The Best Window Treatments For Kids And Pets in Baltimore

January 17, 2019

When everyone is home for long stretches of time, your home might start feeling smaller than it is. Main play areas, like family rooms and bedrooms, can easily fill up with toys. Wall art and window coverings could possibly get destroyed during a lively game of tag or hot lava the usual roughhousing a game of inside catch. Finger and paw prints can be seen on any item, letting you know exactly what rooms your kids and pets were in.

Like everything in your house it should come as no surprise that you probably already know that you will need some heavy-duty window treatments for kids and pets in Baltimore. They should be quick to clean and easy to operate -- and able to hold up to any active activity. Of course that means ditching those brittle aluminum blinds or hanging curtains and trying out something better like a Polywood® plantation shutter.

Parents Lifting Child In Front of Window Treatments

The Case Against Blinds, Shades, And Curtains

Hanging blinds have a habit of breaking around children and pets in Baltimore. Most blinds are made using a series of thin slats that are held up on the sides by thin cords. This allows the blind to be light and flexible. This makes the blind light and flexible. These window treatments can adequately cover your windows, but they can break during a bout of horseplay. A quick bump or a fuzzy face peering through the slats can rip a slat from the cord or snap it in half. Plus, any cords dangling down can become a safety issue for both children and pets.

Curtains and drapes may not fare any better with children and animals. Because they hang loosely from one rod without anything underneath, they can be pulled down with a few good tugs. Curtains that hang to the baseboards are the right length for crawling babies or climbing cats to grab onto. Cleaning curtains also poses a dilemma, as cleaning little person handprints or paw markings anything past everyday wear-and-tear or pet paw prints and mud will have to wait until you haul the to the cleaners.

Polywood Plantation Shutters Are The Best Window Treatments For Kids and Pets In Baltimore

Mom and daughter in front of window

Faux wood plantation shutters, such as our Polywood® shutters, are the most durable treatment to stand up to your family. Plantation shutters help you direct light, but use a solid construction instead of relying on delicate cords like blinds. With solid louvers and a durable frame, they can hold up to your active kids and frisky pets.

Faux wood shutters are also perfect for kids and pets because they are much easier to clean than blinds and won’t yellow, splinter, or warp. The solid louvers can take almost anything thrown at them -- no matter what your family thinks up so stop worrying about replacing your broken window treatments. All plantation shutters are cord-free, which makes them a safe window treatment for your kids. And if something does happen, Polywood® shutters come with a Lifetime Warranty.

Plantation Shutters Can Make A Creative Study Center In Baltimore

Family room with wall map and plantation shutters

While Polywood® plantation shutters can hold up to your kids’ indoor sports league, they also help create an effective learning space. Outside light helps stimulate young brains, but sun glare can disrupt learning. Luckily, you can direct your plantation shutters so that whenever studying occurs, you can bring the light in or keep the sun glare out. Sun glare is never an issue for your “students” because they won't get the glare in their eyes.

If your kids are doing online school, you can shut the louvers all the way to suppress outside clatter. Now, the sound of traffic or lawn equipment won’t disturb learning. Your kids can’t even complain about warm or cold spots in the room, as your shutters will keep the room the perfect temperature due to Polywood’s® energy-efficiency properties. And if science experiments happens to be more than expected, just wipe the mess off your treatments with a wet cloth.

Let A Sunburst Expert Help You Family-Proof Your Window Treatments

You could just leave the the blinds up and keep on lecturing about pulling on the curtains. Or you can have a window treatment expert demonstrate how faux wood plantation shutters are the only window treatment for your active family. To arrange a complimentary in-home or virtual design consultation, call 301-321-7998 or fill out the form below today.

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