{"id":8757,"date":"2014-03-31T09:19:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T17:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/?p=8757"},"modified":"2026-08-29T08:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T16:02:57","slug":"spring-breezes-through-our-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/index.php\/lifestyle-musings\/spring-breezes-through-our-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Breezes Through Our Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the March winds blow away and bring the promise of April showers and May flowers, I have been musing about the charm and poetry of the names of winds and their import. Of the few that I know: &#8220;<strong>Mistral<\/strong>,&#8221; a stormy, cold wind that blows through Provence in Southern France; &#8220;<strong>Sirocco<\/strong>,&#8221; a fierce wind that whips dust and sand from North Africa all the way to Europe (remember, &#8220;Lawrence of Arabia&#8221; and the desolate, dry wind pervading the mood of the movie) ; <strong>Chinook<\/strong>, a moist, heated wind that descends on the Rocky Mountains, melting snow in a matter of minutes; <strong>Hawk<\/strong>, the breezy Chicago wind that soars through Lake Michigan; and to us Southern Californians, our infamous &#8220;<strong>Santa Ana<\/strong>&#8221; winds, that deluge us with hot dry air that swoops over the desert mountains, blasting heat, breathing wildfire, nicknamed, &#8220;murder wind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1_edit1.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8758 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1_edit1.png\" alt=\"Old yellow building with weathered blue window and small balcony with rusted iron railing and tattered curtain blowing in\" width=\"600\" height=\"897\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1_edit1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/1_edit1-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Winds have a rich history, distinctive with personalities, appearing in science, mythology and literature. After all, remember that Aeolus, one of the three Greek gods of the wind, gave Odysseus a tightly closed bag of wind to open when needed to sail him quickly home to Ithaca. To his dismay, the sailors on his ship thought the bag contained gold and riches and burst open the bag in a rush of greed. The winds quickly dispersed and Odysseus was doomed to travel for many more years. Oh, the folly of us mortal fools!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2_edit1.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8759 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2_edit1.png\" alt=\"Black and white illustration of a bearded man with wild hair blowing wind with swirling lines\" width=\"600\" height=\"599\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2_edit1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2_edit1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2_edit1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2_edit1-107x107.png 107w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/2_edit1-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Intrigued by the force and magic of wind and by an obsession with &#8220;wind through my windows,&#8221; I searched for more winds, as to name a thing is to capture a bit of its essence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/3a2_edit.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8791 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/3a2_edit.png\" alt=\"Sunlight through a window with sheer curtains blowing, casting shadows on the wall in a bright room\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/3a2_edit.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/3a2_edit-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4748 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"10\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2-300x5.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/3b_edit.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8761 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/3b_edit.png\" alt=\"A sheer, flowing curtain billowing in front of a window in a dimly lit room with patterned wallpaper\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/3b_edit.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/3b_edit-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4748 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"10\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2-300x5.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/8_edit1.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8773 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/8_edit1.png\" alt=\"A window with sheer beige and red curtains, sunlight streaming through the blinds, in a cozy room\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/8_edit1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/8_edit1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Can you believe that I found over 150 wind names, each with its own forte and flavor. The names alone evoke romance and fascination. Here are some of my favorites:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Squamish<\/strong>: A strong, violent wind that blows across the fjords in British Columbia in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Khamsin<\/strong>: A hot, dry Saharian wind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Haboob<\/strong>: A stormy wind followed by rain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matacabras<\/strong>: A Spanish mean wind that &#8220;kills goats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Landlash<\/strong>: A severe Scottish gale wind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coho<\/strong>: A cold, heavy wind off of Greenland and Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chocolatero<\/strong>: A Mexican gulf coast squall, colored by brown dust.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bali<\/strong>: A forceful East wind in Java, and of course, a brand of beautiful window treatments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dust Devil<\/strong>: A circling updraft wind, dispersing dust in a swirl.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Loo<\/strong>: A strong, hot summer wind in India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Etesian<\/strong>: A cool, summer Mediterranean wind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kohilo<\/strong>: A Hawaiian gentle breeze- Jimmy Buffet take me away!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4_edit1.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8763 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4_edit1.png\" alt=\"Tall palm trees swaying strongly in a windy sky, with a bright blue background and some clouds\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4_edit1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4_edit1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4_edit1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4_edit1-107x107.png 107w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4_edit1-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are just a smattering of different winds, each carrying a local story and feeling which connect us to much more than the weather. Perhaps, that is why the wind, fluttering, raging, storming, wafting, floating and swooshing through our windows fascinates me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5a_edit.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8764 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5a_edit.png\" alt=\"A sheer white curtain billowing in front of a large window with four panes, sunlight casting shadows on the floor\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5a_edit.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5a_edit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5a_edit-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5a_edit-107x107.png 107w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5a_edit-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4748 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"10\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2-300x5.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5b_edit.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8765 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5b_edit.png\" alt=\"Sunlight filters through sheer curtains in a cozy room, illuminating a side table with a lamp and a vase of flowers\" width=\"600\" height=\"897\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5b_edit.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5b_edit-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4748 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"10\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2-300x5.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5c_edit.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8766 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5c_edit.png\" alt=\"Sunlight filters through a lace curtain covering a window in a room with a plain wall, casting intricate shadow patterns\" width=\"600\" height=\"782\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5c_edit.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/5c_edit-230x300.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I also think of the many windows covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/shutters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shutters<\/a> that have been banged up and destroyed by hurricane winds, awnings trampled and sucked up by tornado winds, shards of glass on windowsills broken by gales and loos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6_edit1.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8767 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6_edit1.png\" alt=\"Broken window with sheer curtains billowing, sunlight streaming through, in a damaged room\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6_edit1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6_edit1-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4748 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"10\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2-300x5.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6a_edit.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8768 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6a_edit.png\" alt=\"Windy scene with tall palm trees bending in stormy weather under dark, cloudy sky\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6a_edit.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6a_edit-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4748 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"10\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2-300x5.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6b_edit.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8769 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6b_edit.png\" alt=\"Large window with broken glass, partially covered by a wooden window guard, outside a house\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6b_edit.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/6b_edit-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But as April surprises us with a verdant Spring, I dream of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/sheer-shades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sheer window treatments<\/a>, gently swaying and floating as soft breezes sail through the windows in our homes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7a_edit.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8770 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7a_edit.png\" alt=\"Bright bedroom with large windows, white curtains, and a view of trees and the ocean\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7a_edit.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7a_edit-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4748 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"10\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2-300x5.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7b_edit.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 14\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8771 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7b_edit.png\" alt=\"Living room with sheer white window shades gently swaying in a breeze, sunlight streaming in\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7b_edit.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7b_edit-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4748 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"10\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/spacer2-300x5.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7c_edit.png\" rel=\"mfp\" aria-label=\"View larger image 15\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8772 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7c_edit.png\" alt=\"Sunlight streams through sheer white curtains in a living room, casting shadows on the wall\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7c_edit.png 600w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7c_edit-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7c_edit-220x145.png 220w, https:\/\/www.blindsgalore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/7c_edit-460x303.png 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We shed the leaden layers of winter and long for something brighter and lighter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a 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