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Maximizing the Use of Your Skylights

Natural sunlight pouring into your home provides beautiful illumination for reading, working in the kitchen, or simply going about your day. Skylights offer direct, natural lighting for most of the day. However, depending on the location of your skylight, it can also cause your home to heat up. At Blinds and Shutters of All Kinds, we carry all types of Hunter Douglas blinds, shades, and shutters. Learn how to maximize the natural lighting skylights provide and minimize the drawbacks with skylight shades.

A skylight window with a wooden frame and ceiling at Blinds & Shutters of All Kinds near Newhall, CA

How to Maximize the Benefits of Skylights with Skylight Shades

Skylights provide streaming natural overhead light that fills the room so you can reduce the use of artificial lighting during the day. At night, they can offer an unfiltered glimpse of the moon and stars, for a personal view a starship captain could envy. Select shades for skylights with sheer, semi-sheer, or light-filtering fabric to make the most of your skylights during the day. These reduce the glare and provide UV protection, which keeps your things from fading but still allows plenty of light to get through. Roll them back as the sun sets to enjoy the stunning night sky.

How To Minimize the Drawbacks of Skylights with Shades for Skylights

The position of your skylight matters as much, or even more than the size. For instance, if your skylight faces North, you’ll have almost constant illumination during daylight hours, but it doesn’t let in hot air because it’s not as direct. South-facing skylights also have constant direct light during the day, which can heat your home. Similarly, east- and west-facing windows get light in the mornings or evenings. This can also make your home warmer during those times of day.

You can’t easily change the location of your window. The best solution is selecting window treatments that block heat, like Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular Shades.

Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular Shades

Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular shades are a whole-house solution that can be cut and shaped to fit any window in your home, including skylight shades. These innovative window shades are made from honeycomb-shaped cells that trap hot air as it passes through your windows. By choosing sheer or light-filtering fabrics, you benefit from the light from your skylight, and the cellular shades keep the room comfortable. These shades insulate the window from heat and sound, so when it’s raining, it’s quieter.

Contact Us for Skylight Shades

Adding Hunter Douglas Duette® Skylight shades can keep your home comfortable all year long and maximize the use of your skylight. At Blinds and Shutters of All Kinds, we can help you select shades for your skylights that will enhance your interior design aesthetic while providing the natural lighting and coverage you need.

If you have any questions or are ready to start customizing your skylight shades, call or let us know via our online contact form. You can also visit our showroom. We proudly serve Santa Clarita, Saugus, Valencia, Newhall, Stevenson Ranch, Castaic, Canyon Country, Granada Hills, Sylmar, Agua Dulce, Acton, San Fernando, Burbank, Filmore, and Simi Valley, CA. Shop window treatments today!