Knowing Your Blinds

When searching for the right blinds, aesthetics is only one factor that you should consider. Most of us often disregard other things like the type of material, the operating mechanism, insulation and the benefits that each type of blind could offer. To help you understand them a little more, here is a list of the basic types of blinds that you could buy in the market:

 

Roman blinds

This type of blinds is made up of a single cloth that is folded in segments. A cord can then be pulled to fold each segment according to your preferred length. This offers great designs and effective insulation within your home as it blocks most of the sunlight coming in. However, the controlling mechanism isn’t as versatile as that of other more mechanical blinds.

Venetian blinds

This type is composed of long rectangular pieces of wood or plastic called slats. Each slat is connected to one another by cord or cloth. The spaces between each slat can be adjusted by turning each segment forward or backward using a rotating mechanism. You may control the size of the gap between each slat to block out as much sunlight as you want.

Honeycomb blinds

When you look at it on each side extended, you’d see that they look like honeycombs, thus the name implies. This type of covering blocks sunlight effectively and offers superb insulation because of the air pockets present within each segment. Similar to the roman blinds, you get a long continuous shade with very effective insulation and the controlling mechanism of venetian blinds.

Roller blinds

This window blind is also made of a single cloth cover making it a lot similar to roman blinds. The only difference is that it doesn’t have folded segments. Instead, it’s just a continuous soft cloth that “rolls” according to your preferred length. The controlling mechanism may be a simple cord or an automated one.

Vertical blinds

Imagine venetian blinds that have longer folding segments and arrange them vertically. This is what vertical blinds look like. They offer almost the same effect and insulation as the venetian blinds. However, these window covers look great both on small windows and larger ones because of its similarities with suspended curtains.

Panel glide blinds

Just like vertical blinds, you have a vertical arrangement with this type. But unlike the plastic segments, you have wider slats made up of cloth. They provide adequate sunlight blockage and the controlling mechanism is probably the most convenient among others because of the neatly stacked slats that eliminate the need for chains and long cords.

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