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Eco-Friendly Fabrics for homes

Love your home, love the planet. Modern sustainable design has made that sentiment possible with advancements in the use of eco-friendly fabrics and the smart use of energy efficient design. So, as homeowners look to update décor and modernize their households, they can do so knowing they’re improving more than the aesthetics of their home. In fact, they’re also taking a step to better the world around their home. When looking to upgrade your window treatments, look to the Hunter Douglas collection for innovative, eco-friendly fabrics and state-of-the-art operating systems that can help turn ordinary window coverings into energy efficient shades.

Eco-friendly fabrics for homes, Hunter Douglas Designer Screen Shades near City of Industry, California (CA)

Eco-Friendly Fabrics

Green Screen Sea-Tex™ Fabrics

Hunter Douglas partnered with globally renowned Bionic to create eco-friendly fabrics for their Designer Screen Shades. Bionic fabricated a yarn for Hunter Douglas using recovered coastal and marine plastics. The eco-yarn was used to make a unique screen textiles for Hunter Douglas solar shades, also known as GreenScreen Sea-Tex Fabric. GreenScreen Sea-Tex has a 3% openness factor for breathability and privacy, and the eco-friendly fabric can be dyed into 5 rich, neutral tones to match existing home décor. Like all solar shades by Hunter Douglas, GreenScreen Sea-Tex Fabric also protects your home from UV rays by blocking the harmful radiation from getting inside, preserving your furnishings and safeguarding your home from its damaging powers. Your windows will look good, your home will be protected, and you’ll feel good about using an environmentally conscious product in your home.

Bamboo Shades

Compared to traditional hard wood, bamboo offers a more sustainable option for eco-friendly shades. Bamboo’s maturing cycle is considerably shorter than wood, making its harvesting a much more sustainable practice long term. And, like wood, natural materials including bamboos, reeds, and grasses break down faster after use than plastics and fabricated composites. The Provenance® Woven Wood Collection of shades by Hunter Douglas uses a variety of organic components, including bamboo, in its design through innovative woven textiles. These eco-friendly fabrics have raw weaves respective of their biotic construction and a varied earthen palette that gives the treatments natural beauty with a polished finish.

Energy Smart Design

PowerView® Automation

Elevate eco-friendly fabrics with energy efficient design. Window shades play a crucial role in maintaining the home environment, as they can allow or prevent heat exchange between inside and outside through vulnerable an often under-insulated window panes. Lower your household’s need for artificial heating and air conditioning with the smart use of window shades. PowerView® Automation, available on both Designer Screen Shades and Provenance® Woven Wood Shades. It is also available with many other styles of Hunter Douglas window treatments and can be programmed to automatically adjust to changing light patterns throughout the day to optimize efficiency. Eco-friendly fabrics used in window shades that can help lower your household carbon footprint, making it a win-win for style and sustainability.

Conclusion

Learn more about eco-friendly fabrics and energy efficient window shades for your home by contacting Kao’s Pacific Interiors. Our helpful team of window treatment experts can walk you through all the environmentally conscious options in the Hunter Douglas collection, including Designer Screen Shades and Provenance® Woven Wood Shades. Kao’s Pacific Interiors is located near City of Industry, California and is proud to serve the surrounding areas of Yorba Linda, Brea, Diamond Bar, Irvine, and City of Industry in Orange and LA County. Request a consultation today.