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Allergy Friendly Window Treatments

While April showers are busy bringing May flowers, those of us with allergies are busy anxiously awaiting both the return of summer and the ended of dreaded symptoms of seasonal allergies. While the promise of springtime brings new beauty, it also brings pollen, hay fever, and seasonal allergy issues. And while there is nothing we can do to control the coming of the spring, there are things we can do inside our homes to ease seasonal allergies by creating a more allergen-free environment. For example, are your window treatments helping your allergies or harboring the very thing causing your seasonal sneeze-fest? Allergy-friendly window treatments from Hunter Douglas can make a big difference when it comes to creating a home environment free from allergens.

Heritance® Hardwood Shutters Peoria, Illinois (IL) the best allergy-friendly window treatments from Hunter Douglas.

Window treatments can be grouped into two general classifications: hard and soft. Soft window treatments are made from soft materials like fabric (such as curtains or drapery), and hard window treatments are constructed from harder materials like wood or vinyl (such as blinds and shutters). Allergy-friendly window treatments tend more often to be hard window treatments because the material they are constructed from is more conducive for allergen control in the home.

Wood can be especially useful for allergy-conscious design because it doesn't collect allergens as fabric treatments do, it’s easier to clean and requires less maintenance than softer treatments, and wood is a beautiful element for interior design. Examples of popular wood window treatments from Hunter Douglas include:

  • Parkland® Wood Blinds
  • Heritance® Hardwood Shutters
  • Provenance® Woven Wood Shades

All three of these window covering styles can be considered allergy-friendly window treatments because they share similar allergen-reducing features that seasonal allergy sufferers can appreciate. And though stylistically unique, the quality and craftsmanship of these shades and their modern styles will please even the most discerning and refined individual tastes.

Allergen-Reducing Hard Window Treatments

For optimal allergy relief at home, your décor must support a clean, allergen-free (or at least allergen-reduced) environment. Fabrics used in soft window treatments can collect dust, dander, pollen, and other seasonal and indoor allergens. On the other hand, wood used in hardwood treatments like shutters or Parkland® Wood Blinds doesn’t accrue allergens as easily or as quickly because of its solid, less penetrable surface.

Easy to Clean Hard Window Treatments

Of course, no matter how low maintenance something is eventually it will need to be cleaned. In addition to accruing less dust and dander, hardwood window treatments like wood blinds or Heritance® Hardwood Shutters are also easier to clean than soft treatments. Regular dusting and occasionally wiping the slats with a rag with warm water or a gentle wood cleaner is all that is required for cleaning hardwood window coverings. There is no need to unmount hardwood treatments to clean them or to pay for expensive professional cleaning tools, chemicals, or services.

Allergy-Friendly Soft Shades

If you want the allergen-reducing features of hard window treatments, but your interior design tastes lean toward less rigid and more flowing styles, consider a treatment that uses wood in a more flexible way like Provenance® Woven Wood Shades. While still made from natural woods (along with reeds, bamboo, and grasses), woven wood shades are available in the style of Roman shades, waterfall Roman shades, or a vertical drapery.

SunGard Window Fashions Peoria carries all lines of allergy-friendly window treatments by Hunter Douglas including Parkland® Wood Blinds, Heritance® Hardwood Shutters, and Provenance® Woven Wood Shades. Contact them today to speak with an expert design consultant about integrating allergen-reducing window shades into your home décor. SunGard Window Fashions Peoria serves all of Central Illinois from their location near Peoria, IL.

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