3 Reasons Your New Home Needs Custom Window Coverings

When building a new home, your design focus and attention are most likely on the significant features of the house, such as the kitchen layout, tile patterns, and paint colors. While these are all important, your day-to-day comfort should also be a factor in interior design considerations. With this in mind, plan your custom window covering needs early in the design process.

If you've never lived with motorized shades, you may not realize the added benefits of having them in your North Carolina home. In the Highlands area, Fusion Audio and Video is your expert source for custom window coverings design and installation. Please continue reading to learn three reasons you shouldn't build your new house without them.

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Control Sunlight and Exposure

Natural light is a sought-after feature in new homes because of its benefits to health and wellness. However, the sun could negatively impact the comfort of different spaces at certain hours. Not only does the sun affect the temperature of rooms, but it can also cause fading and irreparable damage to flooring, furniture, and artwork. 

Controlling the sun's impact on areas in your home prone to exposure is one benefit of installing motorized shades. With a control system such as Lutron, homeowners can program motorized window coverings to open and close throughout the day, helping fight the sun's warming and damaging impact on their possessions. The right window covering can also help insulate your windows and contribute to additional energy savings. 

Enjoy The Views

It's not a pleasurable experience to feel cooped up in a house all day, especially if you work from home. The ability to open your shades and enjoy the views of the outdoors without leaving your desk is an added convenience.

Even if you don't work from home, watching the sunset from your living room or monitoring children playing in your backyard can be other reasons you may want a quick and easy way to raise your shades. With just the click of a button on a Lutron control remote, you'll be able to enjoy the scenes of the outdoors from anywhere in your home without interrupting your day.

Privacy and Security

With traditional curtains or blinds, homeowners may choose to leave them open or closed based on their routines or time of day. However, traditional window coverings usually require manual operation. With motorized window treatments, you now have the option to program your shades, blinds or curtains to open and close throughout the day. 

This function is beneficial when you are away from home. By programming when your window coverings open and close throughout the day, you can help with privacy and security by giving others the appearance that you are home. Alternatively, if you have just left home for a bit and forgotten to close your shades, you can close them remotely from any location.

If you would like to explore custom window treatments for your new home in the Highlands, NC, area, please get in touch with us for a consultation.