Feb 09 2007
Windows make the home
Whether it is a starter house in the suburbs or a loft in the city, making a first house or apartment feel like home is a daunting challenge to young people at the start of their careers. Furniture from Mom and Dad’s attic can help, but what about those big, naked windows?Privacy and light control are two important factors in determining how comfortable a house is. The right window covering will provide both - plus mood and style enhancement that can make even an almost empty first house feel like home.
New from Hunter Douglas (1-800-265-1363; www.hunterdouglas.ca), the largest window coverings company in Canada, Park Lane Privacy Sheers combine features of sheers, draperies and vertical blinds in one streamlined product at a lower price point. The textured sheer fabric softens and diffuses light, while fabric vanes, which can be either translucent or room-darkening, rotate for light control and privacy.
For those who prefer a horizontal product, Modern Precious Metals aluminum blinds, also from Hunter Douglas, now have a new, patent-pending product - Reveal with MagnaView - that revolutionizes the look of horizontal blinds. Tilted closed, they look like standard blinds. Tilted open, however, the slats nest together in pairs to create double the view-through compared with standard blinds. For example, the 2″ slat size opens to a view-through comparable to a 4″ slat product. It is available in on-trend colors such as Venetian Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Turquoise Sky and Vintage Gold, as well as neutrals.
In the end, warm memories will be what turn a house into a home, but to help inspire these happy times, make an effort to create a welcoming environment, starting at the window.
Credit: www.newscanada.com
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