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 Window Treatment Ideas Sometimes living in a small space can be tough, but there’s no reason to take it out on your window treatments. Decorating a small space can be challenging, but there are plenty of options to choose from including draperies, window shades, roller shades and more that will suit your needs perfectly.
One of the most common window treatments for apartments is draperies and curtains. Draperies are a great window treatment for any size room. They help increase energy efficiency and have the ability to adjust horizontally to the sun’s movement. Draperies block heat from entering during hot summer months and keep in the warmth during the winter. Draperies come in so many different fabrics; you even have the ability to add a blackout liner to have the option of room darkening shades. There are different design elements you can add to draperies as well such as tassels or decorative rods.
Another great window treatment for apartments is roller shades. Since roller shades are a clean/minimal look, they are a great complement to any modern or contemporary home. Roller shades control the sun, heat and glare making them a perfect solution to any window treatment need. Roller shades can be customized to include blackout materials or solar control sunscreen materials. This type of window treatment is also available in a variety of fabrics to give you the look and feel you need for your home.
Both draperies and roller shades are great window treatments for any apartment, whether you’re in New York City or Los Angeles. Both provide sun and heat control and given the choices, can be customized to match any décor. There are also other window treatment options to consider including Venetian blinds, window film, valences and more. Depending on your personal style and preferences, any of these window treatments will work for your apartment.
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 drapery systems Draperies are an excellent shading solution for homes and offices. When choosing draperies as your window treatments, you give the room a nice warm feel, while providing the light control you’re looking for in window shades. There are endless options when choosing drapery systems for your home, from color to style to fabric choice and beyond.
Although draperies don’t have the ability to adjust horizontally with the sun’s movement, like roller shades or folding shades, they still offer many other solar shading benefits. Many draperies can be lined with blackout liners to darken a room more than traditional draperies. Controlling the amount of light entering your room can be very helpful is you’re trying to sleep or watching a movie. Draperies are also often insulated for solar control. Insulated draperies can help keep out unwanted heat during summer months and can keep in the wanted heat during cold winter months. Both these solutions benefit you and the environment!
Drapery systems can also be operated manually or with a motorized system. Homeowners throughout New York City often convert their current manually operated draperies into a much simpler, motorized system. Motorized systems eliminate cords and the complications some face with opening and closing. Motorized window treatments can be opened and closed with the press of a button!
Since draperies are one of the preferred solar control options, they can most often be customized to your style and aesthetic preference. Depending on the look, amount of sunlight you want entering the room and purpose you want the window treatments to serve, you can explore your options. Whether it be commercial or residential drapery systems you’re looking for, both provide excellent solar control options for New York City and surround area homes and offices.
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Decorating or adding window treatments to any office can be challenging. If you’re adding window treatments to a small office, a large office or even a home office, finding the right window shades to compliment the atmosphere can take time. Here are some options to consider for office window treatments.
 office window treatments Roller shades
Roller shades have been installed in hundreds of office throughout New York City and across the country. Since there are a variety of options, most businesses can customize to their business brand look and feel. Roller shades also provide a great window treatment for solar control. Roller shades control the heat, sun as well as the glare. Offices have used this type of window shade for traditional offices as well as conference rooms where projectors or other types of media equipment is used for viewing purposes. Since roller shades offer a minimal look and feel, most businesses use them for the simplistic look. With a wide variety of fabrics and styles available, customization is always an option as well.
Folding shades
Folding shades offer businesses another option when choosing window treatments. There are styles such as Roman Shades (honeycomb shades or cellular shades) or other accordion-style options. Folding shades are also customizable and can be designed in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Depending on your shading needs you can use different fabrics, opacities and pleats. Add draperies or a valence to “spice” it up a bit.
Both roller shades as well as folding shades can be motorized, simplifying the opening and closing process. You can open your window shades from your desk! If you’re looking for window treatment options in the New York City area, please contact us and we offer a variety of options to match your needs.
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 Blackout Shades Blackout shades are a type of window treatment used in homes and offices to prevent light from entering a room. Blackout shades are often used in apartments throughout New York City because well, it’s known as the “city that never sleeps.” If you’re looking for complete darkness in your bedroom to get a full night’s rest, consider installing blackout shades. Many times blackout shades are installed in media or home theater rooms as well, where a television or other piece of viewing technology is. Blackout shades prevent glare from the sun on televisions, computers and other viewing screens.
Material varies for blackout shades and there are different levels of “blackout.” Depending on the amount of light you want to enter, if any at all, you can decide which level of opacity you want. Here are a ways manufacturers determine which blackout shades are appropriate for which clients:
Room darkening shades
Although room darkening shades aren’t exactly “blackout” they are a level of classification. Room darkening shades can block sunlight from entering a room, but they don’t block the same level of light that other blackout shades do.
Blockout shades
Blockout shades actually block up to 99% of visible light. These shades are great for bedrooms and media rooms. Since blockout shades leave a halo of light around them, you can choose to add draperies to completely block off the light entering or allow the seepage.
Light-Tight shades
If you’re looking for full darkness, light-tight shades are the choice for you. These window shades also block up to 99% of light, but there are no seepages as all. They are snug around the edges not allowing light to enter.
Since most of these options can be customized to your personal fabric choice, it comes down to the amount of light you want to enter your room. Each option, whether it be room darkening shades, blockout shades or light-tight shades all offer similar features.
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Covering a skylight window with a motorized window treatment not only adds a visual interest to the room, but it’s also a practical solution for controlling the amount of light and heat coming through the window. Skylights are hard to reach and it can be challenging to add a simple window shade where you have to either climb a ladder or use a long pole to open and close the shade. Sometimes extension poles can be hard to maneuver, especially if you’re reaching up high.
Motorized blinds or shades offer simplicity and are a practical solution for all your needs. By being able to open and close the skylight shade with the touch of a button or the flip of a switch, you can enjoy your television show without a glare and you can sleep in without the bother of the sunlight. Light control can be adjusted accordingly, whether you are trying to keep the heat out on a hot summer day or want to feel the warmth of the sun on a cold winter morning.
Don’t be bothered by unwanted heat and light entering your room through your sunlight. Motorized sunlight shades can be installed quickly and will provide ultimate light and heat control for your home. Penthouses throughout New York City have installed motorized blinds and sunlight shades to keep out the sunlight and to help block the noise coming from the “city that never sleeps.”
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