Window Treatments: 4 Considerations for Buying New Ones

Take some time to think about how you’ll be using the room. Is this room intended for a specific purpose, such as a dining room, or is it meant to serve multiple purposes throughout the day, like your living room? Thinking about how you need the room to function and if it needs to function in multiple ways will help you select the ideal window treatment. 

Pro Tip: Family rooms serve multiple purposes. A place for homework, movie nights, afternoon naps, and even folding laundry. Give yourself options by considering blinds, with a double curtain rod. A double curtain rod lets you have a transparent sheer on the back rod with a light-blocking curtain on the outer rod. This setup gives your family multiple lighting options. Explore all the options Amazon has to offer.

Some of us like to grab our coffee in our pajamas while others like to get dressed by their closets. It’s important to take into consideration the level of privacy required for each window in your home. 

Pro Tip: Not all windows in a room have to have identical window treatments. Consider adding treatments that give you more privacy near your closet and bathroom while using a light curtain or sheer to let more light into a window that doesn’t receive a lot of indoor foot traffic. Keep your color palette and prints the same to create a consistent look. You can also change the type of glass in windows where more privacy may be required. Some glass types include a white opaque interlayer or a textured glass type that obscures the view while still allowing light to shine through.

If you’re moving into a new home, try to give yourself a few days and nights before you race out to buy window treatments. Quickly, you will know if there is a street light that shines in your window at night, or if the sun’s rays fill your room a bit too early for your taste. Also, think about who’s using the room. A darker room may help you get your children to bed more easily. 

Pro Tip: Blackout curtains used to be an amenity only enjoyed at hotels. Now you can buy functional and stylish blackout curtains at stores like Target and online at Wayfair. If you are not a fan of blackout curtains, glass tints can help you achieve a similar outcome.

By answering these questions for each room in your home, you’ll be able to select the ideal window treatments to serve everyone’s needs in your family.