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Roller Shades:
The “Come Bach” Shade
Did
you know that one of the oldest type of window treatment which has been around for over 100 years is
back in style? Once your "grandma's old roller shade" in a plain white vinyl they are a popular choice
both for commercial and residential spaces. It's demand has increased greatly
because of new beautiful fabrics, textures, colors, opacities, designs, and
better lifting systems. Gone are the days when you have to pull them hard to
raise and lower, as well as the uncertainty of where it will stop, or how fast
it will go up. Brings back memories?
Technology has since caught up with roller shades which are now very easy to
operate, more reliable, and available in different types of operating systems
from cordless to motorized, offering child and pet safety in the home.
Depending on the openness, roller shades bring the outdoors in, cut the glare,
give you better temperature and privacy control. Solar shades, a type of roller shade, has varying
degrees of openness depending on the sun control needed.
Some
fabrics are inspired by nature and come in different textures that give
character to your space. Roller shades,
absolutely simple yet elegant.
Darker solar shade fabrics
(left picture) offer excellent view
through and glare control, while lighter fabrics (right picture) are better for temperature control. If you
can see out during the day, at night it will be the opposite if there is light
inside the home.
Light filtering fabrics (left
picture) let light through while giving privacy, whereas room darkening fabrics
(right picture) block light, keeping in mind that roller shades have a bigger
gap on the sides where light can seep through.