Your living room should be welcoming to family gatherings and visiting guests.  The window treatments you choose should help create this inviting atmosphere while at the same time protecting your furnishing from harmful UV rays and tempering the heat gain from direct sunlight.  Here are some ideas for living room window treatments to help you get started.

Living room window treatments such as sheer shades and semi-opaque cellular shades will softly filter light while blocking UV rays.  Wood blinds and shutters can bring the warmth of real wood into your home while providing great light control and privacy.  For rooms with a sliding door, there are great alternatives to the traditional vertical blind - instead, try a modern panel track blind or a vertical sheer blind.  Many of these products come in fabrics that coordinate to other window treatments, such as roman shades, to give you a matching look for all your windows.

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Specialty lift options can offer flexible choices for operation and light control.  For windows that are very high or difficult to reach, motorized lift or tilt options available on many blinds and shades to let you control the shade remotely.  Top down/bottom up is another great living room window treatment that lets in light from the top while maintaining privacy by keeping the bottom of the shade closed.