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Home improvements can be exciting, but they can become a point of stress the moment you realize you haven’t set aside enough funds to complete them. The inevitable questions about finishing the project versus waiting until later, compromising on materials or quality, and doing it yourself instead of paying a professional to do it can sap the enjoyment out of a happy time. Fortunately, this does not need to be the case.

When contemplating upgrading window treatments, we often think of the living room or bedrooms first. The bathroom, while often overlooked, requires just as careful consideration; it demands windows that are not only stylish but functional. 

Not only do you need to choose window treatments that fit the often small or oddly-shaped windows in the washroom, you need to select materials that can stand up to major humidity and that will be easy to clean. Privacy is also an important consideration for any room in the home, but especially for bathrooms. 

Now more than ever, we all need to do what we can to stay healthy. Getting enough sleep each night is crucial to good health. If you are not getting a restful, deep sleep each night, however, you could be throwing off your body’s natural sleep rhythm. One big reason it is often difficult to get a good night’s sleep is this: Your bedroom may not be dark enough to allow you to fall into a deep sleep. Thankfully, there is a simple fix – swap your current window treatments for blackout shades.

Graceful, elegant, and timeless, vertical blinds have been a familiar sight in homes for decades. Many of us may have fond memories of standing at the window, slats rattling around us as we waited for friends or dates to show up. Maybe you also remember a happy dog’s tail whacking a slat out of the holder to leave a gap in the blinds.

Vertical blinds have come a long, long way since those days. They have become a quiet, sturdy mainstay of a classic home aesthetic: Versatile enough for windows where you need a workhorse but elegant enough for common rooms where you want to impress.

Cat people and dog people may argue about their preferences, but they all have one thing in common: they love their furry friends. Life just wouldn’t be the same without our cats or dogs!

Another thing many pet owners have in common: Our pets can wreak havoc on window treatments. Curious by nature, they want – nay, need – to check out the world beyond the walls of your home, and many of them do not care what they destroy to get there. If your dog tends to tear up your shutters trying to bark at other dogs on the sidewalk, or your cat uses blinds as a climbing gym, read on for a few ideas on how you can save your window treatments.