Which Window Blinds To Choose?

You would be excused for thinking that keeping the light out of your eyes in the morning is pretty simple. But with housing designs becoming more and more abstract, curtains are slowly being replaced by their more versatile and contemporary cousins, window blinds.

Roof windows in particular have become more popular in modern-day housing, owing to an increase in loft conversions and three story townhouses. These presented a unique problem for the traditional curtains or venetian blinds that had been used to shut out the light or dark for many, many years. Fortunately, Danish company Velux pioneered a new style of window that accommodates more sophisticated blinds and allowed window technology to develop.

One of Velux's most popular types of blind, the blackout window blind, goes a long way to ensuring that those with a roof window in their bedroom experience a full and uninterrupted night's sleep. Their electronic shutter system cuts out any light and prevents the blaze of the sunrise scorching your eyes and filling your room with light at six in the morning.

While Velux's many blind designs, which include venetian, roller and pleated models, tend to be the wise choice for a skylight, there are a variety of other window blinds available for more orthodox windows. The roller blind is still a popular choice for vertical windows, and is available in a vast array of materials and colours to suit any home or business premises. They are easy to use and to clean and offer excellent window coverage in order to block out sunlight.

Roman blinds are also an option for those looking to dress their windowsills with a more elegant blind. The roman design is enormously adaptable and open to personalisation as it can essentially be fashioned from standard curtain fabric. This allows homeowners to tailor a design to suit the particular room that the window blind will sit in, making it a feature rather than an eyesore.

Another option is venetian blinds, which are made up of parallel slats that pivot in order to let in, or block out, certain amounts of light. Alternatively, they can be rolled up completely to open up the window to the room. This is a good idea for rooms where the homeowner hopes to control the amount of light that enters the room, allowing for subtle changes to the ambience of building. Wooden venetian blinds are especially popular in homes as they provide a touch of class in conjunction with both shading and warmth.

Vertical, woodweave and pleated blinds offer similar alternatives, so rest assured there are plenty of options when you are deciding how to dress your windows.