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Tips for Updating Your Living Room Shades

Living rooms are a central part of many Illinois households. The room hosts a variety of activities popping up in daily routines and on special occasions. Most everyone in the household uses it, as will guests who visit. The living room is often one of the largest spaces for communal activities in a home that brings families together for quality time.

Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular Shades near Peoria, Illinois (IL)

Updating living room shades can be a significant first step towards creating the living room you want, as they can elevate both environmental control and the overall style. We asked our team of design experts at SunGard Window Fashions Peoria to put together some tips for Illinois homeowners when they're ready to shop for new living room shades.

4 Tips for Updating Living Room Shades

Below are four tips you can use to update your living room shades

1: Set a Budget

Only start shopping once you know what you're willing to spend. It doesn't have to be an exact dollar amount, but you should have a range in mind that you're comfortable spending on new living room shades. It's better to have a budget range than an exact price point because then you can see a range of models and features that the different prices can afford and weigh out what's a priority for you when it comes to spending money and what's not worth it.

2: Layer Your Window Coverings

We're huge fans of layered window fashions in the living room for several reasons. First, since there is an endless combination of window treatments that can work together in layered styles, homeowners can create one-of-a-kind looks that are ideally in line with their tastes.

Second, layering window shades also layer the features for better coverage. For example, cellular shades are excellent insulators on their own, but pair them with a set of complete, lined drapes, and the insulation factor goes up, as does the room-darkening and sound-absorbing qualities of the window fashion. So, ask your design team about options for layered treatments using some of your favorite living room shades.

3: Understand Your Style and Preferences

Take some time before you start shopping to start thinking about your personal aesthetic and household style. The world of window treatments is vast, and if you need to be equipped with at least a general idea of what you like and are looking for, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of options. We recommend leafing through a couple of home décor magazines and pulling out pictures of living room shades you like and also living room shades you don't want to start painting a clear and visual image of your aesthetic vision that you can share with your design team to help make the shopping process easy.

4: Work With a Local Professional

Of course, part of shopping for new living room shades is deciding where to shop for new ones. Looking for a company local to the Peoria community means reassuring you that a caring neighbor will look after your needs before the sale, during the shopping process, and after installation. Since being locally owned and family-operated since 1973, SunGard Window Fashions prides itself on the relationships we've built with our community and their trust in our name and product.

Find Excellent Service at SunGard Window Fashions

Let SunGard Window Fashions help you explore your options for living room shades; request a consultation or visit our showroom near Peoria, Illinois, today. SunGard Window Fashions serves the window treatment needs of our neighbors in Peoria and the surrounding areas of central Illinois.

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