This is Day 21 of the Green in 365 series!
We talked last week about weatherproofing your windows, and hanging window treatments is another easy way that you can green your living room, and other rooms in your house. Hanging heavy, lined curtains can help keep your home insulated from the outside weather, both in the winter, and in the summer.
Photo by Pottery Barn
In the winter, close your curtains at night to keep the warm air in, and the cold air out. Be sure to open up your curtains on sunny days to let the heat of the sun warm up your home.
In the summer, close the curtains during the day when the sun is at it’s brightest to help keep your home cool, then open the curtains and windows during the cooler morning and evening hours for natural ventilation and cooling.
Do you hang curtains around your home? Are they just for decor, or do you also use them for extra insulation?
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We definitely use curtains both for decor and for insulation! But insulation is not as big an issue for us as it used to be, now that we live in a row house (only 10 windows total) so our neighbors prevent heat loss through the side walls, and our windows are newish ones that don’t leak much. Our winter struggle is to maximize natural light!
I’m seeking advice right now on window treatment for our living room. Because the window looks into the covered porch, it is very sheltered from drafts, and normally we want the window completely unblocked to maximize light. We also consider the window a decorative feature in the room because it has original Arts & Crafts framing: the top is small panes similar to the photo you used, and then it has a large “picture window” central panel and a smaller window at each side. So we want a window treatment that pulls back to expose the window completely but that can block out all light at night, for those times when we have guests sleeping on the futon-couch right under the window–there is a streetlight outside. Right now we have handed-down drapes that are the wrong size and don’t pull smoothly. We need to start over. So I’d love to hear any tips you or your readers have about what kind of window treatment looks good in a living room and is environmentally friendly, not horribly expensive, and easy to use.
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