How to Cover Sunroom Windows in Style
Sunrooms are used year-round, but especially in the summer, when the days are longer and the kids are home from school. However, the expansive glass surfaces that give outstanding views can make the space too hot and bright. Cindy's Window Fashions helps homeowners design custom sunroom window treatments that serve several purposes: light control, privacy protection, and appealing style.
Windows for Sunrooms Have Different Orientations
Your sunroom’s orientation sets the tone for its window coverings:
- South-facing spaces receive stronger, direct sunlight throughout the day.
- East and west-facing rooms get bright morning or evening sun.
- North-facing sunrooms typically need less solar protection but may benefit from insulation during colder months.
Consider how you use your sunroom throughout the year, too. If you enjoy having morning coffee in your sunroom, you might want something different than someone who primarily uses it as an evening entertainment area. Let the sunroom’s orientation and your lifestyle patterns guide this selection process.
Top Sunroom Window Treatments
We custom-order sunroom window treatments, including these client favorites:
- Cellular Shades: Valued for design flexibility and energy efficiency, honeycomb sunroom window shades trap air, forming an insulating barrier. They come in many fabrics and sheer to blackout opacity levels.
- Custom Drapery: Add sophistication and personality to your sunroom while providing excellent light control and insulation. We can show you fabrics that withstand sun exposure without fading. Linen, cotton blends, and other quality drapery materials offer durability and elegance.
- Interior Shutters: These coverings provide light control through adjustable louvers. They create a permanent, substantial profile that complements traditional or transitional sunroom designs; ask about heat- and moisture-resistant shutter materials.
- Solar Shades: Engineered to reduce glare and block harmful UV rays, solar roller shades have specialized fabrics with varying openness factors. They protect furniture from sun damage and control heat gain, perfect for sunroom windows.
Combining Treatments for Maximum Impact
Layered sunroom window treatments maximize this space in terms of design and functionality. You can pair shades and shutters with curtains to add softness, texture, and a more welcoming feel. Leave the curtains open during the day; close them at night for optimal privacy. We’ll show you complementary fabric pairings and complete the curtains in our drapery workroom.
Adding Motorization to Sunroom Window Treatments
Forgetting to close your sunroom window shades might lead to uncomfortable heat when you go to use them the next time, and forgetting often causes furnishings to fade. Enhancing your shades with PowerView® Automation solves that problem because you can program your window treatments in advance.
Using the Pebble® Remote, PowerView® app, or voice commands, you can schedule selected sunroom window treatments to open, close, and adjust according to your schedule. No more waking up in the middle of the night, realizing you forgot to close your shades. Your sunroom will thank you for this!
Get a Window Treatment Consultation in Gresham, OR
Cindy's Window Fashions can help you customize beautiful, functional solutions for challenging sunroom spaces. We know how window coverings perform in high-light environments and can recommend the right options. Our team members serve each customer with care, whether your job is a whole home or as simple as covering one window.
We serve clients in Gresham, Portland, Clackamas, Happy Valley, Damascus, Sandy, Oregon City, Milwaukie, Corbett, Hood River, Cascade Locks, Lake Oswego, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, West Linn, Fairfield, Troutdale, OR, and Vancouver, Camas, Battle Ground, WA. Stop by a showroom or contact us for a consultation.