MY FAVORITE THING...WINDOWS, DOORS, AND SHADES!!

 Saturday, 19 October 2024

Seriously, my new favorite household thing are the windows/doors in our apartment so I thought I would briefly share about them. 

I'm sure they are available in the US, but I have not built or owned a home for a number of years now and I think these are amazing! So are some photos: 

So, above is a photo of the kitchen door to the little patio area outside. Below is a photo of that same door opened taken from the outside. 

Below, this same kitchen door in the photo below is now in the "venting" position. This allows the air in the apartment to "vent" to the outside, cooling off the inside, decreasing the chance of mold and mildew inside the apartment. These buildings are built so tight, that nothing escapes. We have come home from work to find that the apartment is so hot. 

Also, the bathroom can get very steamy so we just "vent" for about 10 min and all is well. 

The biggest thing is the windows do the same thing!!

Above is the window opened for cleaning! It's so easy! Plus, I can bend over and get the lower window (which does not open) cleaned as well.

Below is the same window in the "vent" position.

The other thing that is so cool for me, is the outside security curtains. I actually don't know if they are called that, but they certainly do keep us secure. These are on the outside of the windows and doors and are electronically lowered and raised by us inside at the push of a button. When they are down at night, it is so dark we have had to purchased night lights to put around the apt.

Anyway, I really love these windows and shades for our apartment.  I am curious if anyone I know has them in their homes. Let me know what you think.