These shades and blinds work great in other parts of the home ... making it hard to get the deep rest you need to wake up ...

“As a rule of thumb, blinds are hard window coverings but shades are soft,” Chisholm says. Shades are made of a soft material that can cosy up a room. Because of the number of varieties and ...

Additionally, ease of operation is crucial. Motorized blinds, for example, offer convenience and are great for hard-to-reach windows. Accurate measurements are important for the perfect fit, ...

Window treatments also include blinds and shades, which are called hard window treatments. Horizontal blinds are composed of overlapping slats of rigid materials such as wood, plastic, or metal.

(It's hard to tell in the picture above because ... Credit: Daniel Oropeza You can see the difference between the blackout window and light-filtering blinds above. From the outside, the blinds ...