There’s many benefits to front door windows, especially if its positioning allows glorious natural light to flood into the entrance of your home. However, sometimes, for both security and practical reasons it’s best to keep front door windows covered. In this blog entry, the Los Angeles shades installation service experts here at LA Shades and Blinds will detail the best ways to cover up a front door window.
Stable Window Treatments
We recommend installation of a secure and stable window treatment that doesn’t have potentially hazardous wiring and cables. Some examples of stable window treatments that would best work with a front door window are cordless blinds or tilt and turn window coverings. Cordless blinds have no cord that controls their up and down motion. Cordless blinds come in a wide variety of configurations and styles including faux wood or even Roman shade style. Cordless blinds have no loop cords or roller shades, and are controlled by simply grabbing them by their lower half and pulling or pushing to open and close them. With no loose cords, there’s no need to be concerned about getting caught when you open or close the door. Tilt and turn window coverings are stably mounted on your window with magnetic brackets, making sure you won’t have a risk of the covering swaying or moving as you open or close the door, preventing potential injury.
Natural Lighting
If you want some room darkening but don’t want to sacrifice your natural light, top-down bottom-up shades are a fantastic option for front door windows. Top-down bottom-up shades can open from the upper half downward, keeping the lower part covered. These shades allow you to control the flow of natural light from the thin open slit at the top while the rest of the shade is effectively sealed. This helps you ensure privacy, as natural light will flow into your home from an area that only a very tall person would be able to look through.
Privacy
As mentioned above, window treatments offer the benefit of marrying light control with privacy. Since your front door is the main entrance to your home, it’s essential that your front door provides privacy. The window treatments mentioned above help you ensure privacy for all door and front door window types – including french doors, side opening doors, electronic doors, and even doors with stained glass!
