Shades are meant to provide a barrier between your home and the outdoors when windows just aren’t enough. While windows obviously keep your home and the outside world separate, they only provide a thin layer of protection. By adding shades to your windows, you can offer another layer of protection, privacy, and, perhaps most importantly, energy efficiency.
Shades are certainly beautiful and allow for your family to have privacy, but their main purpose is to keep unwanted light and heat from getting into your home. Windows alone are just thin layers of glass that allow an excessive amount of sun and UV rays to come through.
When the sun is out, especially in the hotter months, the sunlight that passes through your window can become absorbed by your furniture and ultimately make your home hotter. In fact, sun exposure can make your home up to 30 degrees hotter than the temperature outside.
While many shades assist in blocking some sunlight, they may not adequately absorb all of it, or they may not be designed with the purpose of keeping unwanted heat out of your home.
