You remember these moments of your childhood when laying in your cozy bed, the summer night envelops the world and throughout the open window your eyes are gazing deep into the sky filled with stars and dreams... 
Windows are those connectors of our small safe world to another more broaden, bright and amusing place of our imagination whether we watch the incredible geometry of ephemeral snowflakes, catch the rhythm of magnificent falling raindrops, or simply wander throughout the moving clouds and flying birds... Perhaps that's why the word "window" is a vivid metaphor related to the old word "vindauga", a compound composed of two separate words "vindr" meaning wind and "auga"- eye.
Windows, big and small, modern and old, on the roof or the wall, are the ultimate givers of the essential daylight and fresh air to our indoor living spaces. We need natural light and there is no doubt that it affects our bodies, mood, sleep and well-being in general. Perhaps, that's why I was stunned and saddened when years back I first went to register my son in kindergarten only to find out that the daycare was in the basement of the building with entirely artificial light. I couldn't comprehend how these children will spend day after day of their lives in a space that doesn't provide sunlight, missing the chance to see the sky... I am also always concerned about people who work in buildings and offices where there is no source of natural light available. Light is something that most of us take for granted. When I choose whether a living or working space, yoga studio or esthetics salon, I look ... for windows... I look for light...
In fact, nowadays, more than ever we live in an urgent need to make environmentally protective choices, to use energy efficiently, to create more green and healthy homes and to use more "green" power sources.
Have you ever thought that by bringing more daylight in our homes, we not only create more inviting, livable, brighter space, but we also contribute to making our home more energy efficient?
Did you know that skylight, for example, can bring in twice as much light as a vertical window and as a result, reduces the electrical lighting needs? Neither did I. Until last week, after my friend and I visited a showroom of one of the most experienced companies for skylights and roof windows VELUX® Since my friend is in the middle of transforming her attic into a bedroom, she was looking for a way to incorporate more light and ventilation in the room. She didn't need to look further because as it has appeared, the VELUX group ("ve" for ventilation and "lux", latin for light) offers windows with a wide variety of style and unique features as well as beautiful blinds and sun tunnel skylights. In addition, one has to be sure that by buying their products, he or she spends her money responsibly since the company demonstrates an understanding of the importance of green sustainable buildings and manufacturing with little or no impact on the environment.
Now, I may include a  roof window as a necessary feature for some future home, where I can lie in my bed and immerse in the relaxing view of silky blue sky and playful sun rays... on the ceiling...
I may also meet again Karlsson who lives on the roof... almost like in my childhood...






This article is written especially for VELUX.
The views and opinions expressed on this post are purely my own.
Illustrations  from "How to Catch a Star" by Oliver Jeffers and "Zen Short" by Jon J Muth

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