If you find yourself squinting around your home, you’re not alone! Glare is a common—and frustrating—problem, often leading to headaches, discomfort, and, of course, annoyance. The right window coverings can help reduce glare, soften incoming sunlight, and keep your home feeling comfortable without making it dark.
For many California homes, glare comes with other issues too: heat, UV exposure, fading interiors, and a lack of privacy. The good news? You don’t have to block every bit of natural light to solve the problem.
Does This Sound Like Your Home?
Lighting is crucial in making the atmosphere of a room, but too much light can cause a series of issues. Do your windows feel like one big blinding light? Is the sun making it hard to watch TV, work on a screen, or enjoy the room during certain times of day?
Squinting from room to room isn’t anyone’s ideal way to move about their home, so why continue to live that way?
Why Glare Is More Than an Annoyance
With summer comes heat. If you find yourself cranking up the AC, then you’re not only trying to cut the glare. The scorching heat passing through your windows can cause your home to feel like an oven, with costly electric bills.
Sunlight can also damage walls, flooring, furniture, and area rugs over time. And without window coverings, privacy can become an issue from morning to night. For more information on protecting interiors from sun damage, visit our guide to UV protection window shades.
How Window Treatments Help Cut the Glare
A common misunderstanding about window treatments is that they can leave a room feeling dingy and dark. But that’s simply not true. The right shades reduce glare while still allowing natural light to filter into your home. Just look at the way window treatments transformed this space! Doesn’t it look great? Plus, no cave-like vibes at all. If glare is part of a larger heat problem in your home, you may also want to explore our energy-efficient window treatments.
Top Down Bottom Up Shades
Want the best of both worlds? With top down bottom up shades, that’s exactly what you get. These shades allow light to enter from above while keeping the lower portion of the window covered for privacy and glare control. This is especially helpful in dining rooms, living rooms, and street-facing windows where you want natural light without direct sun in your eyes.
Motorized Shades for Glare Control
A fan favorite, motorized shades make controlling the light from large windows and hard-to-reach spots as simple as touching a button.
One tap on your phone—or even a voice command—and you can cut the glare as the sun shifts throughout the day. This is especially helpful for west-facing windows, tall windows, and rooms where glare appears at predictable times.
Roman Shades for Soft Light Control
Like many of our window treatments, Vignette® Modern Roman Shades offer beautiful fabrics along with helpful light control. These shades soften harsh sunlight, reduce glare, and add a finished look to the room. They also come in different styles, including folding and flat-front designs. The customization process is part of the fun!
Other Window Treatments That Reduce Glare
Roman shades are just one option. Depending on your windows and how much sunlight enters the room, you may also consider sheer shades, roller shades, solar shades, or cellular shades. If glare is happening on large windows or floor-to-ceiling glass, explore our large window solutions for more ideas.
Ready to Cut the Glare?
Be it sheer shadings, roman shades, roller shades, or motorized options, one thing is for sure: you can reduce glare without sacrificing the beauty of natural light. Our team at California Window Fashions would be happy to help you find window treatments that are perfect for you and your home. Contact our team today for your free in-home consultation.
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