Keep Cool This Summer with Custom Energy-Efficient Window Treatments

Window treatments aren't purely decorative. Beyond giving your home a fashionable flair, they also function as temperature controls for each room, making your home cooler, more energy efficient, and more comfortable this summer. No matter what custom drapery or window treatment you choose, your family and your home will thank you.

Why Custom Window Treatments Benefit Your Home

June is here, and along with it comes a wave of heat that lasts well into the year. Missouri is well known for its heat and humidity, so climate control in your home is important. Window treatments provide the perfect way to beat the heat while maintaining an elegant, energy-efficient home. The right custom window treatment makes all the difference in making your home a stunning display of art while keeping the energy bills low in the summer. 

Controlling Temperature and Insulation

Cellular shades, shutters, blinds, and even lined drapery panels offer built-in insulation for your home. These treatments reflect sunlight and the associated heat while retaining cool air. Cellular shades, in particular, are exceptionally energy efficient and offer a higher degree of insulation than other window treatments due to their construction. Also known as honeycomb shades, their ruffled design acts as a natural insulator that beats the heat while looking good doing it. 

Comfort and Light Control

Many window treatments, such as blackout drapes or blackout shades, are intended to manage glare and heat during peak sunlight hours. The fabric used in these window treatments reflects and blocks sunlight, so hardly any of it penetrates, keeping your rooms at the light level you would prefer. No more annoying glare from the window at sunset or shifting sunspots at noon.

If you've ever tried to wake up in the summer, you often find yourself up earlier than intended because of the sunrise. As it peeks over the horizon, the sunlight always lands directly on your face, no matter where you are, waking you up before your alarm. Different window treatments like blackout shades, cellular shades, blackout drapes, roller shades, and blackout Roman shades offer you greater protection against the morning sun and help improve your sleep schedule throughout the summer.

Managing the Sunlight

Speaking of sunlight management, window treatments give you the full breadth of control over how much light enters your home and when. Now those long summer days don't need to be filled with full sun all the time. If you need an afternoon nap, a bit less glare on the computer monitor, or just want to keep one of your rooms darker to maintain the temperature, light-filtering window treatments are the perfect solution.

If you want to add a modern flair to your home while managing the light, there are motorized and smart-home-integrated window treatments. These modern solutions to age-old problems give you the freedom to manage sunlight your way. You can either set them to adjust at certain times or remotely control them from anywhere in the home. Keep your home elegant and your windows covered with a modern solution that never goes out of style.

Outdoor Summer Comforts

Summer is the perfect time to lounge outside on the patio or in your backyard and soak up some sunlight. However, summer tends to be hot and only gets hotter under the sun. Add the weather and local bugs to the mix, and you've got a recipe for a short visit to the backyard before retreating indoors. Outdoor shades are the perfect way to mitigate your summertime problems.

Outdoor roller shades and zippered panel shades are ideal for patios, decks, and pergolas. They block the glare of the sun, reduce heat by offering as much shade as you need, and extend your outdoor usability options. They can also keep out the weather and bugs, giving you the perfect opportunity to enjoy the outdoors without the added annoyances. 

Enjoy Summer and Sunshine Your Way

With summer right around the corner, there's never been a better time to contact Sunshine Drapery about setting up your summer-ready window treatments. If you book now, your window treatments will be assessed and installed in time for you to benefit from them all summer long. Keep the heat outside and stay cool inside while giving your home a unique, elegant addition that's sure to turn heads. If you feel like it's time to control the sunlight in your home, Sunshine Drapery is here to help.