Window Blinds and Shades

Window blinds provide cover for your windows to give privacy and shade to your space, they are usually attached to the inside of the window. One of the main benefits of using blinds on your windows is that they can give you a larger degree of control over the amount of light that comes into your room.

There are many different types of blinds available for you to choose from. They include the following:

Slat Blinds

This type of blind is made with numerous flat horizontal slats that are connected together with strings so you can rotate the slat. This allows for different amounts of light to pass between the slats. The slats can be rotated to a maximum of 170 degrees in order to block the light from the room completely. They can also be raised to clear the window completely. Rotating the blinds is usually done by pulling a cord or turning a connector that is attached to the string, another string is used to lower and raise the blinds. There are also versions of blinds were both mechanisms are combined in a single rod. The various slat blind that you can find are :

Venetian blinds – first introduced in Venice around 1770, generally the slats are made of plastic or metal but sometimes found made with wooden slats, these are known as wood or bamboo blinds. The slats of the blinds can vary in width between 50mm and 120mm.

Mini blinds – these are just a thinner version of Venetian blinds, with slats that usually measure between 19mm and 24mm.

Vertical blinds – sometimes called track blinds, these binds use a single track across the top that the blind runs across. This track usually has two cords one that controls the pivot of the vertical slats, controlling the amount of light that is let in and the other drawing the slats to the sides of the window to clear the blinds out of the view.

Solid Blinds

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