Friday, July 1, 2011

Save Energy With Stylish And Attractive Cellular Blinds


Stylish and attractive window coverings add to your decor while protecting privacy and reducing light and glare. Cellular blinds are stylish and attractive, protect privacy, reduce light and glare, and muffle noise, and protect your home from heat loss. Sidetrack shades let no light in from the sides for extra energy efficiency.

Also called Honeycomb blinds, they're named for the cells that trap air, protecting your room from heat loss. From the side they look like a honeycomb. From the front they look like a pleated window covering. With a wide array of colors and styles available they can attractively cover every window in a home.

They're available in literally hundreds of colors and a wide variety of fabrics. Choose from a variety of light filtering fabrics and room darkening fabrics. They can be installed to open from either the top or bottom. Vertical coverings open from the side. They come in all standard sizes and can be corded, continuous cord, no cord, even motorized with remote controls.

Two or more layers of fabric are sewn together at regular intervals creating the air pockets, then they're pleated. They come in single, double, or triple honeycomb construction and in a variety of pleat sizes also. Pleats can be horizontal or vertical.

Specialty shades cover skylights, and arches. Vertical shades cover patio doors or picture windows. Sidetrack shades let no light in from the sides. Stores that specialize in window coverings can custom cut cellular window coverings to fit any door, window, or skylight and fit any arch.

Shades protect privacy and filter or block out light. Cellular blinds are also highly energy efficient. The air pockets provide insulation and muffle noise. They're found at home improvement stores and specialty stores that specialize in window coverings. They're available in all the standard sizes or special order a custom cut fit for unusual windows, arches, or skylights.