Useful Sites

 
A Short List of Useful Sites
 
 
There are so many useful sites when it comes to window coverings and sorting through them can become time consuming.
 
 
Listed below are a few that have energy saving tips or DIY money saving ideas and instructions.
 
 
 
 
As is often the case Better Homes and Gardens has one of the best all round sites when it comes to window treatments of all kinds.
 
The video instructions for various DIY window treatments are so simple and easy to follow!


There are numerous youtube videos on this subject, some more interesting than others. Some trying to sell you something. And some purely instructional and educational.




From Britain -
a slightly different approach


Offering a good overview and a short video of the problems associated with windows. Easy to understand. Some novel approaches.

 
 
 





BASEMENT WINDOWS and Heat Loss  - BRRRR.


I wonder how many of us just ignore our basement windows as a source of heat loss. Mostly basements can be very dark places so usually we don't cover these utilitarian windows. We need the light. After listening to this video I realized this is another way of saving energy, stopping heat loss at the window and saving money. I actually used this method for several years when my windows were both cold, drafty and a great source of light and heat in the daytime but awfully cold at night. It works and it is simple. The trick here is make them look more attractive.


 
 
https://youtu.be/hnjoPNquvJk

From Down Under

 Where they know a bit about sun control

 
https://youtu.be/j8shQjaqPJg
 
 
From the Desert in California
 
One woman's new product to keep houses cool.
 
 
 
https://youtu.be/nZWuhkVj_lY
 
 
 
Bamboo Blinds - What a difference
 
The newer trends in bamboo and in window coverings are something of a departure for North Americans. Why this is so I have no idea.
 
Windows need to be covered in ways that turn them into an artform , these bamboo blinds do just that.
 
Instead of plain, utilitarian blinds that often look drab, why not try bamboo blinds that look like these. Largely inexpensive... these blinds bring a totally different way to cover your windows.
 
Like this





http://www.orientalfurniture.com/oriental-furniture/WTCL07-51.html?Category_Code=blinds-and-shades
Or like this
 
http://www.orientalfurniture.com/oriental-furniture/WT-GEISHA.html?Category_Code=blinds-and-shades

Or this 

 
http://www.orientalfurniture.com/oriental-furniture/WTCL09-0505.html?Category_Code=blinds-and-shades
 
 
http://www.orientalfurniture.com/oriental-furniture/WTCL09-0503.html?Category_Code=blinds-and-shades
 
 
I am not suggesting this manufacturer over others, there are probably other manufacturers who create lovely and INEXPENSIVE bamboo blinds.
 This website seems reliable.
 
Here is the link:
http://www.orientalfurniture.com/oriental-furniture/WT-GEISHA.html?Category_Code=blinds-and-shades
 
 
 
 


 


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