What is your room used for?
The use of your room is a very important factor. Window coverings in a media room would be fundamentally different than those say on a kitchen window. I use the privacy feature my wood blinds offer in my bedroom all the time. I close them each evening as I am getting ready for bed. This keeps any unfortunate soul from accidentally catching me changing into my PJ’s! The room darkening feature of the traversing lined draperies keeps the sun from waking me earlier than my alarm actually does. Other than bedrooms, I rarely ever touch window coverings. I know others (mainly some family members who will remain unnamed) that close every window covering in their home each and every night, only to walk around and open them all in the morning! That’s just ludicrous to someone like me, but might sound heavenly to you.
Every window covering offers beauty and design, but if you also need function then you need to state what you want out of the window coverings in each room. I personally take into consideration beauty, design and function in the bedrooms. I want privacy and a certain amount of light control on the weekends. In other parts of my house I am purely concerned with beauty and added design. What are your needs in each of the rooms in your home?
