Manage Natural Light with Your Window Coverings

Window coverings complete a home. You may embellish your home with the best of furniture and artwork to complement, but everything will remain incomplete unless you install the right window coverings. You need to choose window coverings depending upon your taste, interior design, budget, etc. Another important consideration is the amount of natural light that you want inside your home. Window coverings play a major role in managing external light, illuminating your home abundantly with natural light. This would however vary from one room to another as for e.g. you may want a bright bathroom or kitchen and a not-so-bright bedroom or study.

Here are a few tips to help you decide on window coverings in Toronto for different areas of your home for ample light from the exterior.

1. Living Room
   Custom blinds or shutters made of wood or faux wood are best for the living room as you would want to prevent curious and prying external glances from outsiders. The louvers can be inclined, moved up or down depending upon how much light and privacy you want. Curtains and drapes are also a good idea as they lend a formal look and feel to the room where you may often entertain guests.
   French doors are also a great option if you have a living room that opens out into the exterior space or a garden. You can install solar or cellular blinds to reduce bright external glare or also consider other light filtering options that shall protect your furniture, flooring and other art work.
2. Bedroom
   This is a room that requires maximum privacy. Excessive lights can be distracting and prevent you from getting a restful sleep at night or at any other desired hour of the day. Opt for opaque window coverings like fabric blinds, blackout blinds, shades or curtains and combine them with valances.
3. Kitchen
   Window coverings for the kitchen should score high on convenience as well as provide ample natural light. Wood or faux wood blinds are an ideal choice for the kitchen as they are easy to clean.
4. Bathroom
   Blinds or shutters are also good for bathrooms but you need to ensure that they are made from water resistant material. Bathrooms are subjected to immense moisture owing to extensive water usage in the area. At the same time you have to make sure that it is well ventilated. Absence of light and air circulation will lead to mold and mildew which can be unhygienic.

Custom blinds in Toronto probably are hands down winner when it comes to choosing window coverings for homes in terms of functionality as well as aesthetics. However, their construction, material, direction (vertical or horizontal), etc. are important considerations before you install them.