Aging in place reno, did not expect the windows to be the hardest part
My mother in law is moving in with us next spring and we've been slowly getting the downstairs bedroom set up for her. Most of it has been the obvious stuff, swapped the door knobs for levers, took the threshold strip out, lever faucet in the bathroom, walk-in shower install is on the books for January. All that part i kind of knew was coming.
What blindsided me a bit is the windows. The room has two regular double-hung windows with the old corded blinds the previous owner left up. She physically can't work them. Cords are too thin for her grip, and one of them needs a yank to break the friction at the top which she doesn't have the wrist strength for anymore. Looked at the tilt-wand mini blinds too but the twisting motion is also a fine motor thing she struggles with.
Motorized is probably where this ends up but i honestly don't know enough about it yet to commit. Just wants the room to feel normal. Mostly trying to figure out if motorized is overkill for one room or if it's just the most normal-looking option once it's actually up.