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A Designer's Guide To Covering Sidelight Windows

Just when you thought: “I won’t need to cover up those skinny windows at my door”, your kids’ friends are peering in, the sun is destroying your beautiful area rug and you just want something simple to cover the windows. You’ve searched and discovered that “something simple” is not as simple as you thought! Sidelight windows for the most part will flank either side of the entryway door, however, any skinny vertical rectangle window opening is considered a “Sidelight”. If you’re looking for the best of the best in covering your sidelight windows, like a pro! read on as our window covering specialists cover the dos and don’ts of treating sidelight windows.

Do you suffer from Skinny-Minny Window Syndrome?

Yes, ‘Skinny-Minny Window Syndrome’ is real!

You’ll want to consider the following window treatment solutions.

Photo: Duette honeycomb shades with the cordless LiteRise operating option by Hunter Douglas.

The most versatile of all window shades is the honeycomb shade (aka cellular shade). Remarkably noted for its energy-efficiency, options also include vertical applications, specialty-window applications and room darkening fabric selections as well.

For the narrowest of window shades, the Duette honeycomb shade comes in at just four-inches as a non-operable shade and becomes operable with a 6-inch or wider-width which is available in a cordless top-down/bottom-up option.

The Do’s and Don’ts of Sheers

It’s possible that you’ve moved in the direction of adding sheers to your sidelights by purchasing some bag of sheers off the shelf of your home decor store and here you are still trying to make them fit right, still learning more than you ever wanted to know on how to remove wrinkles from fabrics, and, oops! they’ve become a bit tattered from being caught in the door….. ahhhh, those simple solutions sometimes end up costing us more. Read on for our sheery solutions.

Privacy Sheers

A simple solution when you want sheers at the doorway, but you want privacy too.

Classic & Timeless

Plantation Shutters

A favorite solution for specialty windows is the Plantation Shutter that can be made to fit any size or shape window. Considered as furnishings, custom plantation shutters are the only window covering that is included in a home’s appraisal. Crafted to enhance the architectural design of the window, shutters provide endless options in finishes of stain and paint colors, and custom moldings. To learn more on specialty window coverings click here.

Wider Width Sidelight Windows Get All The Love

When you’re lucky in love, it must be that your sidelight windows are at least twelve inches wide! Wider-width sidelight windows open up to many operating options and specialty features

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