How Swapping out Curtains for Window Film Will Change Your Life

In all honesty, an article about a bathroom remodel is what inspired this blog post. This popular window treatment actually made my bathroom dark and gloomy so here’s what I’m swapping it to in 2025. Yes–that’s a mouthful for a headline, but it works! But actually, you could swap out your curtains for something that will bring in even more light! You already guessed that window film would do the trick, didn’t you?

Winter and Sunlight

If you’re like many of us, your mood (like your bathroom) might turn dark in the winter time. Many of us need some sunlight every day so having enough light is important in the wintertime. Swapping out your curtains for window film will boost the amount of sunlight you see every day. You’ll still probably want to go outside for walks, but window film lets you see outside.

Why wait for New Years Resolutions?

If one of your new year’s resolutions will be to reduce clutter, guess what?! Having window film instead of curtains helps reduce clutter. Not only that, window film is cleaner and easier. You never have to throw your window film in the washer–just wipe it every once in a while. Dust bunnies will be a thing of the past with window film! And somehow clutter tends to hide in the folds of curtains.

Window film can keep your temperatures more even

Did you know that window film can act as an insulator? So single-pane glass can act like double-pane and double-pane can act like triple-pane glass. That’s a lot of savings with just a single decision. We’ve written about how window film can even out your temperatures before: How Window Film Helps Save Energy: Five Ways. Saving energy also means you’ll pay less for your energy bills, too.

Protect your furnishings

And by furnishings, we mean your couch, anything wooden, and your beautiful hardwood floors, too! For people without window film, sometimes when they peel back their rugs, they’ll see a discolored floor. Sun can do that to your floor. But window film, unlike curtains, will protect your valuable furnishings. Because of course you won’t have the curtains drawn all the time. When window film is doing its job, you don’t even know that it’s there.

Keeps allergies in check

If dust is your enemy, then window film will help you because it doesn’t collect dust the way curtains do. And even if you don’t have allergies, who wants to be breathing in all that dust! Nobody, that’s who! The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has some other good ideas for Allergy Prevention.

Need ideas about how to swap out your curtains for window film?

If choosing which window film to get is overwhelming, give us a call! We’d love to help you choose the best film for your home or building. We work all over the greater San Francisco Bay Area, from San Jose to the East Bay to the San Mateo Peninsula and Marin–and are expanding into southern California, too! Give us a call at 415.623.8700.