Build or buy a new custom Florida home with ICI Homes and you’ll never lack for plentiful windows, glass doors and the brightness and cheerfulness they provide for interior spaces.

One appeal of Florida living — particularly for first-time residents — is the easy transition between indoor and outdoor living spaces, and the ability to enjoy the Sunshine State’s temperate climate (and sunshine!) year-round.

A home drenched in natural light is an important mood booster too. But at night, and during the day, window coverings provide helpful privacy and light control. They can be both practical and attractive, and options are nearly as innumerable as the number of windows in your new custom Florida home.

Read on for window covering tips for Florida homeowners

Key Takeaways

The right window coverings enhance privacy, light control, and comfort while complementing your home’s design.
Modern shades, blinds, draperies, and plantation shutters offer a wide range of styles, materials, and smart-home automation options.
Low-E windows paired with quality window treatments help improve energy efficiency and reduce heat and UV exposure.
Choosing window coverings that fit each room’s function and your personal style creates a home that is both beautiful and practical.

ICI Homes windows are winners

All of our homes are built to our EQ Factor standard. Our pros use the latest residential construction techniques and materials, environmentally friendly and energy-wise components, and state-of-the-art windows and glass sliding doors featuring low-emissivity insulated glass.

Our low-E windows reflect heat, rain, cool spells and UV rays. And they’re built to perform during Florida’s storm season.

Shades, blinds and mini-blinds

Many of us probably have used these coverings or others below in current or previous homes. They’re all tried and true options that can be mixed and matched throughout our new custom Florida homes according to window sizes and room functions. But if you’re picturing beige squares that rattle and look like giant saltine crackers — don’t!

Modern shades, blinds and mini-blinds can be fashioned from multiple materials, come in endless colors, and be adorned simply or with some sassy fringe or tailored trim.

They also can be large or small, and in custom sizes for enclosing sliding glass doors, feature windows, or window walls. Shades, blinds and mini-blinds also can be automated to open and close via settings on your smart-home hub or via a remote control.

Curtains or drapery

While shades, blinds and mini-blinds can contribute to your new custom Florida home’s interior aesthetic, they’re a bit more functional than curtains or draperies.

Fabrics tend to make bigger visual statements, even if they only frame a window or sliding glass doors. Closed, they’re on full display. Open, they’re discreet, yet still contribute to a room’s appearance.

And, as with shades, blinds and mini-blinds, your choices of hardware, curtain rods and fabrics are nearly endless. Use blackout fabrics for nighttime, or fabrics that provide some privacy but still permit outdoor light to filter through them.

There’s also the ease of manually operating curtains. Today’s materials and manufacturing trends mean no balky curtain rings or stuck drapery panels. But curtains and draperies also can be automated — just so you know.