Suitable Window Coverings for Different Rooms in Your Home

Just like your furniture and other interior design choices, your choice of window coverings plays a significant role in the overall look and feel of spaces in your home. While much of your choice comes down to personal design preferences, it’s also important to remember functionality. You should consider coverings for different room sizes, how each space is used and whether smart home accessories can add greater convenience. Here are some tips from the team at Somfy.

Living Areas

Curtains are a classic choice in living areas, contributing to a comfortable and cosy aesthetic. Curtains come in a range of decorative fabrics, styles and colours, making them a popular choice for homeowners who want their window treatments to be eye-catching, as well as functional. Other great options include roller blinds, shutters and venetian blinds.

No matter what window covering you choose, you can drastically boost the functionality of the space with smart home accessories. Benefits include preventing UV damage on furniture and avoiding unpleasant glares on the TV screen. Managing natural light, shade and privacy is as easy as tapping a button on your phone.

Wet Areas

When you’re choosing blinds for your kitchen, bathroom and laundry, the challenge is picking something that looks stylish but can withstand these harsher environments. Blinds in wet areas must be resistant to moisture in addition to offering privacy, light control and durability. Avoid fabrics such as cotton and timber venetian blinds to minimise the risk of problems or damage like mould, fading, and longevity. Instead, considering choosing vinyl roller blinds, aluminium shutters or other water resistant materials.
 

Bedrooms

As a private space, bedrooms offer more scope for creativity and personal taste compared to communal areas, where they must be broadly appealing to other household members and guests. If you wanted to, you could put extra-long velvet curtains paired with sheer curtains in your bedroom. For many of us, however, functionality is just as important. After all, this is the space where you need to get a good night's rest.

When it comes to sleeping well without the risk of artificial light polluting your bedroom, nothing beats blackout roller blinds or curtains. Combined with automation solutions, you can coordinate your interior blinds with your sleep cycle. You can even program your blinds or curtains to wake you up in the morning when the sun reaches a certain level.

Automation in Every Room

Somfy’s Connexoon Window RTS is an automation system compatible with most blinds, curtains and shutters throughout your home. Enjoy sleek, innovative motorised household coverings, free of unsightly and unsafe cords and chains. Benefit from features like voice control, smart timers and sensors that detect changes in temperature conditions and light angles.

Motorised Household Coverings by Somfy

Somfy can help automate any type of window coverings for different room sizes, including interior blinds, curtains and shutters. Get in touch with Somfy today to find out more about how our range of sensors, remotes, and automation solutions, help Australian homeowners achieve greater convenience and luxury.