Window Covering Answers

Feng Shui and Window Treatments Here are some Feng Shui sites that talk about window treatments and how energy or chi can be improved in your home. Although there is a bit of the sceptic in me about this particular way of looking at window treatments... mostly Feng Shui is plain old common sense.  Here are a couple of links http://www.lindavarone.com/2011/feng-shui-your-window-treatments-are-your-curtains-getting-between-you-and-nature/ http://redlotusletter.com/the-feng-shui-of-windows/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdIXn0L4PSw  

Feng Shui and Window Treatments Here are some Feng Shui sites that talk about window treatments and how energy or chi can be improved in your home. Although there is a bit of the sceptic in me about this particular way of looking at window treatments... mostly Feng Shui is plain old common sense.  Here are a couple of links http://www.lindavarone.com/2011/feng-shui-your-window-treatments-are-your-curtains-getting-between-you-and-nature/ http://redlotusletter.com/the-feng-shui-of-windows/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdIXn0L4PSw  

Outdoor Blinds Double glazed or thermal windows produce unwanted heat gain in the summer months..Outdoor blinds add a level of indoor control to your home. As the video explains heat gain can be troublesome, increasing your energy bills. Plus no one really wants to  live behind their blinds in the glorious summer. Outdoor blinds can temper all this. The following video makes this clear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiCRdLhZn3I

  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.     http://www.bhg.com/decorating/window-treatments/budget/     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.     ht...

All things that appear -  come from artists and design first. Someone has to imagine it. Or. Receive the inspiration to create it. So.  In the spirit of novelty, joy and creation -  here are some pictures from various sources that express the beauty that can be found at the window. Looking for something unique? Pinterest and Etsy are often great places to start to find something that brings the creative right into your home. Here are a few finds that I have delighted in lately. Let us have joy at the window! Window coverings don't always have to be sensible and practical , sometimes they can also bring enchantment.   I would never have the skill or the patience to do this, but the brilliant colours used in this handcrafted crochet turns humdrum into delightful. Is there anything lovelier or more elegant than toile on a French door? Or what about magnificent stained glass on a window? Both of these tre...

Back to the Future - Lace Curtains Re-imagined   So why do lace curtains still have appeal?   I mean this is the 21st century isn't it?   I suppose, lace curtains say something about Art and Creativity. Lace also says something about that special magic that appears only when something is created by hand.    Lace has an ethereal quality. It combines space and non space, light and form,    a barrier that lets the outside in but doesn't let the inside be so very revealing. Lace leaves something to the imagination.       Lace means that this particular space is an entry into the world of the Feminine. A seeming world of kindness and gentleness. A world of growth and possibility. A deeper world of Creativity, of nature and of surprise.   At the edge of the home, at the window there can be - beauty, fragility and strength. Lace combines all three.   Not an aesthetic for all, but ...

Glass Shutters I have not seen these before but I suspect that this kind of interior shutter might prove useful in certain climates. Similar to the thermal window systems in North America, they have the advantage of being moveable and discreet at the same time. One of the difficulties when thermal windows are installed is that the heat in summer is often hard to disperse. Hence the need for air conditioning in modern, well insulated homes. Homes that are state of the art when it comes to heat retention, and energy saving, can become overly warm in the short summer months. For some climates, glass shutters might prove a useful alternative. Obviously the original windows and the view are unobstructed. Besides, they have charm and beauty. Depending on your view of course. Made by The Glass Shutter Company Ltd they might suit your needs. Another clever adaptation by an innovative company. Here is the link. http://glassshutter.co.uk/contactus.html https://www.yout...