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I HATE the vertical blinds the house came wth. I can not put up anything over them because the brackets stick so far out. BUT, I get sun all day in this room. 3 sides have wondows plus a door to the deck. The back window is at least 12 feet wide. not a easy thing to cover. this room faces south so we get sun from morning till the sun goes down. Oh I forgot to tell you. this room was a deck and then a inclosed porch, then made into the livingroom. it is large. 20 feet long by 16 wide that is open to the pub room ( old living room)
I want something to look softer and color. but it has to block out the sun on very hot days.
anyone good with window treatments? HELP  |
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| Honeycomb shades. You can even get the room darkening ones in colors, too. |
| what are they ? never heard of them. |
Here's a good example but you can get them at any blinds place or Home Depot-- that's where I ordered ours. They're also called cellular shades. I love them. They don't get dirty like blinds. If they get dusty, you just kinda shake them around or you can vacuum them. Very low maintenance but they look good.
http://www.smithandnoble.com/sn/product_category.jsp?nav_cat=-17994 |
| those would make a room look very "soft". i agree, honeycomb shades would look great in a large room. |
But are they sheepie-proof?  |
simm2zoo wrote:
But are they sheepie-proof? |
I've had mine since I moved in and never had a single problem but my dogs don't bother things. They're not at all flimsy so it isn't something that they can smash through. |
i like the softer look of roman shades...or sometimes theyre called london shades....smith and noble has some beautiful ones.......but then, for me, its all about the fabric  |
simm2zoo wrote:
But are they sheepie-proof? |
Not if they jump on them. 
These are hunter douglas I think they were called duets. Not sure but they had been great and have lasted since 1994. Until, Copper decided to attack the window trying to get at the landscaper.
So now it's time to replace the windowcoverings. Unfortunately there are five windows in that room so I have to do them all because they are so old.
What's good about them is you can pull them completely up and out of sight so you have almost your whole view from the window.
The blackout ones are great for the bedroom. We have them in the bedroom and those are still in perfect condition. Probably because they are on the second floor. |
