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Child Friendly Shades

Life with a little one can be so amazing. The fun of new discoveries, the joy of a child’s laugh. When children come into the home, they add so many wonderful elements to our lives. However, there are also special concerns for children that we must keep in mind-common, everyday objects can become unfortunate tools for harm. Take for example window shades.

Hunter Douglas NewStyle® Hybrid Shutters, Child Friendly Shades, Cord-free Window Treatments near Stoneham, Massachusetts (MA)

The hanging cord that is used to operate some styles of window shades is actually a safety hazard for young children (and small pets) because they can become entangled in the loose lines creating a risk for strangulation. Installing cord-free window treatments, therefore, becomes an important step in child proofing a home.

Hunter Douglas has created an array of child friendly shades that create safer conditions for children in the home, work in many different styles of interior design, and were crafted to stand up to heavy or frequent use with grace and reliability.

Cordless Designs

Since the primary hazard for children from window treatments are the loose cords, by selecting window treatment models that are naturally cordless homeowners and parents can negate the safety hazard of loose lines. One of the most popular types of cord-free window treatments are our shutters. The louvers on shutters operate using a tilt bar, and to completely open or close shutters a hinged panel or track system will allow for additional movement sans cords or lines.

Hunter Douglas makes three types of durable, easy-to-clean, child safe shutters: Heritance® Hardwood Shutters, a classic look for shutters made of genuine hardwood; Palm Beach™ Polysatin™ Shutters, made with UV-resistant Polysatin™ material available with PowerView Automation; and NewStyle® Hybrid Shutters, ultra-durable shutters ideal for families or high-traffic areas.

Cord-free Operating Systems

If the style of window treatment you like aesthetically doesn't naturally have a cordless design it doesn’t mean you can’t upgrade them to make child friendly shades. Hunter Douglas has several advanced operating systems that use cord-free mechanisms. PowerView®, for example, is a newly-updated motorized operating system that offers control through cord-free interfaces like a hand-held remote control, mounted wall unit, online app, or through integration into a home assistant or smart home program. PowerView® Automation is available on an assortment of different window treatments including select models of shutters, blinds, Roman shades, roller shades, honeycomb shades, woven wood shades, sheer shades, and vertical applications.

Kid-Worthy Durability

Kids will test everything; your patience, your endurance, your belongings’ durability. And they’re exploration of their limits doesn’t stop with that-kids will test everything in their environment including window shades. If window treatments aren’t strong enough to withstand the heavy-handed use of children or durable enough to endure years of maneuvering, they probably won’t make good child friendly shades. For these reasons hard window treatments, like our hardwood blinds, are often preferred because their solid, durable materials are resilient and difficult for children to destroy.

Easy to Clean

In households with children, cleaning can seem never ending. So when upgrading to child friendly shades choose styles that are easy to clean. This will help save future you time and effort and will help ensure your child friendly shades will look new for years. Two types of window treatments that are generally easier to clean include roller shades in the soft shade family because their flat front is easy to wipe and shutters from the hard treatment side because their routine maintenance requires only dusting and the rigid slats are easy to wipe if a deeper cleaning is needed.

Contact Us

Learn more about each style of window treatment and which would work best in your home by contacting the knowledgeable team at Curtain Time located in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Curtain Time serves the greater Boston area including Weston, Winchester, Wakefield, Melrose, Lexington, Lynnfield, Lincoln, North Andover, Medford, Reading, Wilmington, Burlington, Woburn, Wellesley, Newton, Somerville, and Stoneham, MA. Request a consultation today to discuss child friendly shades for your home.

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