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When choosing window coverings, choose quality and a timeless look so they have staying power in style and substance. Quality products will also protect your furnishings, flooring and finishes from harmful UV rays without compromising your light or view. Here are tips to consider when choosing window dressings for private spaces such as your master bedroom and ensuite.
A luxurious master suite that serves as a serene retreat is on many homeowners’ wish lists. In addition to an inviting master bath, the suite should have luxurious bedding, ample storage and be a comfortable place to lounge. The Hunter Douglas Alustra Collection includes window shadings in the Gold Radiance sheer fabric that softens the light in your bedroom and creates a luminous glow throughout the room.
The master bathroom, especially with a whirlpool tub and separate shower, is a big asset in today’s homes. For a luxurious look, dress a window over the bath with a Duette honeycomb shade with the top-down/bottom-up option. This gives your bath privacy while allowing in light and providing a sky view. They are available in a broad assortment of fabrics and colours with a variety of opacities, pleat sizes and state-of-the-art lifting systems.
In the search for serenity at home, homeowners emulate the organic materials used in spas by decorating with products like Alustra Woven Textures. These shades highlight natural textures and beautifully filter light with 20 natural-textured and light-filtering fabrics available in both Roman shade and window shade designs.
When dressing windows, keep in mind how they will look from the outside. A typical Roman shade, for example, is not very attractive seen from the outside because grommets and seams will often show and colours will not be consistent. Window fashions like Vignette Modern Roman shades – a dramatically improved innovation on the typical Roman shade – with no rear lift cords and a neutral white backing ensure a uniform appearance from the outside. Many other window fashions are also created with neutral white backings for this very same reason.
If your windows are large, an ideal dressing is Silhouette window shadings in the new four-inch vane size. This bold size is perfectly scaled for oversized windows and combines the architectural appeal of a shutter with the softness and elegance of a sheer for windows up to 10-feet wide and 10-feet high.
The right window covering can provide significant savings. In response to rising energy costs, Hunter Douglas has introduced the Duette Architella Collection of honeycomb shades – providing the ultimate in energy efficiency at the window. Duette Architella shades feature a unique, patented construction consisting of a honeycomb nestled within a honeycomb. This provides two more air pockets than the original Duette honeycomb shade and dramatically increases R-values, which measure a product’s ability to keep heat in and cold out.
For more information call Hunter Douglas Canada at 800-265-1363 or visit www.hunterdouglas.ca.
