window treatments to keep sunroom warm in winter?
I’m looking for advice on attractive window treatments that will keep my sunroom in Wisconsin warm in winter. I’m not concerned about privacy or keeping it cool in summer. The largest banks of windows are 69 inches wide, and there’s also a sliding door. I was thinking cellular shades from blinds.com, with a vertical cellular shade on the sliding door? Do you think that will look cheap or ugly? From a design standpoint, we’re installing white oak floors in here and painting the room… I want it to look nice but be less chilly!
Please ignore the post Christmas mess in these photos, and the random bed my toddler got for Christmas that we have yet to move upstairs!
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PROWindows on Washington Ltd
2 years ago
PROFenstermann LLC
2 years agoHey There: A great way to improve the overall well feeling in a sunroom are bottom-up top-down honeycomb shades. First, they do install as inside mount to your window and do not cover your trim no do they stick out and make your room smaller. Then they are super functional and versatile in usage. With our 'no-header' system, you also have no strings across your glass.
Last but not least, they do work with your crank out windows. The double layer fabric prevents the warm air to touch the cold glass and cool down. The honeycomb shades are literally creating an air insulation between your room and the cold glass. This works the other way round in the summer as well.
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