5 Great Kitchen Window Coverings
At Altra Home Décor serving the greater Phoenix area, we help all sorts of customers treat all sorts of windows in all sorts of rooms in all sorts of homes. It helps that we carry the full line of Hunter Douglas window fashions, which offers something for every style and need, including beautiful window treatments that are great for the kitchen. Check some of them out below!
Selecting Your Window Treatment Style
Especially in a kitchen, window placement is important. For windows near areas where food prep can cause grease splatters or steam can impact them, treatments made of easily cleanable faux wood or vinyl might be best. For windows farther away from that kind of “danger,” treatments made of other materials like fabric or woven wood could be a great choice. That all said, here are five types of treatment we frequently recommend to our customers for their kitchens:
- Modern Roman Shades. Roman shades lend a touch of class and elegance to any space, combining the softness of drapery with crisp, clean folds. Especially in kitchens that are all white or include lots of stainless, Vignette® Modern Roman Shades add a hint of pizzazz through color, pattern, and texture.
- Woven Wood Shades. Another way to soften the hardness of stainless steel and kitchen appliances is through natural materials, like grasses, reeds, and bamboo. Provenance® Woven Wood Shades are durable, able to withstand sun to hold their shape over time. They’ll resist stretching, bowing, fading, and breaking.
- Cellular Shades. Duette® Honeycomb Shades are aesthetically pleasing and energy efficient, constructed of honeycomb cells that help insulate at the window. They’re available in numerous fabrics, colors, and textures, and you can choose from several pleat sizes and opacities.
- Sheer Shadings. Sheers can soften light entering the space and leave the room with a welcoming glow. Silhouette® Window Shadings are designed with the Signature S-Vane™ that appears to be floating between two sheers. Pirouette® Window Shadings offer beautifully contoured fabric vanes attached to a sheer backing.
- Faux Wood Blinds or Shutters. To best withstand grease and other cooking offshoots, faux wood is the material of choice. Everwood® Alternative Wood Blinds look just like the real thing and are guaranteed not to fade, warp, yellow, or bow, even when exposed to extreme heat. Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters also look like genuine wood but are more resistant to stains and are guaranteed not to chip, warp, or crack, even in kitchen environments.
Don’t Forget the Operating System
The location of your kitchen window might make it harder to open or close your window treatment—is the window right above the sink, for example? Remember to consider how the operating system will work and what you’ll need it to do based on where the window is. If you choose PowerView® Automation, you’ll be in the clear because with PowerView, you can raise or lower your treatment with the press of a button your remote or through the app on your phone. Ask your sales consultant about the benefits of PowerView today!
Finding Kitchen Treatments in the Greater Phoenix Area
Altra Home Decor is your source for window treatments, custom drapery, flooring, and more! We serve the greater Phoenix area, including Peoria, Sun City West, Glendale, and Scottsdale, with a showroom in Surprise. Stop by our locally owned store to view our full-size window treatment displays and sample books. Contact us today to schedule an in-home design consultation!
