Friday, February 27, 2009

Window D?cor QA.

When it comes to the front of the house how uniform should our treatments be? Should all of them be in one color or is it preferable to mix 'n match depending on our interior d?cor?

A : It is common to need the window treatments in the front of your house to be as uniform as possible-just how uniform is up to you. Most of us just ensure that the front products are usually white.

usually, the more symmetrical your house d?cor the much more likely the products should be similar. It's your house, so whatever option you feel is acceptable should be fine. We've central air con but that room is always a lot hotter. What sort of window treatment should I consider that will help me cut my aircon costs in the hot summer months?

A : Look for window treatments that have insulating qualities.

But before you run off in pursuit of the ideal window dressings, here is a beneficial glossary of window d?cor terms from the gurus at blinds to head off to help you navigate thru the ocean of design selections. The slats can be made of wood, fabric or aluminum. The slats or material can be revolved for light and privacy control.

Cellular shades are a cutting edge fabric shade assembled from honeycomb-shaded cells that insulate windows with pockets of besieged air. The practical honeycomb structure of this shade is plain only from the side. From the front, a closed cellular shade seems to be a cascade of crisp pleats.

Roman shades are fabric shades that fold tidily to the top when drawn open. A classic roman shade has overlapping folds when the shade is dropped, whilst a flat roman has no folds when dropped.

Room darkening fabric is a term that refers to fabric which has been treated or is assembled to dam out a giant portion of the daylight, providing a "room darkening" effect.

For more home d?cor and window covering concepts, visit a Blinds To Go superstore ( 1-800-blinds-7 for store locations ) or their site at vertical blinds . Monitoring and research are 2 more of our first services. Visit Stories Canada and find out more about the NC services.

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