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- Awnings (1)
- Bamboo Blinds (1)
- Beat the heat (1)
- Better for energy saving (1)
- Blind Opacity (2)
- Blinds (14)
- blinds (1)
- Blinds Installation (1)
- Blinds Plus (2)
- Blinds Plus and More (1)
- Budget (1)
- Buyer's Guide (5)
- buyers guide (1)
- Cellular Shades (9)
- cellular shades (1)
- Cellular shades (1)
- Cheap window coverings (1)
- Childproof window treatments (1)
- Commercial Spaces (1)
- Commercial window treatments (1)
- Common types of window treatments (1)
- Compliance (1)
- Corded Blinds (1)
- Cordless (2)
- Cordless Blinds (1)
- Cordless Window Shades (1)
- cordless window treatments (1)
- Curtains (1)
- difference between blinds (2)
- Duette® (1)
- Eastgate (1)
- energy efficiency (1)
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- Energy Efficient (3)
- energy efficient (1)
- Environmentally Friendly (1)
- Expert knowledge and equipment (1)
- Exterior Roller Shades (1)
- Exterior Shutters (2)
- Fading (1)
- Faux Wood (1)
- Faux Wood Blinds (4)
- faux wood blinds (2)
- For your home (1)
- French Doors (2)
- Hard window treatments (1)
- Heat Control (1)
- Home Automation (1)
- Home Theater (1)
- Honeycomb (1)
- honeycomb shades (1)
- Honeycomb Shades (1)
- Hunter Douglas® (1)
- Hurricane Shutters (1)
- Improve safety and fuctionality (1)
- Installation Preparation (1)
- Interior design (1)
- Larger Windows (1)
- Light Control (4)
- Linen Fabric Shades (1)
- Low-energy windows (1)
- Luxury (1)
- mobile device (1)
- Motorized blinds (5)
- Motorized Shades (3)
- Motorized Window Coverings (1)
- Motorized window treatment system (1)
- Natural Light (1)
- natural wood blinds (1)
- New Homeowners (1)
- New Store (1)
- Outdoor Shades (1)
- Outside-mounted shades (1)
- Pets (1)
- Pirouette® (1)
- Privacy (2)
- Privacy Sheers (1)
- Professional Installation (2)
- Professional installation (1)
- Protect your furniture (1)
- Protecting Your Blinds (1)
- Quickly and safely (1)
- Reduce cooling costs this summer (1)
- Replacing Blinds (2)
- Restaurant (1)
- Right blinds for green space (1)
- Roller Shades (4)
- roller shades (1)
- roman shades (2)
- Room Darkening (3)
- Safe and stylish (1)
- Safe Indoor Air Quality (1)
- Screen Shades (5)
- Setting Scenes (1)
- Shade Opacity (2)
- Shades (17)
- shades (1)
- Shades Boost Safety (1)
- Shop at Home Service (1)
- Shutters (6)
- Silhouette® (1)
- Simple (1)
- Sliding Doors (2)
- Sliding Panel Track Blinds (1)
- Smart Living (1)
- Smart window covering (1)
- Soft window treatments (1)
- solar shades (2)
- Sound Absorption (1)
- Sun Damage (1)
- Tax Credits (1)
- Thriving indoor plants (1)
- Tips and Tools (3)
- TriLight Shades by Alta (6)
- UV exposure (1)
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- Venetian Blinds (1)
- Vertical blinds (2)
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- Warranty and Guarantee (1)
- Weather Damage (1)
- Window Blinds (2)
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Blog Entries - June 2025
The Difference Between Hard and Soft Window Treatments
Posted on: June 17, 2025
Tags: Hard window treatments, Soft window treatments, Common types of window treatments
Tags: Hard window treatments, Soft window treatments, Common types of window treatments
When you're trying to make a space feel more like home, even the windows play a part. Whether you're finishing a room or upgrading tired blinds, the options can feel endless—and the terminology doesn’t always make things clearer.
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What’s Better for Energy Savings — Cellular Shades or Low-Energy Windows?
Is your energy bill creeping higher no matter how careful you are with the thermostat? You’re not alone.
Heating and cooling costs can take a big bite out of your monthly budget, especially if your home isn’t as insulated as it could be. While upgrading to energy-efficient windows might seem like a solution, it’s not the most practical—or affordable—solution. That’s why many homeowners are turning to a different option: cellular shades.
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