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Tips for Buying Window Treatments for Your Kitchen

Find window treatments for the hardest working room in the house
BY BLINDSTER | 

Kitchens are quickly becoming the focal points of many American homes. Modern homes often feature open floor plans and large, spacious kitchens. With all that room and entertaining space available, who doesn't want to hang out where the food is?

However, the increased attention and focus on kitchens has created a dilemma for many homeowners: finding the best ways to furnish and decorate them. Whether your kitchen is strictly a place for meal prep and storing dishes—or if it's a family hangout spot—you've probably experienced that dilemma yourself—including finding the best ways to cover your kitchen windows.

As with buying blinds and shades for any other room in your home, getting window treatments for your kitchen requires a bit of research and preparation to make sure you get the perfect fit. If you need a little help, check out Blindster's guide below to finding the best window coverings for your kitchen:

Consider synthetic window treatments if you cook frequently

Modern window treatments are designed to be durable and resistant, but frequent exposure to steam and humidity can cause issues with certain types of blinds and shades. If your kitchen windows are located near your stove or countertops, consider buying coverings made from materials like vinyl, faux wood, and PVC. In addition to being more resistant to moisture and humidity—and therefore less likely to warp or fade—window treatments made with those materials will also be easier to clean and less likely to stain.

Think about the lighting in your kitchen and its orientation towards the sun

It's important to have good lighting in your kitchen when you're cooking or serving food. The last thing you want is a dimly lit kitchen or a kitchen that's too bright. If your kitchen windows face the rising or setting sun, consider buying blinds and shades that are geared towards light control and reduction instead of shades that are designed to filter light. But if your kitchen doesn't receive much natural light, filtering and sheer shades may be the better option, as they'll protect your privacy while still maintaining the natural light your kitchen receives.

Choose cordless options if your kitchen windows are easily accessed by children

At Blindster, we take window treatment safety seriously. That's why we ship free cord cleats with all our corded blinds and shades. But for the ultimate in peace of mind, choosing cordless options eliminates the possibility of most window treatment injuries. It's especially important to use either cord cleats or purchase cordless blinds and shades if your kitchen windows are near countertops, tables, chairs, and other pieces of furniture that are easily accessible to children.

Buy top-down/bottom-up coverings for kitchens with multiple or large windows

Getting the right lighting in a kitchen with large wall-length windows, picture windows, or wide spans of windows can be difficult, as the sun's position changes throughout the day. Instead of having to constantly change the position of your window treatments, use top-down/bottom-up shades to keep the glare out of your face while you cook, eat, and spend time with your family in your kitchen. In addition to being more versatile when it comes to light control, top-down/bottom-up shades also create a unique aesthetic when installed on rows of windows.

Consider fauxwood plantation shutters for an elegant kitchen window solution

If you're looking for beautiful and unique window coverings that are extremely durable and moisture resistant, look no further than our fauxwood plantation shutters. These window treatments are built with the same synthetic materials as our fauxwood blinds, which means they're designed to look like real wood shutters but with a greater resistance to humidity and moisture. Another bonus of these window coverings is their quick turnaround time—we can get them manufactured in about two weeks after you place your order, which is less than half the time it takes to get real wood shutters. Finally, their hollow-bodied construction makes them lightweight and easy to install.