In an unofficial sense, September marks the new year in North America. Even though new year’s eve is really celebrated at the end of January, September and back to school season typically marks the end of a chilled out summer and the start of the hustle and bustle that make up the academic and work year. While spring is the most common season to focus on cleaning and freshening up your home, here in Toronto, autumn means it’s time to batten down the hatches and get ready for winter. This means cleaning and organizing the house after what may have been a lazy summer without much sweeping or dusting, and updating your interior design a bit to suit the season.
While there are plenty of things that you can do to transition the vibe of your home from spring to summer, looking to buy new blinds may inspire a certain aesthetic, or help you express something you already had in mind. Some people think that window treatments are simply an afterthought, but a wiser individual knows that blinds and shades go a long way towards defining the energy of a space. Part of the reason for this is that window treatments are not only decorations, they also facilitate your home’s relationship with light: if you have cellular honeycomb shades, for instance, soft, gentle sunlight will permeate the room even when the shades are closed. If you have blackout shades in your bedroom, it will create a nocturnal atmosphere allowing you to sleep late in the morning.
Whatever you’re trying to accomplish in the sense of creating a holistic design, it shouldn’t require you to have repeatedly drive to retail shops. Traffic in Toronto can be a nightmare, and if you are on a busy schedule, you may only have to shop during peak hours. Therefore, at Affordable Blinds, our design experts come to you so that they can assess your home and collaborate with you in order to nail the look you want without wasting your precious time. We source high quality, versatile treatments and have excellent deals on Hunter Douglas Shades of all types, so you won’t have to pay through the nose for quality.
Window treatments really can help you play around with the feeling of particular spaces to get what you want out of them: in your office, for example, shades that let in lots of natural light even when they’re closed are fantastic, because the light energizes you, yet the shades keep you from being distracted by movement outside. Similarly, since we tend to spend so much time in the kitchen, it’s nice to have window treatments that let in big, bright splashes of sunlight to keep our spirits up while we cook. Installing a skylight is another fantastic method of inviting light into your kitchen or living room, and these can be supplemented with shades as well, for days that are too hot or bright.
We hope you’ll consider treating yourself to some new shades this back to school season, you deserve it and we can make it happen with very little effort on your part. Call us to learn more and have an amazing autumn!