Riverside Home Fashion: Windows Make a Home

When you think about remodeling your Riverside home, what are your priorities?

New flooring? Brand-new furniture? Even new appliances or cabinets and finish?

What if you could make a bigger impact with less money by looking at just one part of your home?

Your priority should be your windows and window treatments. This is why.

Natural Light Is Incredibly Important

We can’t say enough about how much natural light determines how your space looks and feels. look washed out and faded, no matter how much thought you put into the color scheme. Too little light, and it might look drab and dim, and just plain unattractive.

To complicate things, the amount of light and the angle of the sun changes as the day goes on, so there’s never going to be one constant level of light throughout the day.

To fight against this, install window treatments that can adjust how much light they block easily and quickly. Our recommendations are roller shades or plantation shutters.

Windows Should Determine Other Parts Of Your Home Fashion

You can always move furniture. You can change lighting (to an extent). You can even take out parts of walls when you remodel. But windows are almost always there for good, unless you’ve got a lot of time and money to spend.

The best thing to do is first decide the part you want your windows to play, and then make a plan around that. Do you want your big windows to be the centerpiece of the room? Open up the space around the window and choose a window treatment with stunning, eye-catching colors to draw the eye in. Would you rather the windows act as an accent that helps support other things in the room? In that case, choose something like bright white Polywood shutters to guide eyes across the room.

No matter your preference, start your plan with the windows, and go from there.

Windows Are The Eyes Of The Home

Yes, it’s cliche to call windows “the eyes of the home,” but there is some truth to that cliche. Throughout the day, the eyes of passersby will naturally go to the windows.

 

• Plantation shutters - The wide louvers and clean lines of shutters actually tend to make your window look bigger and bolder than most other window treatments do.

• Accent drapes - Drapes that adorn the top corners of your window can help create a beautiful silhouette when the sun goes down and your lights are on indoors.

• Custom roller shades - Brightly colored or patterned shades drawn partway down your window can add some flair to your more neutral home exterior.

Begin With the Windows, Finish With Your Dream Home

So if you’re thinking about a new direction for your home, windows need to be something you focus on. When you’re ready, Sunburst Riverside can help. Give us a call at 951-517-3030 or complete the form below to get your free in-home consultation at a time convenient for you.