The Perfect Window Treatments For Your Garage In Bakersfield

May 23, 2019

As people in Bakersfield start to purchase window treatments in their windows, some homeowners tend to overlook the garage. After all, you generally only use the garage when you want to use your car, and then you might be hurrying to work or carrying groceries into the house. But if you have a garage-based workshop or gym, you will see that sunlight can bounce off of dust, exhaust, and wood shavings. And those garage windows also pose a privacy problem if they are not covered.

Choosing a window covering for the garage in Bakersfield can be hard. There’s a lot to consider regarding style, durability, and functionality. The treatments need to complement the rest of your rooms while still being easy to use, even when the windows are installed in an awkward spot. Above all else, your window treatments should make it easy to wipe grime or gunk away.

So with these criteria in hand, what are the best window coverings for your garage in Bakersfield?

Polywood Plantation Shutters Work Best In The Garage

Square Windows in a Bakersfield Garage with Plantation Shutters

Faux wood plantation shutters fulfill all your needs, making shutters the ideal garage window coverings. Shutters have plenty of stylish curb appeal, but still are durable enough for the garage. You can open the shutters simply by using a center tilt rod, which works much better than fooling with cords in a poorly lit and possibly tight space. Shutters even give some energy efficiency to the one space that struggles with the greatest amount of heat loss.

Faux wood shutters are also easy to wipe down. All the muck that comes into the garage can build up on your shutters. However, you can get a damp rag and wipe down your faux wood plantation shutters and they should always come clean. A quality faux wood, like Polywood, also means that your plantation shutters shouldn’t chip, crack, warp or split -- no matter if your garage is wet or exposed to extreme temperatures.

What Window Coverings Do You Avoid For A Garage In Bakersfield?

While plantation shutters are undoubtedly the perfect window covering for your garage, you may be thinking about installing an off-the-shelf product. But that might not be the best idea, even for a dirty room.

For instance, don’t get anything that uses cloth. Cloth treatments, like curtains or Roman shades, will soak up all the odors and ash from your car’s exhaust. In a short while, the curtain or shade will start to look ratty and worn. You can replace the curtains with different curtains, but you will have to swap them out each year.

Vinyl blinds may also seem practical, as they are cheap and easy to install. But they won’t hold up without losing some slats. Just like cloth curtains, the cords on vinyl blinds will begin to soak up excess moisture and become dilapidated. The heat and humidity may even disintegrate the vinyl slats! After a while those vinyl blinds start to lose slats or become permanently tilted to one side. The outcome is a haphazard mess that lets your garage look like a mess.

Sunburst Can Help You Dress Your Garage With Polywood Shutters

Let Sunburst help you get the ideal window treatments for your garage windows by showing you our line of Polywood plantation shutters. We will demonstrate to you how simple these shutters are to open and clean, and how they enhance your garage’s curb appeal. Call 661-449-1092 now or fill out the form below for your in-home consultation.

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