and help keep your energy bills lower. 

Privacy: Keeping your privacy is a high priority for most homeowners. Many different window treatments allow for you to keep your privacy while not sacrificing too much light control. There are many different treatment that allow for different levels of privacy.

Light Control: Want your bedroom completely dark? Blackout curtains/shades would be the way to go. Want lots and lots of natural light in your kitchen? Ripple fold drapery can cover your entire window while also allowing all the light to flood in. Light control mainly comes down to the fabric. 

UV Protection: I’m in many homes every week, helping homeowners with their specific needs. It never fails, every week, I have homeowners with sunfaded floors, sunfaded staircases, sunfaded furniture. Want to keep your floors, staircases and furniture protected from UV rays causing them to fade? Window treatments are one of the best ways to protect the inside of your home from being affected from the harmful UV rays of the sun.