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Interior Design Special Advertising Section Window Coverings That Merge Style With Safety By Terri Hartwig Operate window fashions with a light touch. In honor of this month's theme of child safety, consider what options are available in window coverings that are both styl- ish and safe. Manufacturers are striving in innovate more designs to ensure that the beautiful look of your home is also a safe look. Whether you prefer a shade, blind, shutter, sheer, shading, or panel—here is a safe operating system to match. For those homeowners who love tech- Silhouette® Window Shadings Cordless design means enhanced child safety. Bring Style and Safety Home for the Holidays NOW - October 31, receive a free LiteRise® cordless lifting system when you purchase select Hunter Douglas window fashions. No dangling cords means a safer home for your little ones and greater peace of mind for you. HARTWIG'S CUSTOM WINDOW COVERINGS, INC. 2645 Milwaukee Street, Madison • (608) 244-9409 www.hartwigscustom.com nology there is a motorized operating sys- tem which uses a handheld remote control available on just about every type of win- dow covering—blinds, shades, draperies, sliding panels, shutters and shadings. For simplicity, consider a streamlined operat- ing system that only requires your fingers to raise or lower a shade or blind. Roller shades have been around a long time and will continue to be, but there have been vast improvements made in their cordless lift operation. Tension in the lift system means that a simple tassel is all that is needed for operation—no long cords. Wand controls on blinds and draperies allow functions to be managed without cords, often with a single wand. Hunter Douglas has added a cordless system to its Silhouette window shading system that works effortlessly! Use traditional draperies to make your windows pop using a fabric with color or texture, then add them to a hand draw or motorized drapery rod. All of these options allow you to get all the style you want out of your windows without making any sacrifices for safety features. If you do not have little ones—or even furry little ones—these cordless op- tions also are visually appealing and stylish. Terri Hartwig is the Co-owner of Hartwig's Custom Window Coverings, 2645 Milwau- kee St., Madison; (608) 244-9409. October 2012 bravamagazine.com 49