In this blog entry, the shade installation and window treatment experts here at Los Angeles Shades and Blinds will detail the basic how-to’s of determining the best window shade for your property that matches your aesthetic tastes, your budget, your lifestyle, and your functional needs.
Determine What Window Shade Features are a Must
First try to analyze what features of window shades are an absolute must for you. Do you need shades that have cordless lifting or closing features? Do you need waterproof window treatments? Do you need a window shade that can work with a motor or pair with your smart home technology? By analyzing the features you absolutely require before looking at your options, you can save your time by eliminating what window treatment options won’t meet your needs, and find it much easier to determine the window treatments that satisfy your needs.
Analyze your Room Type
Analyze the space in which the window treatments will be installed. Is there one kind of shade or window treatment that will best match the space of the room, it’s light, it’s layout, it’s decor, the window shape, or your own particular aesthetic preferences? If you have difficulty finding an answer to these questions, ask yourself some more:
- What do you like more, shades or blinds?
- Do you prefer roman shades, motorized shades, Roman shades, or any other shade type?
- What material do you prefer? Wood, faux wood, natural wovens, fabric, synthetics?
- Are there any windows that require unique or special treatments – like windows that are too bright in the morning, afternoon or evening?
Consult a Window Treatment Expert
Consult a window treatment expert here at Los Angeles Shades and Blinds to help you exclude what window treatment options WON’T meet your needs. Bring a list of your required features to one of our expert window treatment consultants, and allow them to visually inspect your space and it’s light flow. Our team will marry your preferences and concerns with their keen aesthetic eye and mastery of window-treatment-light-control in order to help determine the best features of our myriad shade and blind models to best suit your needs.
Order Shade and Blind Samples
We recommend ordering samples of window shades and blinds to visually and tactically inspect the window treatments. You want to know what they feel like in your hand, how their color meets the decor and lighting of your room, and how they contrast, match, or clash with your window. These small swatches can help you better understand how the window treatments will appear in your home. Keep in mind that these swatch samples are primarily for color and texture analysis, rather than the actual sizing of the real shade or blind that will be installed in your window.
