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The Cooperative Power of Shades and Awnings

If one is good, then two are better, especially when discussing window coverings. By utilizing two different styles of window coverings on a single window, you can reap the benefits of both treatments regarding the environmental control of your home's interior. At Walls & Windows, we recommend always pairing treatments with this intention.

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Focus on performance optimization, like using an interior shade and an exterior treatment together to maximize coverage and control. We love shades and awnings used together because each complements the other's features and provides a solution with elevated light control, an increased ability to protect the home, and a one-of-a-kind style personalized to individual households.

Benefits of Awnings

Awnings are an exterior window covering, which is at the heart of the treatment's strength and the many benefits that awnings provide homeowners. By extending from the primary structure, awnings can block sunlight before it touches the house. This means harmful UV rays and temperature-rising solar heat never enter the home and thus never have to be combated to maintain a comfortable interior environment. Additionally, because awnings are an exterior solution, precious real estate inside can be utilized in other ways.

Benefits of Window Shades

Interior shades play a significant role in a room's style and how comfortable it is for people to spend time in that room. Shades occupy visually prominent areas of a room, appearing throughout a home; this gives their design a great deal of influence in the space, and homeowners can elevate their décor with the innovative styling of window shades.

Interior shades also work tirelessly to create comfortable home atmospheres by blocking light to eliminate glare or direct sunlight that might strain the eye, absorbing or reflecting solar heat to keep temperatures consistent, and providing privacy so residents don't feel exposed when others pass by outside. Hunter Douglas has a wide variety of high-quality interior shades in their collection to suit different home styles, including the latest models of shutterscellular shadesRoman shadesroller shadeswoven wood shadesblinds, and sheer shades.

Benefits of Shades and Awnings in Layered Design

By partnering window shades and awnings, homeowners can build a layer of intelligent protection over windows or doors. Awnings provide exterior safeguarding taking on the initial bout with sunlight, while interior shades act as the supporting internal line of defense guarding against any sunlight that gets past the awning or reflects from other surfaces. And while both treatments are busy protecting your home, the aesthetic design options like color and fabric choice let homeowners personalize the inside and outside of their home.

Hunter Douglas Shades and Custom Awnings near Bellingham, WA

Benefit from the collective power of using window shades and awnings in layered window treatments by connecting with the team at Walls & Windows. Request a consultation to discuss how this combination of window coverings could best serve your home and the custom style options available to match the new treatments with your home's aesthetic. Walls & Windows is located near Bellingham, WA, and serves the areas of Blaine, Anacortes, and Bellingham in western Washington state.