Protect Your Home From Harsh Sunlight (NAPSA)—Bright sunlight may cheer you up, but your furniture prefers to have it made in the shade. Simply put, too much sunlight is as harmful to home furnishings, floor coverings and artworkas it is to your skin. When you think about how the sun has faded your patio furniture cushions, you might get a better idea what the sun is also doing to your belongings inside the home. Remember, that same sunlight streams through the windows and beats down on the hardwood floors and linoleum, and the late- day sun makes it nearly impossible to watch television without screen glare. Happily, there’s a solution for banishing harsh glare and protecting your interiors from the harmful effects of UV light. Controllable window treatment systems are available in a variety of styles, including roller shades, Roman shades and draperies, and can be installed in both new andexisting homes. These systems have become more advanced over the past few years and can nowfit virtually any size window,includingtall, hard-toreach ones throughout the home. Lutron Electronics first introduced the Sivoia QED (Quiet Elec- tronic Drive) roller shade system in 2003 and has effectively redefined the controllable window system category. Sivoia QED systems operate with ultra-quiet precision (so shades always operate in unison) and offer numerous options for shade fabrics and remote controls to coordinate with your home’s dcor. Shades can be automatically lowered throughout the day to ie CT) Mabe In THE SHADE—Shadesthat lower automatically can protect furniture from the glare of the sun. accommodate the setting sun, blocking UV rays from entering the home and thus preserving your interiors. Shade fabrics are offered in a variety of openness factors, including blackout fabric, ideal for TV rooms. Select the fabric’s openness factor based on whether or not you want to preserve the outside view, want total privacy or somewherein between. The possibilities are endless. Sivoia QED systems can be easily linked to Lutron lighting control systems to provide onebutton control of all the light in a space, both natural and artificial, beautifying your home andoffering the protection you need. To learn more, visit www.lutron.com/shading solutions.
