Protect Your Furniture from the Harsh Sydney Sun with Blinds

With the summer sun beaming uncontrollably into your home it's not long before you start to notice some changes in your room. What were once vibrant colours are dull and faded. The constant high temperature beating that happens to your furniture and rugs summer after summer eventually take their irreversible toll.

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With a few simple adjustments you can protect your things from sun damage.

Awnings are the best method to keep the suns harmful ultraviolet rays out of your home and off your furniture. Retractable awnings are the best option because they are flexible. They can be adjusted to the suns position throughout the day provided the awnings have been fitted to at least twice the height of the window that is being shaded. Awnings can also be moved to change the amount of warmth entering the room making them an effective way at cooling your home down during the hot summer months.

Another option to keep the sun from damaging your furniture is internal shading in the form of blinds. In this case it is better to get fabric blinds like roman blinds or panel blinds as opposed to timber venetian blinds or vertical blinds. By creating a seal the blinds trap some still air in between it and the window. This will drastically reduce the flow of heat through the glass. For maximum protection I recommend a combination of awnings and roman blinds or panel blinds in your Sydney home.

You don't need to have your awnings down and your blinds shut through the whole of summer. Learn when your room will be hit with the most amount of sunlight and close your blinds or bring your awnings down accordingly. The great thing about blinds is that you can adjust the amount of light that comes through,so you can protect your furniture while still having enough sun to light up the room.

For more options on blinds and awnings to help protect your funiture and rugs from the harsh Sydney sun, visit Davonne of Sydney or call 8355 4040 today

By Jeffrey Zheng