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Have you ever noticed the light that seeps into your room along the vertical edges of your shades? No one thinks about it until they’re trying to watch a movie or get a few extra minutes of sleep. That’s when those tiny seams of light become a nuisance.
But that light is easy to combat if you have the right tools. Luckily, a Graber Design Expert has everything you need to solve your nuisance light problems: room-darkening side channels and custom drapery.
Room-darkening Side Channels
Cellular shades are among the most popular shades in the world today. That’s because they’re simple, easy to use, and protect against heat and cold. Cellular shades and their close cousin pleated shades can be configured with room-darkening side channels. These two guides that run along the right and left side of the shades virtually eliminate the light that comes in along the vertical edges of the shade. A room with a cellular shade made with a blackout fabric coupled with a set of room-darkening side channels can achieve a high level of darkness.
Custom Drapery
The time-tested method for achieving more light control is drapery. Graber Custom Drapery layered over blinds or shades covers the sides of the window treatment, virtually eliminating any light passing through along the vertical edges. Room-darkening and blackout drapery fabrics are the most effective tools for blocking out the light.
Adding drapery over another window treatment is referred to as layering. By layering drapery over a shade or set of blinds, you create drama—curves, gentle folds of fabric, added depth, and visual interest. It’s a great way to elevate the décor of any room.
A Note on Careful Measurement
One of the biggest advantages of working with Graber is their expertise in measuring and installing your window treatments. By making careful measurements, a Graber Design Expert can minimize the amount of light that comes through along the sides of your blinds, as well as the gap between your blinds and the tops of windows. Expert installers know how to get shades to fit so that they operate smoothly while keeping the gap between the shade edge and the window trim as small as possible. When you work with Graber, you get installers with the experience necessary to fine tune your window treatment’s fit.
So, if you’re looking to reduce the light coming through the sides of your blinds and shades, talk to a Graber Design Expert.
