This depends on a lot of factors.

The best window coverings depend on the style of your home. If your house has a traditional style, as in, it involves a lot of wood furniture, lush carpets, and lavish furniture, then you will probably want to go with San Diego shutters and blinds that are made of wood. This can be either natural or faux wood. In the living room, dining room, and various bedrooms, you can go with natural wood.

However, in the bathroom or sauna, it’s best to choose faux wood blinds and shutters because they don’t expand and contract due to moisture and temperature changes (this can cause damage if they are made out of natural wood). If your home has a more modern look, go with a more sleek style. Shades also do a wonderful job in these kinds of homes.

For pet owners: One of the main problems with owning pets is they can wreak havoc on your home, especially your window treatments on a sliding door or any other spot they can get to. When it comes to blinds and shutters, San Diego homes often look great with strong woods, and these are also good if you own pets because they are more durable. It’s also a good idea to purchase vertical wood blinds, as it’s more difficult for cats and dogs to bend or break them.

For energy savings: With the right San Diego shades, blinds, and shutters, you can save energy year-round. Bright colored window treatments reflect light and heat, so purchasing blinds, shutters, and shades that are bright in color and installing them snugly against your windows can keep your home cooler, meaning you don’t have to crank the AC up as much during the beautiful San Diego summer.

Of course! Many people in San Diego mix blinds with shades or draperies. This is a particularly good idea if you are trying to keep your home cooler. You can install bright colored shades (roller shades, solar shades, or cellular shades) on your window as well as shutters in front of them, helping keep more heat and light out of your home increasing such enjoyment of spending time in those rooms.

Mixing blinds and shades with draperies in your home is a common practice that can make a room cozier. The trick, however, is to stick with a definitive color palette and keep your fabric weight consistent. You want the texture and weight of the various fabrics you’re mixing to be as consistent as possible. This is one of the most creative parts of the whole process.

Many people have a hard time figuring out where to purchase or order their blinds, sun shades, and shutters in San Diego. It’s actually a more difficult task than you might think, considering you won’t know exactly what they look like installed in your home until you bring them home or they are delivered to you for an in-home consultation.

What if they don’t look right? What if the measurements are off? All of this can be pretty frustrating. Vineyard Blind and Shutter offers a solution to these problems with our mobile window treatment services. We will bring our showroom directly to your home in the San Diego area, where you can view our window coverings right where you plan to install them before you make your purchase. This guarantees no mix-ups or unnecessary headaches. We also offer:

• Free Measuring
• Free Estimates
• Free Installation

Anyone who owns a cat or two (or five) will tell you, they wreak havoc on your window coverings — especially on large windows. Most of us have gone into someone’s house and found four or five plastic blinds removed near a window so their cat can peek through. It can be quite annoying when cats do this. Cats do this for a number of reasons:

• They see blinds as playthings.
• They want to see outside while the blinds are closed, so they chew away at the blinds so they can take a look.
• While at the window, they become mentally stimulated by what's going on outside, and end up taking their energy out on the nearest object around them (in this case, the blinds).

One of the best ways of avoiding this is to select new blinds and shutters that are more durable. In San Diego, shutters made of wood or faux wood are a popular choice, not only because they are stylish, but because they can withstand being bombarded by cats. If shutters are high in quality, your can likely rest their full body weight on one of the slats without any damage being done.

You can also put down strips of tin foil or double-sided tape on your windowsill. Cats dislike the feeling of these substances.

Dogs tend to destroy window treatments and coverings for one of two reasons: they either regard them as mere obstacles to seeing what’s going on outside, or they see them as playthings. Most San Diego dog owners know that it’s almost impossible to train their dogs not to react to sounds going on outside, especially other dogs, the mailman, loud cars, and sirens.

Here are some strategies for dog owners who want to select a window covering in San Diego:

• Vertical Blinds: These are a great idea for dog owners because they are vertical to the ground, meaning when dogs paw at them, they won’t break. They are also easier for your dog to see through. Often all they need to do is move one aside with their snouts.
• Plantation Shutters: In San Diego, shutters of the plantation style are common not only because they are stylish, but also because they are sturdy and can allow dogs to look through them very easily via their various openings and slats.
• Wide Slat Wood Blinds: These can allow dogs to see what's going on outside more easily than other blinds. However, your dog should be well behaved if you use these, as they can snap under pressure from a dog.

The benefits of our San Diego blinds and shutters go beyond their mere aesthetics and the great service our extremely professional team offers. Sure, it’s always important to have the right window coverings for any room in your home. After all, the windows are one of the main focal points that determine how any room is decorated and organized, and the right coverings often make the perfect finishing touch.

Dynamic coverings like wood shutters and blinds in San Diego can give you a combination of lighting control and the ability to adjust your privacy level at ease. However, did you know the right choice can actually save you money?

In San Diego, shutters and blinds can be used to keep your home cooler. You just need to select blinds and shutters that are right for this endeavor. Considering the fact that dark colors absorb light, and bright colors reflect light, it should make sense why installing brightly colored window coverings tightly against your windows will reflect more light away from your home. Less light means less heat, and less heat means less money spent on air conditioning.

Ideally, you will want to have your window and patio doors coverings closed throughout most of the day, especially in areas where the sun is directly shining into your home. At night, leave them open to allow heat to dissipate out through the windows. It may also be a good idea to leave your windows open at night as well.

You can also strategize with a dual approach to your home decor. Install a combination of bright-colored shutters and dark-colored shades. During the day, keep your shutters closed as much as possible to reflect light away from your home. At night, draw down the dark shades and allow the heat in the home to “absorb out”. This way you can maximize your home’s energy efficiency. We have a complete selection of shades (including roller shades, roman shades, woven wood shades, sheer shades, and solar shades) to help you accomplish this. Contact us for a free consultation in San Diego.

This is what everyone wants to know. If the savings are significant, then it is certainly worth a free consultation and consideration for new window coverings in San Diego.

Energy.gov offers the following regarding energy savings.

Window treatments or coverings can reduce energy loss through the windows, lower heating and cooling bills, and improve home comfort.

About 30% of a home's heating energy is lost through windows. In cooling seasons, about 76% of the sunlight that falls on standard double-pane windows enters to become heat.

In heating seasons, tightly installed cellular shades can reduce heat loss through windows by 40% or more, which equates to about 20% heating energy savings. In cooling seasons, cellular shades can reduce unwanted solar heat through windows by up to 80%, reducing the total solar gain to 15% or less when installed with a tight fit.

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