Swing into Fall and Winter
Can you believe it! Summer has flown by, fall has arrived, and its already time to start preparing for winter and the holiday season. This year as we continue to nest in our homes, why not start early and ease some of the pressures and stress before the holiday season begins. Today, we are sharing some ideas on how to make your home cozy and warm for the holidays.
WAYS TO SPRUCE UP YOUR HOME FOR WINTER
Want to fall in love with your home again? After many years of wear and tear on your furniture, your room spaces have started to feel wrong and disjointed. Why not spruce up a few of your main seating spaces with new furniture for the holidays. You know you wanted to get started earlier, but time just got away from you. No better time than now to get started.
If you are feeling that your living spaces are not flowing together, a furniture plan by a professional interior designer may be just what is needed. There are areas in the home where new furniture can really make a big impact. Think about your living room which connects to spaces like dining rooms, family rooms, and kitchen spaces. Beautiful, interesting, and seamless spaces need to be cohesive and flow together so that they make sense.
Photo by Mark Gebhardt Photography
Don’t forget that that the fabrics chosen are equally as important as the furniture plan. To continue to get that seamless flow throughout the main spaces in your home, use a multitude of fabrics like solids, textures, and patterns in the same color family to make the rooms seem more fluid as they interconnect together. You may even find that reupholstering some of your favorite pieces will mix well with the new and look wonderful for decades to come.
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Need some inspiration or a little encouragement? Here at DGI we are experienced designers that will help you reflect your personal style in your home. We would be happy to offer our advice and expertise for any of your needs.
HUNTER DOUGLAS ENERGY SAVING WINDOW TREATMENTS
Our number one energy saving tip during the winter months is to use energy efficient insulated shades to drastically prevent heat from escaping from your home. “According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), About 30% of a home’s heating energy is lost through windows. In cooling seasons, about 76% of sunlight that falls on standard double-pane windows enters to become heat.” You could save a ton of money throughout the years by just adding shades to your windows.
Winter is a natural time to transition your home for the cooler temperatures. During the summer, scheduling your motorized shades to close at midday keeps your home from overheating. In the wintertime, scheduling them to open during the day will invite natural sunlight to warm your home. With motorized window treatments, there is less need for air conditioning and heating and more opportunity for energy savings. You can save about 30% on your energy bill by combining proper equipment maintenance and upgrades with recommended insulation, air sealing, and thermostat settings, while reducing environmental emissions. There’s no better time than now to start thinking about insulating those windows with energy efficient Hunter Douglas shades to keep your home warm and cozy for the winter months.
Why Hunter Douglas shades? They have a wide range of designs to fit all your needs, whether that’s style, color, privacy, light control, child safety, smart home shade automation, etc. Not only does Hunter Douglas have all those things, but they also have shades that will insulate a room, are energy efficient, and can protect from UV rays that can damage your floors, ruin artwork, and cause fading to furniture. “As the innovator of the first cellular shade, Hunter Douglas is committed to making the most energy-efficient window treatments to save energy and keep your home comfortable.” Need a solution for saving energy? We would recommend PowerView Automation.
Here is a video that explains a little more on how PowerView Automation works.
PowerView Automation is a control system that is unique to Hunter Douglas. PowerView Automation gives you precise and convenient control of your Hunter Douglas window treatments. Your shades will operate independently, moving only when you choose to schedule them. Programing your window treatments is simple. You can operate them from home using the Pebble Remote Control, the PowerView App, or through voice activation when PowerView is integrated with smart-home systems such as Amazon Alexa, Siri on your Apple device, or Google Assistant.
Hunter Douglas also offers other operating systems including Duolite, EasyRise, LiteRise, UltraGlide, and Cordlock. However, pay close attention to the type of shades you would like, as some styles have limited options for operating systems.
Hunter Douglas is our go-to vendor for our client’s shades because they have so many options that meet every price point. We would highly suggest Hunter Douglas for your window covering needs for both residential and commercial projects.
From figuring out the most intricate décor details, to an elaborate design for your entire space, our experienced interior designers will shape their services to fit your project. Whether it’s new construction of an entire house, existing spaces, remodels, or sustainable design projects, we can do it all.
We have Interior Design solutions for every environment. Our forty years of design expertise extends from modern to traditional home design, to commercial and corporate interior design for the office. Our resources are always unmatched. With a library of hundreds of vendors and long-standing relationships with quality subcontractors, you can be confident that we have what you are looking for.
Dorene Gomez Interiors also has an excellent white glove service team that will deliver, set up, and place your pieces in their correct spots. They can handle any size installation and have all the materials needed to execute flawlessly. They make installation day a dream.
Keep us in mind to help you dress up your space for the holidays. Contact us at 925-889-9424 or email us at info@dorenegomezinteriors.com. To keep up to date with Dorene Gomez Interiors check out our blog on our website for more content!
DORENE GOMEZ
OWNER & CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNER
