If you look out your window right now, what do you see? Trees? Are people bustling on the sidewalk? Kids playing in the street? Now think about the sunlight that comes through your window. Natural light can help improve your mood, but it can also be damaging to your walls, rugs, and furniture.

Unique Fabrics

When you think of screen shades, the word often evokes the idea of a grey crosshatch material, but Hunter Douglas Designer Solar Shades are much more than that. At Viking Blinds, we carry over 50 different fabric options, each with a variety of hues and opacities that can match your style and the colors in your home. There are also specialty fabrics like Greenscreen Sea-Tex™. This fabric is woven from yarn made from plastic that was reclaimed out of the ocean, making this an environmentally conscious choice.

Openness Levels

Putting a screen shade on your window is sort of like putting a pair of sunglasses on your house. The weave density, or how close the different fibers are, in screen shades is called openness. The more open a fabric is, the wider the weave and the easier it is to see through. Designer Solar Shades are available in five different levels of openness, which give you the option to balance the view with privacy and UV protection. Less open weaves will be harder to see through, which means they provide more privacy and more UV protection.

UV Protection

As we said, the amount of light-blocking depends not on the color of the shade but on the openness of the material. Direct sunlight can cause all sorts of damage to the interior of your house. UV rays can cause your furniture or fade or discolor in places, creating an uneven look. They can also damage artwork, fade rugs, and even cause peeling and cracking in certain kinds of flooring. That’s why it’s important to have a window covering that blocks harmful UV rays. These Designer Solar Shade fabrics block out 86% to 99% of the sun’s harmful UV rays.

Conclusion

No matter what style of window treatment you are looking for, the team at Viking Blinds is ready for you. Our experts will help you pick the perfect window treatment and the fabrics that will fit your style and lighting needs. We also carry custom window treatments from Citi Interiors!

You can contact us for a free consultation by using our online form or calling us at any of our four showroom locations. Viking Blinds is proud to be a family-owned local company. We have showrooms in St. Louis Park, Maple Grove, Burnsville, and Woodbury, and we offer service to the Twin Cities area.