Dress Your Home Up With New Window Coverings
New curtains can add a pop of color to your space and even help you manage your utility bills. No matter the age or style of your home, dressing your windows up can be a simple way to spruce up the house. The tips below can help you both brighten and warm up your home.
Warm up an older home
If your home is of an older vintage, you may wish to call a place like Window World of Boston for an estimate on new windows. Old windows can leak a great deal of cold air when the winter winds blow.
To boost the warmth of your home, especially those north windows, consider adding rich color by changing up your window coverings. Add burgundy velvet drapes with a heavy canvas lining to your north windows. If you prefer to keep the light low in that room, put up a cloth or wooden border, called a pelmet, to block even more cold air.
Many older homes have high ceilings. You can increase the opulence of the space by putting the pelmet or rod near the ceilings and hemming the drapes at the baseboards. You can easily give your home a rich, Victorian feel by putting the right hardware high up on the wall.
Boost your UV protection
UV light can do a great deal of damage to your possessions. It will fade your paint and it may leave your wallpaper looking washed out. Cover windows at the south end of your home with lightweight curtains that feature a vinyl UV layer to cut down on heat build-up over the summer.
This will take the pressure off your HVAC system. If you're working with a place like Climate Design Systems LLC about your next furnace or AC unit, UV protective drapes are a good investment. Because these curtains have a vinyl backing, they will be opaque. If you love bright florals, know that you can put any color intensity on the "room" side of your drapes and the color will last!
Add blinds
Another option is to add automatic blinds under your curtains. These clever units close when your windows are in full sun and open when the sun moves on. If your windows are new and weather-tight, this may be all you need to cut down on heat build-up and reduce the risk of sun damage to your possessions.
You can also invest in blinds that come with a sheer pocket or panel. These blinds do a wonderful job of the following:
Blocking direct sun
Providing privacy
Reducing dust build-up on your blinds
If you prefer the combination of curtains and sheers, the addition of blinds to your sheers will make it easier to control the amount of daylight that enters your home.
Curtains are a wonderful way to dress your home up or tone it down. Heavy drapes that have a bit of sheen add old-world opulence. Light, cotton curtains give the space a cabin or cafe feel. You'll find plenty of curtain ideas from The Home Mag on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
