Window Treatments: Solutions For Comfort And Privacy
Architects and engineers are getting creatively crazier than ever before
, and are experimenting with ideas and designs like no other. Just try imaging living in a home rotating on a central axis suspended a few feet above the ground and offering you a complete and all round view of what is happening around you. You get the chance to shield your bedroom from direct sunlight by rotating it to another direction just at the click of a remote button. Well, this is not a hallucination! It is a true design idea that was developed to project level before it was temporarily shelved. This and many other designs like these would have taken shape had we not been hit by a bad timed recession. But today, even if we do not live in rotating houses where we could either shield our windows from sunlight or enjoy the sunshine while it lasts, there are a few good solutions that can help us moderate the amount of sunlight entering our house as well as bring about a touch of class indoors. When designing windows, the designer, or the architect usually considers the direction it would be facing and the amount of sunlight it would bring in. Privacy is also to be considered while position the windows and with it the necessity of dressing up the window.
Window treatments actually are an art that goes far beyond just covering your window with drapes, curtains, blinds or shades. It is not just about dressing up a window but the creating and maintaining of a comfortable and secure ambience in the entire room. It is also about creating a welcoming and stylish look as much as it serves the purpose of controlling light flow. Before deciding on what or how your window should look, you should also think about what kind of window dressings would suit the demand for style and practicality of the particular room.
The size and placement of the window is one of the factors you have to consider before you decide on what kind of window treatments would suit the room. If it is your living room that houses your TV and is the place where you send time with your family your window treatment has to serve the purpose of blocking excessive sunlight while watching TV as well as to provide privacy. Well designed window treatments give you the control to enjoy the beautiful landscape from your window any time you want to without compromising your privacy, while also giving you the chance to shut out the external world and enjoy the comfort of your privacy all with the simple pull of a chord.
by: Terry Mickelson