The kitchen is a part of the home where guests, family and friends naturally gravitate. It’s a place that encourages a sense of togetherness, comfort and laughter as people gather around food and good company. The best kitchen window treatments for the holiday season are important, as they can make all the difference in the ambience of this room and the comfort your guests feel. The right window covering can insulate your home from the cold, minimize the need for your HVAC system and lower your energy bills not just during winter, but also year-round.
Kitchen window treatments frame views of cascading snowfall and snowcapped peaks and create the perfect base for festive window decorations.
Let’s take a look at some of our favourite kitchen window treatments.
Duette Honeycomb Shades
Start the new year off right with honeycomb shades that are able to insulate your home from the cold and heat. Honeycomb shades, otherwise known as cellular shades, feature a honeycomb-shaped cell that traps air and creates an extra layer of insulation. This protects your home from the winter’s cold temperatures, as well as the summer heat. They’re sleek, modern and innovative, helping you save money on your utility bills. They’re also offered in top-down varieties which allow plenty of light through without compromising privacy. Have little ones? Motorize your honeycomb shades or go for a cordless variety for peace of mind when your children are in the room. Honeycomb shades also come in a variety of light control options: sheer, light-filtering, room darkening and blackout.
Drapes
While drapes aren’t the perfect option for your kitchen alone, they’re a great way to dress up your existing window treatments if your kitchen opens up into another room. Whether windows are big or small, you can use floor to ceiling drapes to create the illusion of taller ceilings and more depth. Coming in a wide range of light filtering options, drapes come in blackout, room darkening, light filtering and sheer, giving you maximum control over the light that illuminates your space. In addition, they’re a great way to give warmth to any space with their soft, cascading fabrics.
Roman Shades
Roman shades combine the elegance of drapes with the practicality of blinds and shades. They come in a wide variety of shapes, patterns, colours and styles from balloon, teardrop, cascading and relaxed. Available in stripes, Jacquards and other innovative fabric styles, Roman shades are the perfect fusion of functionality and beauty. These fabrics also provide extra insulation for you throughout the year. Want to have more energy efficiency? The Hunter Douglas Roman Shades at Home Makeover Centre also ensure the winter months are warm, with lowered utility bills. Have little ones? We can also motorize them for you with our wide range of cordless and motorized options, a perfectly safe choice for households with children and pets. Want to pair them? Combine your Roman Shades with soft, transparent sheers that will add extra softness to your windows.
Wooden Blinds
While wood blinds aren’t the smartest choice for a high-humidity room such as the kitchen, they’re a great way to add warmth, class and elegance to the room that opens up into the kitchen. On the contrary, you can opt for faux wooden blinds in the kitchen area as they’re resistant to moisture, warping, mould and look just as great as real wood without the maintenance.
Are you on the market for the perfect window treatments for your space? Whether you’re renovating or are just in need of a new window covering to refresh your space with, we have a wide variety of kitchen window treatments at Home Makeover Centre. Get in touch with us to learn more or visit our showroom!
