Shades Window Blinds Garden Nursery Landscaping Guide
Shades Window Blinds Protecting Your Home Against UV Radiation
By Jon Kilts
You can spend a ton of money on decorating your home with the
finest in furnishings and unique accessories, but if you overlook
your window treatments, your sumptuous surroundings just won’t
look complete. One of the best ways to tie your decor theme into
a beautiful finished masterpiece is by using custom shades window
blinds.
Window blinds come in a wide assortment of styles, material,
colors and price ranges. From high-end luxurious shades to discount
window blinds, there is something on the market to coordinate
with the feel of your home and stay within your budget.
Custom Window Blinds As Not All Windows Are The Same
One of the primary reasons to seek out custom window blinds is
because you have windows that are not standard size or that have
unique angles, such with a trapezoid shaped window, or unique
shapes, such as curving windows that would require custom arch
blinds.
Bamboo blinds are one type of woven wood shades window blinds
and they are becoming more and more popular of a choice in new
window blinds. Bamboo shades also include complimentary natural
elements, such as other grasses, in order to form a more full
and unified window covering.
Environmentally Friendly Bamboo Blinds
Bamboo is considered a "green" material, because, unlike
hardwoods, it is a grass which grows very rapidly and because
of this is environmentally friendly, being both a natural and
a renewable material.
Many people like the ambiance that bamboo gives a room with its
warmth and natural, organic lines, it is often said that is is
like bringing a piece of the outdoors inside. It also fits well
with different design styles.
Most bamboo blinds are the natural color of dried bamboo which
is a light golden tan, although is is also available in a lighter,
almost bleached, tone, and in a dark tone reminiscent of burnt
wood.
Woven Wood Shades
Matchstick blinds are one type of woven wood shades, and other
varieties often combine other natural materials such as bamboo,
reeds, jute, grasses, flax or linen. These natural materials are
also good choices for those environmentally minded and come in
a variety of weave density that determines how much light is allowed
through.
Sheer window shades are popular, especially in southern regions
where the sun is most intense and can damage furnishings even
without direct sunlight exposure. Sheer shades allow for a soft
and very light feeling to the room because the sheer panels allow
lots of light in, and allow for some view, but can block up to
67% of the UV rays which are so damaging to furnishings.
Blocking Out UV Rays
When the vanes, that are between the fabric panels of sheer shades,
are closed, up to 99% of UV rays are blocked and they also provide
good light blockage for bedrooms as well. When fully retracted,
these shades store into the headrail, becoming invisible and allowing
for maximum viewing of the outdoor views.
Vertical shades window blinds are available either as the common
vertical blinds or as sheer vertical shades and are most often
used in applications where a very wide window area needs to be
covered, in instances of glass sliding patio doors, or French
doors.
About the Author:
Jon Kilts has written a number of articles on gardening, furniture
and landscaping including Outdoor
Playsets, Teak
Furniture, Metal
Furniture, Teak
Tables, Vertical
Window Blinds, Bamboo
Blinds, Wood
Window Blinds.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this website.
Little Known Window Blinds Facts....
What are the price ranges?
Prices range from cheap to very
expensive. The type of material used as well as the
size plays a determining factor in the price range.
An additional cost will also be if the company custom
makes the blinds as well as if they install them for
you. Standard sized windows usually run the cheapest
since they can be mass produced. Oversize windows
require customization. The windows that have the
blinds in between are the most expensive.
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