Thursday 12 August 2010

If it wasnt for blinds, it would be curtains for us!

The age old dilema: What type of blind do i want?

The main things to consider are these:

Existing decoration: Have you plain or patterened wall paper, colour or pattern of curtains, carpet colour and pattern, etc, have a look around your area that you require blinds and see if the colour or pattern stands out with your decoration.

If you have mainly patterns then we would suggest perhaps stick to a plain blind, if you have plain decore then you can possibly have a plain or patterned blind.

What blind to have.

Well, one of the main functions of blinds is to be able to shade the light coming in to your area. This will help to protect your furniture and decore due to the harmfull rays of light entering your area, this WILL in time fade the colour and quite possibly make you furnishings frail.

Most blinds will infact help in this, to filter the harmfull rays BUT also let natural light in.

You could go for a vertical blind, very good at filtering light, due to the fact that the louvres will turn just under 360 degrees, thus enabling so much flexibility in filtering light. Also when the louvres are in the open position, they still let in just as much light as (dare i say it!) Net curtians!

Privacy: Yes this is another main concern, this depends on the fabric or material that you choose, obviously we all need privacy in our homes, so we would recommend using a good quality material, so that no reflections or shadows we be visible from outside, or you could perhaps go for a blackout or dimout material. Again the choice is yours.

Colour:
Well we have over 350 various colours to choose from just in our vertical blind collection, whether you require pastel shades or something big and bright. There will be a colour or pattern to suit you.

The main thing is to get as much advice as possible, some situations you may not be able to have the blind you want, this could be due to the type of window you have.

But, all you would need to do is Contact us at Blindology: CLICK HERE