Window covering
Window coverings are material used to cover a window to manage sunlight, to provide additional weatherproofing, to ensure privacy or sometimes security, or for purely decorative purposes.
Superdrug with boarded windows during the 2009 G-20 London summit protests
Window coverings are typically used on the interior side of windows, but exterior solutions are also available.
Types of coverings include:
- Curtains and drapes
- Window blinds, including:
- Venetian blinds: Natural Wood, Faux Wood, Vinyl, Aluminum
- Mini blinds: Vinyl, Aluminum, Micro blinds
- Window shutters, including:
- traditional Colonial style & plantation shutters with larger louver sizes
- Window shades, including:
- Roman shades
- Roller shades
- Pleated shades
- Sheer shades
- Cellular shades
- Solar screens
- Various types of boarding, nailed or screwed to the window casing, can be used as temporary window covering.[1]
Alternatives
- Smart glass is used with high-rise buildings.
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