Traditionally curtains and drapes were the only choices available for covering the windows of a house. Now there are a multitude of options available in relation to window treatments. Such window treatments include blinds, shades, shutters, sheers and a vast array of other options. Window treatments today offer a dual purpose, both as a functional [...]
To make sure that your window treatments carry both aesthetic and treatment benefits it is important to ensure that you select the right materials. The material which your window treatments are made of can create a vast difference in their overall effect. Interior designers will tell you that choosing appropriate materials will help to both, [...]
Energy saved is money saved. When it comes to energy efficiency, most people will think about repairing the roof or sealing the cracks and holes in their walls. Very few people realize that a lot of energy is lost through the windows. You will notice that your heating is minimal towards the windows. This is [...]
Colors have the ability to affect feelings and emotions. So choosing specific colors for the window treatments in your home may help you to subconsciously calm down when you are angry, or may give you a boost when you are feeling low. They can also be welcoming to guests and may also present a more [...]
When it comes to creating a homely atmosphere, one thinks of investing in beautiful furniture and painting the walls with the right colors, but rarely does one realize that a little attention given to the windows can change the look of your home. You can’t adjust furniture and wall paint, but you can adjust window [...]
You may at first think that window treatments are merely a way for you to control the amount of light, heat and sound which enters and exits each room in your house. This is in fact is correct, although window treatments can also be much more than this. Window treatments may allow you to decorate [...]
We hear it all the time from customers who live in more rural areas – I don’t need window coverings, I live in the woods. Our answer to this is simple: What is your need? If you live in the woods and truly don’t need any privacy – then yes, you may not need window [...]
It does not take an interior designer to agree that window treatments create the first impression whenever someone enters the room. Although there may be other prominent highlights, window treatments such as shades, blinds, drapes and sheers create a blissful and ethereal environment. Hunter Douglas is a specialist in manufacturing window treatments that not only [...]
Hunter Douglas is the the best in the world at inventing new blinds, shades and shutters for our windows. And now that energy saving products are so important for our planet and our lives, Hunter Douglas is inventing new and improved blinds, shades and shutters that reduce our energy use: cleaning the air and saving [...]