| There are often many types of windows in a home. | | | | aren’t more choices. That said, there are slightly |
| My previous article offered ideas for window | | | | more choices for sidelights than skylights including, |
| treatments for standard window types, such as patio | | | | woven wood shades (also known as bamboo |
| doors and other typical sizes. This article will offer | | | | shades), cellular shades and sheer shades. Woven |
| ideas for two of the other window types that you | | | | woods come in a huge variety of materials and |
| may have in your home: skylights and sidelights | | | | weaves. The material choices include bamboo, |
| (windows beside a door). | | | | grasses, rope, reeds, matchsticks, and wood planks. |
| Starting with skylights, here are some window | | | | These materials are often woven together in different |
| treatments options for you to consider. First, I would | | | | combinations and range in appearance from casual to |
| highly recommend cellular shades. You probably | | | | elegant but all with a bent towards a more |
| already know, but cell shades add insulation to your | | | | natural-look. Woven woods can also be purchased |
| window. They come in single, double and triple cell, | | | | with optional liners for additional room-darkening and |
| the latter offering the greatest amount of insulation. | | | | privacy. Sheer shades are a versatile and elegant |
| That said, cell shades are attractive and come in a | | | | choice for sidelights. They are versatile because they |
| wide variety of colors to compliment almost any | | | | are like two shades in one combining the functionality |
| décor. Also, cell shades can be purchased with a | | | | of a blind with the soft light filtering of shades. Sheer |
| motorized function which is especially useful for | | | | shades for sidelights have horizontal blinds (fabric |
| skylights which are often out of reach. If you want a | | | | vanes) with two sheer fabric facings over the fabric |
| slightly less expensive option consider pleated shades | | | | vanes. When the vanes are open the sheer fabric |
| which essentially look the same as cell shades but do | | | | offers soft light-filtering and when closed offer privacy |
| not have the excellent insulating properties. Both | | | | and light dimming. Cellular shades, as mentioned |
| cellular and pleated shades come in a variety of | | | | before, are attractive, come in a wide variety of colors |
| light-filtering options from sheer to room darkening so | | | | and offer good insulation which is important for almost |
| you can choose how much light you want to be | | | | any home. For the sheer variety of fabric and other |
| filtered. Lastly, both of these shades come specially | | | | material combinations, I would recommend looking into |
| designed to work with skylights and come with side | | | | woven woods but, they may not compliment every |
| tracks that hold the shade in place but allow it to open | | | | décor, whereas, cellular shades and sheer shades |
| and close. | | | | have more universal appeal. |
| Next up are sidelights. Now not every home has | | | | If you are looking for window treatment ideas for |
| sidelight but for those that do, choosing the right | | | | sidelights or skylight shades, I hope this helped. Look |
| sidelight window treatment can really make a | | | | for the next article in my series which will deal |
| difference as it can make the entry way in your home | | | | with window treatments for French doors and |
| really beautiful and functional. Sidelight shades need | | | | oversized windows. |
| to be available in narrow widths, that is why there | | | | |