That’s pretty much what I did too, except I dragged it out a bit longer than I probably needed to—my wife said the sales guys were going to start bloc...

Honestly, I tried the whole “heavy curtain” thing for a couple summers and my living room still felt like a sauna by 3pm. Ended up splurging on new wi...

Blinds are the worst. Mine always end up crooked, and no matter how often I dust, there’s still that weird gray film. Honestly, the idea of windows th...

I actually did this in my last place—just tossed up a cheap sheer curtain and called it good. Looked kinda artsy, and zero stress about botching the g...

Same here—went through almost the exact same decision process a couple years back. At first, we were totally sold on smart glass after seeing it in ac...

I did the caulk thing around our windows last winter—honestly didn't expect much, but it was like night and day. My wife joked we should've done it ye...

I get the convenience factor for sure, but honestly, I kinda regret going lighter with ours. We have huge windows in the family room, and last winter ...

Motorized blinds are cool and all, but honestly, if noise and vibration are your main concerns, you might wanna rethink them. I installed some in our ...

Had a similar experience with switchable glass at my brother-in-law's place. He installed it in his home office—looked super sleek and futuristic at f...

As someone who is generally skeptical about home improvement contractors (had some bad experiences in the past with a roof), this thread was a breath ...