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Article: Window shades save energy in both winter and summer
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- March 11, 1986
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Spring cleaning time also should be streamlining time. Pack
away the bric-a-brac that takes so much time to dust. Have the
draperies cleaned and then pack them away. You might want to put
them up again come fall, but you may become so accustomed to the
clean, no-drapery look that you will eliminate them. There are so
many attractive blinds, shutters and window shades on the market.
The new, uncluttered look is the way to go.
Did you know that window shades are energy savers? A standard
window shade can cut heat loss by 20 to 25 percent. Shades also keep
the heat of the sun out of your home in the summer.
A shade performs best when spaced about half an inch from the
window. But most ...