Skylights. They offer a unique way to bring natural light into your home. Refreshing beams of sunshine. But what happens when that sunshine becomes annoying? What if the direct glare is ruining your furnishings? What if there’s just too much light? And what about the constant draft? If you have a love/hate relationship with your skylights, we’ve got the most sought-after features of the best shades for skylights.
The Best Shades for Skylights
Our clients often ask us, “What shades will work for my skylights?” And while you may have been spending a great deal of time searching with the same question, we can tell you–without a doubt–we have the best shades for skylights. What are they? Honeycomb shades. These are easily identified as the best shades for skylights because of their features. Both the Duette and Applause shades that we carry are capable of solving each and every one of your concerns about you skylights. Do any of these sound familiar…?
I Need Energy Efficiency.
Of course you do. If you live in the Cleveland area, energy efficiency probably sounds like music to your ears. Have you ever thought about how your skylights affect the energy in your home? With normal windows, you run the risk of experiencing up to 50% heat loss. With skylights, the windows are at the top of the room–which is EXACTLY where heat rises to. Yikes. Not only will the cellular structure of honeycomb shades insulate your skylights, but with Skylift technology, weather stripping adds another level of energy efficiency. The best shades for skylights will provide you with the valuable protection you need throughout the year, no matter what our crazy Lake Erie weather has in store for us.
I Need Shades That Function.
Absolutely. The point of having windows and skylights is to enjoy the refreshing natural light that enters. Skylights allow you to bring in the light and use it throughout your home. But how do you prevent too much light, while also enjoying the light? There are two recommended operating systems for the best shades for skylights: Manual and Power. Wand control offers you manual function of your skylight shades. That means, when you want your shades open, you use the wand. PowerView motorization is the ultimate control for your skylights. Motorized shades means that you can function your skylight shades with the touch of a button. Use a remote or you favorite device to control the opening and closing. Schedule adjustments with the PowerView App–and it even allows you to save your favorite scenes. You’ll never have to think about it again, unless you’re thinking, “Wow. This is the easiest thing I’ve ever done.”
I Need Style.
More importantly, you need fabrics that will offer your home upscale design while also providing lifestyle function. Can specific fabrics do all that? Yep. With the best shades for skylights being honeycomb shades, you choose fabrics that will blend into your ceiling. Blending in will make sure that your ceiling looks flawless–unnoticed. And the lifestyle function? That depends on the room. Bedrooms and media rooms do best with room-darkening fabrics that will let you sleep in late on a Saturday morning. No longer will your skylights determine what time you wake up. Other rooms, like your kitchen or living room, will do best with light-filtering fabrics. Invite in ambient light, while protecting your furnishings, temperature and atmosphere.
Skylights are unique and offer lighting benefits that you cannot experience with other windows. You’ll also experience problems that your other windows may not offer. Learn to love your skylights again. The best shades for skylights will solve your concerns while improving the benefits. Our team, at Timan Window Treatments, would love to help you decide how to solve your trickiest window covering problems. Contact us today for a free, in-home consultation.
