We need vertical blinds in our
houses, because they solve problems that we have that we could not usually take
care of ourselves without them. They serve the dual purpose of letting us maintain
our privacy and at the same time, controlling the inflow of sunlight into our
rooms. Vertical blinds are quite helpful but sometimes they develop problems.
You might have an old window you'd like to showcase, or a view outdoors you
want to be visible. You might want to manage the way the light shines in, but
you don't desire to turn the lights on whenever you shut your vertical blinds.
In this article we will discuss some typical problems that you may have with
vertical blinds and ways to find a reasonable solution to these problems.
There are times when we have scenery
outside that we want to keep looking at. Maybe there's a gorgeous forest or a
nice garden outside the window. You may have enormous glass windows that extend
from the floor to the ceiling and a breathtaking view of the ocean, a lake, or
a golf course. In these cases, you might be afraid that installing vertical
blinds would spoil a view that, perhaps, you helped to create. To solve this
problem, consider choosing blinds that can be stacked by the windows' sides.
These are attractive when mounted in windows and unobtrusive if you put them to
the side. There is one added advantage of choosing fabric vertical blinds -
they are less noisy. The quietness can be maintained, as they are almost
noiseless when moving with the natural breeze or the air from your
air-conditioner. If you have walls adjacent to your windows, there are vertical
blinds that are a few inches broader than the glass section of the walls, to be
certain that the windows are not blocked by the vertical blinds.
For instance, one room in your home
may have strong wind blowing through. That strong breeze can come either from
open windows, or foot traffic, or even from a strong air conditioner. Plastic
vertical blinds and metal vertical blinds can sometimes be very noisy while
moving. As we have already mentioned, fabric vertical blinds are quieter. You
can think of these fabric blinds as your answer for these spaces that give you
problems.
French doors are unrivalled in their
ability to liven up a house. Vertical blinds placed on them may lead to a lot
of swinging. A problem could be created with tangling in such instances and
ultimately it will wear the blinds down. Tiebacks are available for French
doors. This will assist you in keeping the vertical blinds in place when you
have your French doors open as far as they can go. To get good results it is
required that the vertical blinds are larger in size than the doors, so when
moved to the side they will clear the opening completely and you can access the
opening more easily.
Last, but not least, all of us have
windows in our houses that are hard to reach. In such cases it is more
important to choose the correct accessories and not merely the correct vertical
blinds. In windows of this type you have the choice of extra long cords or
chains. Chains and cords, however, don't necessarily look attractive, and they
come with lots of safety issues. In case the vertical blinds and their controls
are really quite beyond reach, one can think about using a remote control
device.
You can find attractive vertical
blinds that work for even the most difficult of windows. Some problems while
selecting window coverings are arches, skylights, eyebrows, and sometimes even
portal windows. A little creativity and accessories are all that are required,
sometimes. Having a window in a bad spot or a view you want to preserve doesn't
mean you have to give up. A good vertical blind
can still be fitted there. Once again, you can use vertical blinds as a solution
to your problems, without making any more problems for yourself.
