We may be biased, but how you dress your windows can transform your entire space. After all, we are experts at California Window Fashions. It’s our pleasure to share our available window covering options with you. They can make a house a home with these elements in an instant. Colors, textures, and dimensions are all considered into adding window treatments to your windows. Let’s take a look at the options and get inspired!
Soft Treatments: Fabrics
Window coverings that are made with fabrics and soft materials fall into the “soft treatments” category. Because there are so many soft window covering options we recently put this together to discuss the 9 different types of window treatments to help you understand them better. The colors and textures really come together to outfit your windows.
Fabrics
With the soft treatments, there are various fabric choices.
Sheer Fabrics: Available for horizontal and vertical shades. The sheer characteristic allows you to see through them, but diffuse light.
Patterns, Prints, and Solids: These fabrics cover the window and block in-coming light while offering privacy. They are cohesive and can coordinate the design of your home.
Woven Fabrics: Think natural and organic. These fabrics are cloth, wood, bamboo, and natural fibers woven together for a distinct look.
Fabric Opacity
The opacity is how much light can come through the fabric vs. how much light is blocked. Depending on what part of your home is being discussed, it will need different amounts of light. To simplify it, let’s refer to it as light filtering or room darkening. There is also the option to pick a number system where a range of opacities is available, including 0% bring the most sheer to 100% light blocking.
Soft Operating Features
How would you like your soft treatments to operate? Roll or stack? Fabrics lined, unlined, or a dual shade system? Interested in an insulated barrier? There are many options for window covering solutions to improve the atmosphere.
Hard Treatments: Wood & Other
The other category of window covering options is hard treatments. They are crafted with structured materials. This may include metal, wood, vinyl and composites. Although they can be manipulated to change lighting and privacy, these hard treatments are stable in place, like shutters and blinds.
Materials
Depending on what look you’re going for, it might change the materials used. We offer real wood shutters and blinds, vinyl shutters, metal blinds, and composite materials for shutters and blinds. Composites are made of a combination of synthetic and natural elements for strength and long lasting durability. The finishes for these materials matter, too. Make sure to inquire about warranties and guarantees against warping or cracking.
Hard Operating Features
Blind slats can be controlled manually with a wand. Automatic blinds control the tilt of slats. Some shutters have a tilt bar. Even Palm Beach collection of vinyl shutter has motorization available. There are many to pick from!
Layers at the Window
Dressing up your windows will never let you down! There are so many options and combinations we can help with. A lot of people are layering window shades, blinds, and shutters with custom drapery. The drapery acts as the frame and the base layer of window treatment coordinates to make it work together. Does that sound like something you’d like to try? Start with our post about Pairing Shades with Drapery. We highly recommend this stylish look.
Mix and Match Window Covering Options?
It’s something we hear a lot! The simple answer is yes. With our help, we can lead you to the right window covering options for your desired solutions and space. The products themselves can be different, but what’s most important is making everything look and function cohesively. Not sure how to do that? We do! Let us be your guide to dress your windows. Contact our experts at California Window Fashions today for a free in home design consultation.
