A Few Reasons Why Your Home Needs Shades

If you’ve just moved into a new house, congratulations! You’ve now got a blank slate upon which you can create the home of your dreams. You get to decide on paint colors, furniture, and so much more. While you’re determining the right window coverings, we’d like to recommend shades.  

Why are shades such a great option? For one thing, they come in a wide array of styles, designs, and colors. You can choose from Roman shades, roller shades, dual shades, privacy shades, blackout shades, and bamboo or woven shades. You’ll also have a large variety of transparency options available, so that you can control the amount of sunlight that gets into your room. What’s more, shades come in manual and motorized, so you get to decide which option is most convenient for you. Beyond this superficial appeal, however, there are many factors to recommend window shades.  

• Shades help protect against harmful UV rays. The harmful effects of UV rays are well-documented, and shades can protect your family. Solar shades, in particular, are designed to block UV rays while allowing visibility.  
• Installing shades provides insulation. When you install shades, you are insulating your home, trapping heat and air between the window and the shades. By minimizing heat loss and gain, shades can help make your home more energy-efficient and reduce your energy costs. Roman shades and quilted roller shades are the most effective options for providing insulation and air control.  
• With shades, you can take control of your room’s sunlight exposure and heat. You can adjust them to allow more or less heat and light into a room, and with motorized shades, you can do this at the touch of a button. Preventing too much sun exposure and heat can help protect your furniture and flooring from damage like fading and discoloration.  
• Shades can be used in just about any room. Some types of window coverings aren’t particularly versatile and would look oddly out of place in certain rooms. Shades look great just about anywhere you want to install them! They come in a wide variety of colors, textures, and patterns, and made of many different materials, so no matter what your aesthetic sensibility may be, you’re sure to find shades that suit you. Whether you’re outfitting a bedroom, kitchen, living room, or even a sunroom or porch, you can find the perfect shades to complete the look of your room.  

When you’re looking for custom shades, blinds and shutters, trust Value Blinds and Shutters for high-quality products from top manufacturers, like Hunter Douglas. For over 18 years, our factory-trained team has served homes and businesses all over Douglas County, CO, offering free in-home consultations and a showroom where customers can see our large selection of window treatments. Call 720-606-6178, contact us to schedule a consultation, or visit our showroom Monday through Friday.