Window covering

Window coverings are material used to cover a window to manage sunlight, to provide additional weatherproofing, to ensure privacy or sometimes security, or for purely decorative purposes.

Superdrug with boarded windows during the 2009 G-20 London summit protests

Window coverings, especially in the American market, are usually on the interior side of windows, but exterior solutions are also available.

Types of coverings include:

• Curtains and drapes
• Window blinds, including:
  • Venetian blinds: wood, faux wood, vinyl, aluminum
  • Mini blinds
• Window shutters, both the more traditional Colonial style and plantation shutters with larger louver sizes
• Window shades, including:
  • Roman & folding shades
  • Roller shades
  • Cellular shades
• Solar screen
• Various types of boarding, nailed or screwed to the window casing, can be used as temporary window covering.[1]