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Bathroom Window Treatments: Privacy, Style & So Much More
Bathroom Window Treatments: Privacy, Style & So Much More wjfigw4q3

Now that the New Year has arrived, are you wondering which project should be your first focus? You may not realize it, but your bathroom is vital to daily success and long term happiness. Creating the ideal environment in there commands your attention. Your bathroom needs to offer the right amount of natural light while providing privacy and comfort.  Additionally, the perfect bathroom window treatments should accommodate your daily schedule. Maybe you start your day with a hot shower. Do you use your bathroom to shave, put on your makeup, iron your clothes? Getting yourself ready for a big day or an important evening simply must be done in the right atmosphere. Have you ever locked yourself in there to practice a speech in front of the mirror? Or escape from your family–to take a bubble bath–armed with  your favorite playlist and a glass of wine? It really is a multi-functional space. Let us help guide you to the best bathroom window treatments!

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Light and Privacy: The Perfect Balance

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The last thing you want to worry about while you’re relaxing in a hot bath or getting ready in the morning is lack of privacy. It’s your bathroom; you need to feel secure. The right bathroom window treatments will block the outside world and make you comfortable. Another important element to a great bathroom atmosphere is making sure you have natural light. You don’t want to get ready in a cave! Light is important for starting your day. Rather than having sunshine pour through the window, your atmosphere should offer a glowing light. Not only will the best window treatments balance your light and privacy, it’ll keep your bathroom a comfortable temperature. Beautiful lighting, the perfect amount of privacy, a great temperature…doesn’t that sound like the ideal place to get ready?

A Designer Look: Get Ready in Style

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On top of making your environment great, the right bathroom window treatments will add style to your room. Are you interested in the latest design trends? Do you have Pinterest boards full of ideas for your home makeover? Don’t forget about your bathroom! Like we said, you spend a lot of time here, so why not make it just as beautiful as everywhere else in your home? We have many options for custom window treatments, featuring gorgeous Hunter Douglas products. You deserve to get ready in style, and we’re ready to help you design your dream bathroom!

Controlled and Convenient

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Do you have a set schedule for your morning routine? Perhaps you’re out of bed by 6:30, in the shower by 6:50, dressed and ready to go shortly after that. If this sounds like you, you’ll love the convenience that motorized blinds bring. You can create a schedule with your favorite settings and watch as your bathroom window treatments automatically adjust. If you aren’t quite as organized, motorization can add a whole lot of convenience and comfort to your morning. Maybe the sun streams through your windows too much. You want the blinds lowered so that you can savor a few more minutes of darkness before leaving your home. Motorized bathroom window treatments can be adjusted at the touch of a button. Do you own a smartphone? Just download the app and adjust your blinds from bed! Complete control over your morning environment in the most convenient way to date.

Bathroom Window Treatments: Start Your Morning Right

Bathrooms are an important part of getting ready for the day, preparing for an important event, or for relaxation. You deserve a comfortable environment, and the best bathroom window treatments will give you just that. Are you ready to redesign your bathroom? No matter what you’re looking for, we’re here to offer our advice and to answer your questions. Do you want to see window treatment options in the comfort of your home? We offer a free, in-home consultation. Contact our team today at Metropolitan Window Fashions, or visit one of our exclusive Hunter Douglas galleries to get started on your project.

Metropolitan Window Fashions is a third generation family business that has been serving customers of the Metropolitan area for 83 years.  We live and work in this community and support other small local businesses. Although our children are in school, they have all worked part-time with us, making them the fourth generation to join the company. We’ve served customers from areas such as Manhattan, Green Brook, Scotch Plains, Watchung, Glen Rock, Westwood, Woodcliff Lake, Edison, Chatham, Mahwah, Bridgewater, & many more. Call our NYC & New Jersey custom window treatments experts today and ask about our Roman shades and the other great services we offer!

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Color of the Year 2017: Mingle Greenery with Your Style
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Color of the Year 2017 was recently announced, and we’re thrilled to say it’s Greenery. Why is this color so perfect for 2017? It’s revitalizing, fresh, and exactly what everybody needs after a long year. The yellow-green shade offers a sense of natural refreshment, allowing you to restore your environment in an invigorating fashion. Whether you’re ready to fully embrace the color of the year or are still questioning how to incorporate it into your space, we have ideas that will speak to your personal style. Take a look at our ideas, and get ready to reinvent your home with the color of the year.

The Nature Lover

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Greenery, Color of the Year 2017, will surely speak to nature enthusiasts. If you’re looking for a simple, natural way to incorporate Greenery into your home, start with real greenery. The color of the year is meant to be rejuvenating and revitalizing, so decorating with natural elements will enhance your home and so much more. Did you know that decorating with plants can enhance your mood, air quality, and stress? That’s exactly why Greenery was chosen for color the year. No matter what your favorite plant may be, adding real greenery will benefit you and your environment. The natural colors of greenery, like the ones pictured here, add a pop of color, and blend beautifully with this homeowner’s Hunter Douglas Duette shades. The color of the year gives nature lovers a great opportunity to find colors that represent the outdoors and personal style. 

The Style Expert

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If you love to know the latest trends, you probably already heard that Greenery is Color of the Year 2017. Interior design is becoming extremely popular. Are your Pinterest boards overflowing with design ideas? With the new year, color palettes, and design trends coming up, now is the perfect time to incorporate the color of the year into your home design. Embrace your personal style. Let your home speak for you. Consider botanical prints, geometric patterns, or artistic designs that feature Greenery. We’re positive that the color of the year 2017 will be the spotlight of every fabric, texture, and material in the design world. Decide what your favorite look is, and go for it. Find green rugs, wall coverings, comfortable seating–whatever you want. By adding small accents to your home, you’ll represent the color of the year, up your house’s style, and get that “must have” look.

The Laid Back Designer

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The Color of the Year 2017 is beautiful, but you aren’t quite sure what to do with it. Does this sound like you? Greenery is bright and daring, which is why you should embrace it this upcoming year. If you’re having trouble fitting the color of the year into your home design, consider adding small design pieces that will fill your craving for a new look, but won’t require an entire home makeover. You can find simple things to add to your home that are the color of Greenery, like an accent pillow or vase. It may be tempting to overload your home with the newest color, but that’s not necessary with Greenery. A subtle touch of the color will rejuvenate your space.

Color of the Year 2017: Greenery

Are you as excited as we are about the color of the year 2017? Greenery is going to be huge; fitting in with so many different design personalities, creating an uplifting space, and making an impression already. Do you have a design idea in mind? Need help finding ways to incorporate Greenery into your home? We’re ready to help. Contact our team at Metropolitan Window Fashions for design tips. Let’s revitalize your home!

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5 Ways Taupe Adds Beautiful Design
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On the heels of the Sherwin Williams color of the year 2017 announcement, we are dedicating inspiration to 5 ways that you can bring taupe into your home design. Full of versatility, with contemporary appeal, this shade will help you create the perfect look in your home. Taupe is all about atmosphere, emotion and comfort. Capable of pairing with pops of your favorite bold colors or subtle shades, it mingles nicely while helping make a fierce statement of design. Most people are searching for balance in today’s world, and we love how taupe ushers in the feeling of calm, chic sophistication without appearing pretentious. Can you do taupe throughout your home? We think so. During the month of September, we are offering a special promotion on Kravet Fabrics so you can make your house a home in your favorite colors and patterns. Now, take a look at our favorite room designs in taupe styling, and then let us know if you plan to bring this lovely shade into your home design scheme.

 

Taupe’s Neutral Palette

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The great thing about using taupe in design is that it allows you to create a neutral palette in your home. It’s warmed up enough to give your home comfort, but the style options are unlimited. Pair with browns, pair with grays…it’s really up to you and your decor choices. What you need to know about taupe is the range of colors come from the hues that make up each individual shade. Some versions have more yellow and red in them, whereas others have an almost blue or purple cast to them. And because taupe itself can be a bit of a chameleon, you’ll want to see which exact shade suits you, from brown to gray.

 

Sharp Contrast: Taupe with White

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If you love darker versions of taupe, you’ll enjoy the sharp contrast that happens when paired with white. Because of the versatility of taupe, depending on the shade you choose, the color can look varied–from warmer browns to cooler grays. This small office space is crisp with the contemporary wall color and bright white trim. The plantation shutters continue the clean, organized feel of the space for a style statement and incredible light control.

 

Cozy: Cooler Tones of Taupe

Easy Elegance

Taupe allows this space to breathe. It’s light and airy while enormously comfortable and chic. They chose a taupe with cool gray tones, just a touch of brown. The beauty of this shade is the simplistic elegance it can create. The drapery panels offer dimension without overstyling the space, and the accent pillows coordinate the bedding for the perfect finish.

 

Feature Artwork with Taupe Walls

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One piece of focal artwork can be the design statement you’ve been wanting to incorporate into your home. Wall color can play a big part in the result. Too bold of a color may take away from the characteristics of the piece, and stark white might underplay the art, washing it out. Taupe brings balance. It’s enough color to warm up the space, yet subtle enough to provide a backdrop that doesn’t steal the thunder. The black frame of this piece is striking against the wall.

 

Shades of Taupe

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One of the reasons we’re so excited about this latest style announcement has to do with one of the biggest design statements you can make in your home. Dressing your windows with the perfect ‘shade’ of taupe is a great way to add beauty and function to your space. We love what shades and window treatments can do for your home. This is an ideal choice for shades because it coordinates the space with textures and features of the fabrics for a designer look. Window shades also let you enjoy your decor for years to come. This timeless color is all about classic styling, and the function of window coverings will ensure that the atmosphere of your home is comfortable and protected with long-lasting durability.

Are you a fan of taupe? Do you already have it in your home? We are excited to see where this alluring shades takes the design world in the coming year. Looking for help? Our team, at Metropolitan Window Fashions, and will come to you for a free, in-home consultation.  In addition, all of our Metropolitan Window Fashion locations are exclusive Hunter Douglas Gallery Dealers.  We’d love to help you figure out how to incorporate your favorite colors into your home through custom upholstery, window treatments, accent fabrics and more! Contact us today.

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7 Ways to Stun with White After Labor Day
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White after Labor Day–there’s history here. The fashion myth that you have to ‘put away’ whites after Labor Day dates back a couple hundred years. There are many theories out there as to where the rule began–from societal pressures to coal dust. With Labor Day set as the unofficial end of summer, many people keep this nonsense rule in the back of their heads. Summer might be coming to a close, but trending in fashion and design, white is as hot as ever. And with summer coming to a close, there’s even more reason to bring white into your decor for chic, sophisticated style. Toss caution to the wind and join us for some inspiration in how to stun with white after Labor Day…

 

#1 The Ultimate Backdrop: White Walls Stand Out

Kiawah Island

Named color of the year by multiple sources over the last year, white walls are all the rage. Alabaster, chosen by Sherwin Williams, for its transitional warmth, allows other elements to stand out in striking contrast. The classic look of white walls is timeless, and your accents and decor will add the personal effects you need to make the space your own.

#2 Mix and Mingle: Layers of Whites and Off Whites

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Collections of whites–it’s a great way to do white after Labor Day. Mix and mingle different hues for the perfect scene. And while you’re at it, don’t be afraid to mix up textures. Throws, pillows, rugs…they all add to the character of the space. In varying whites, the layers are chic and sophisticated. As you start to explore the world of whites, you’ll see that some have tones of gray while some show creamier hues. It’s okay to think certain whites look better together.–it’s in the eye of the beholder.

#3 Warm Them Up: Colors Add Warmth

Spruce Street

As we mentioned, white is the ultimate backdrop because it lets other pieces of decor stand out with amazing contrast. This even goes for subtle shades of color. This is so important as summer comes to an end. White after Labor Day means that you can hold onto the vibe of summer within your home, from the essence of the ocean in watery blues to the greens of your garden. And while white frames those precious accents, the shades of color you love will warm up the space for the perfect balance.

#4 Cozy and Comfortable: White Bedding

Yorkston Home

There’s something about crisp white sheets. Clean and refreshing, they remind me of vacation and a good night’s sleep. There’s also something to be said of white bedding: No matter how un-made, it just looks ‘tousled’ in a way that colors and patterns of other bedding sets make the room look a mess. The quilting on this bedspread adds enough character and charm that other colors just aren’t necessary.

#5 Invite Light: White Window Treatments

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Illuminating with the ability to invite the perfect atmosphere into the home, white window treatments are timeless. With the natural light of summer starting to wane, you’ll need ways to welcome light into your home, and custom window treatments offer features designed to do so. These Silhouette shades have a sheer backing that filter the incoming light with glowing softness, while the view outside remains gorgeous even with the shades lowered.

#6 Pattern Play: White is the Perfect Pairing

Toronto town home

Patterns and prints are on-trend and design rich this season. Let’s go with it! White after Labor Day is chic and stylish and makes your sense of style stand out. White pairs well with so many colors when you are looking for pivotal designs in patterns and prints. Wallpaper, accent pillows, upholstery…you name it!

#7 Perfect Finishings: Trimmed in White

LEED Led Summit Splendor

White trim came onto the design scene, and no one has looked back. There might be something to be said for wooden accents, but when it comes to trimming your entire home in stylish design, we love white. White trim adds an invigorating look to the details of your space. Breezy, uncomplicated. And when paired with paint colors? It’s a stunning display. This trend in white after Labor Day is sticking around.

White After Labor Day?

What do you think? Are you ready to try this stunning trend? At Metropolitan Window Fashions, we can help you find the perfect look for your home, from custom upholstery and bedding to window treatments and accents. Our design experts would love to visit you for a free, shop-at-home consultation. Let’s create a striking look with white in your home!

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