The Best Window Treatments For Your Garage In Dover

As homeowners in Dover begin to install window coverings in their windows, some homeowners will forget about the garage. After all, you mainly use the garage when you want to use your car, and then you might be running late to work or lugging groceries into the house. But if you have a garage-based workshop or gym, you understand that errant sunlight can bounce off of dust, exhaust, and wood shavings. You also may want to install treatments in those garage windows so unwanted visitors can’t see your at-home status.

Selecting a window treatment for the garage in Dover can be tough. There’s a delicate balancing act between taste, durability, and performance. The coverings should try to complement the rest of your windows while still being easy to use, even when the windows are set in a corner spot. Ultimately, your window treatments should be easy to clean.  

And with these criteria in mind, what are the perfect window treatments for your garage in Dover?

Faux Wood Plantation Shutters Are Perfect In The Garage

Polywood shutters are also easy to wipe down. Car exhaust, dust, and wood shavings from a table saw can collect on your window treatments.  But, you can use a wet rag and wipe down your faux wood plantation shutters and they should always look great. A quality faux wood, like Polywood, also means that your window treatments won’t chip, crack, warp or split -- even if your garage is damp or unheated.

What Window Treatments Do You Avoid For A Garage In Dover?

While plantation shutters work the best in the widows of your garage, you may be tempted into buying a cheaper product. Unfortunately, that may not be the most prudent choice, even for an overlooked space.

First, don’t get anything that makes use of fabric. Cloth treatments, like curtains or Roman shades, will absorb all the stench and ash from your car’s exhaust pipe.  In a short while, the covering will begin to look ratty and worn. You can replace the gross treatments with new ones, but the degrading will just start again.

Vinyl blinds may also look appealing, as they are inexpensive and easy to install. But don’t underestimate the beating internal cords take in your high-humidity garage. Just like cloth shades, the cords on vinyl window treatments will start to soak up the wetness and become dilapidated.  Extreme heat and humidity might even disintegrate the vinyl slats! Pretty soon those vinyl blinds will lose slats or break a cord, making it look slanted to one side. And while your other rooms looks nice and put together, your garage feels like a mess.  

Sunburst Can Help You Outfit Your Garage With Polywood Shutters

Let Sunburst help you get the perfect window treatments for your windows by showing you our line of Polywood plantation shutters. We will show you how intuitive these coverings are to open and clean, and how they improve your garage’s curb appeal. Call 301-835-1611 today or fill out the form below for your in-home consultation.