UV Blocking Curtains

Do UV blocking curtains spell the end of non-UV blocking curtains? In many countries, like Thailand, Malaysia and Bangkok the population prefers the blackout curtains as opposed to traditional curtains. Why is that, you may ask? Because those cities are very hot; and the people in those countries value smooth fair skin. That is why many of them wear hats whenever they are outside, and they want the protection inside their homes as well.

Regular curtains suffer because they don’t or can’t do the job. When the UV blocking curtains or blackout curtains outsell the regular curtains, you’d think the manufacturers would invent the curtains that are attractive as well as UV blockers. That hasn’t happened, and many in the curtain industry wonder why.

There is money to be made and most areas are crying for industries to fill their needs locally. Here in the United States, the population prefers smooth skin, but they prefer tanned healthy bodies rather than pale ones.

Considering our windows, there are many different options to shade the insides of our homes and keep the sun from ruining our furniture, carpeting or draperies. We rarely if ever consider tanning through our windows, so blackout curtains will probably not do well here.
However you can always use the blackout curtains in a television room. But how many have that option.

We can achieve the ability to block the sun’s rays from our homes by tinting our windows. Many of the new windows come with the UV tinting installed at the factory. So we have other options, but will it be enough? There may come a time when we want the UV-blocking curtains and only those curtains in our homes. It’s hard to judge the future as we search for ways to lower our utility bills and ways to keep our homes cool on those hot summer days. Blackout curtains may be the new trend.

For those dealing with other countries, where they don’t have the same options as those in the southwest states of America, the curtain and textile industry needs to step up to the plate. They need to develop new products to fill their customer’s needs, and if it is blackout curtains, then why can’t they make them attractive as well? It seems that someone is losing out here, and at this moment it is the customer.

While they lose one market, another steps up and takes its place even if the product does not satisfy the customer’s needs for beauty along with functionality. So get busy you inventors, there’s a new marketplace awaiting!

Raymonde Draperies specializes in San Diego draperies, San Diego blinds and San Diego window treatments.

Try Custom Draperies

When you’re trying to find the right coverings for your windows, you might consider custom draperies. Nothing can bring the final touch to your room more than draperies made by professionals.
The professional will come to your home, measure your windows, sit down and discuss exactly what you want for the windows. You’ll not only enjoy the draperies from the interior of your home, but anyone walking by on the outside will notice them as well.

You may have to go to their place of business to pick out exactly what you want, or there will be other choices as well. Like you may want to match or contrast the material in your couch. A professional will do that for you.

Your can order lining for your drapes that will protect the drapes as well as the objects in front of your inside window, because the lining sets up another barrier of protection from the sun’s rays.
What are the advantages of choosing custom draperies? There are many, and custom implies that your draperies will fit your window perfectly. If you’ve tried buying pre-measured drapes from a department store, and then installing them yourself, you know what we’re talking about. You install them on a flimsy rod and they never hang straight.

As you walk into the custom drapery store and see the samples of the draperies hanging with the folds perfectly aligned, you’ll want them on your windows as well.

When it’s time for your drapes to be installed, a professional measures, and when the
draperies are hung; they look just like they did in the store. The rods are strong and carry the draperies across them no matter how wide they are. If they need support in the middle of the rod, there is sure to be one. No wobbly rods, no drapes hanging on the floor, no, they’re perfect. Just like you ordered.

Many customers order sheer curtains to cover the inside of the window with the draperies pulled open at the edge. They also install matching valances above the rod that gives it another unique look.
Forget about ordering online and then receiving a box with instructions about installing the rod and draperies, the color never matches their catalog, and they never fit properly. Your final bill will probably be the same if not more than the custom shop charges.

Your custom drapery shop appreciates their customers, and will do their best to bring to your home the quality that it deserves.

Raymonde Draperies specializes in San Diego draperies, San Diego blinds and San Diego window treatments.