When you choose new window coverings, it’s hard to keep track of all the details that go into making an installation a success.
Of course, installing window coverings can be overwhelming.
Choosing whether to mount your roller shades inside your window frames or outside , it seems so inconsequential in the rest of the dozens of choices you have to make.
You have no time to think about how to mount the lovely, soft, natural woven window roller shades you just bought?
You are lucky, we’re here to help with a list of pros and cons for each mounting style, to help make this one decision, at least, you will be a little easier.
When you are starting with inside mounts, let’s have a look at the options:
1. Pro: aesthetic
Inside mounts are for you , if you like your window shades tidy and contained.
All of the mounting hardware and the shade is attached inside the window frame, leaving very little to protrude into your space.
It is a much more minimalist look, and gives the window a clean, polished look.
Our window treatments, complement this mounting choice nicely, being minimalist, flat, and polished-looking themselves.
2. Con: Obstruction of the view
The mounting hardware and valance of the shade will take up space inside the frame and obscure part of the view.
The more material your treatments have, the more bulk gets smooshed up against the top of your frame when you have the blinds open, and the more the window is obscured.
For this aspect at least, roller shades are a good choice , because the material is very thin, and the mounting hardware relatively uncomplicated.
3.Pro: The waterfall or flush mount choice
Actually , you have a choice about which direction you want your roller shades to unwind.
With an inside mount, the mounting hardware can be attached horizontally ,it still be more or less contained within the bounds of the frame.
But it can also be attached vertically to the head jamb or the “ceiling” of the frame, if you will.
Attaching it vertically gives you the option of unwinding the shade towards the front, in which case the mounting hardware stays relatively hidden even without a valance, or towards the back, in which case the shade sits closer to the window.
4.Con: sunlight gap
There will inevitably be a gap between the edge of the shade and the frame .
This gap can let in light, and even make your room seem less private.
The impact this has depends a lot on the type of material you choose; with more sheer materials it won’t be as noticeable, but with heavy room darkening shades this minor light gap can be a major annoyance.
5.Pro: Seeing your window frame.
With everything inside the window frame, the moulding around the frame can be seen even with the shade closed.
Maybe you just got done updating your house and you’re looking to buy new window treatments, and you, being careful and considerate in these matters, chose the most beautiful paint for your moulding and the wall next to it.
6.Pro: Creating additional space.
Mounting your shades inside the frame grants you access to the window sill as a place to set things. With roller shades, your sills are likely deep enough to be able to set things on even with the shade closed.
What’s more, the objects you set on your sill can be larger, protruding outside the frame without interfering the shade.
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