How to choose the perfect blinds for your home

When you’re building a new home or renovating your current home, you have some exciting decisions to make about the type and style of blinds to use on your windows and doors. In order to make this process easier for you, we would like share our ideas on important things to consider and please remember you’re not alone, our friendly team are only a phone call away to help you choose the perfect blinds for your home.

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Each room in your home can have a certain look and feel. You may want bright and funky blinds, or a warm and cosy space with neutral blockout blinds, but no matter what your personal preference, you can be reassured that we have an extensive range of quality blinds to suit all window sizes.

Style

We have so many beautiful blind choices, but before you choose it’s great to know more information about the styles available.

1. Roller Blinds – are one of our most popular indoor blinds. Roller blinds are made from a stiffened fabric which is attached to an aluminium or timber roller that roll up and down. They are available in a wide range of colours and fabrics and are a beautiful affordable window option.
2. Roman Blinds – are made from fabric that is designed to pleat when it is opened. When the blind is lifted up the cords pull all the slats together into one fold to provide a minimalistic look.
3. Vertical and Pleated Blinds – are blinds with vertical slats which tilt together up to 180 degrees to let in a lot of light or less light.
4. Panel Glide Blinds – are similar to vertical blinds but with individual panels. They can open to one side, both sides or together.
5. Venetian Blinds – have vertical slats and are available in our contemporary slimline aluminium look, or luxury wood stains or natural timber. 
6. Honeycomb Cellular Blinds – are made in d-cell shapes which provides excellent insulation and light filtering options are available.
7. Veri Shades – are a fantastic solution for providing privacy and light control. Veri shades have no weights or chains, so they just simply sway and flow out of the way and settle into their original position when moved.
8. Custom Made Blinds – our custom made blind service is ideal for those larger or unique shape windows, or sliding doors, or if you have something extra special in mind and need a unique design.

Colour/Decor

When choosing the right colour blind for your home it’s great to consider your decor. Neutral colours such as cream, beige, grey or white, can be brightened up with bold coloured blinds; and the right coloured blind can even replace traditional “coloured feature walls”. If you have a contemporary home and enjoy bright colours, then you may like an eye catching single colour blind, or if you are looking to make even more of a statement, then you may choose fabrics with a pattern or texture, such as stripes or floral prints. 

Light/Privacy

Depending on the room/atmosphere you’re wanting, you may want more or less light and privacy and we have 3 main styles to suit. Blockout blinds means the fabric completely blocks out the amount of light entering the room. Light Filtering blinds also known as Translucent Blinds, provides a soft filtering light to enter the room. You can’t see out of them and you can’t see through them if you’re outside. Sunscreen blinds block out up to 95% of the sun’s rays. They are great for privacy as you can see out of them, but can not see through them if you’re outside.

We’re here to help!

Blinds are a versatile solution for any window or door covering and work well in any style of home. If you need further advice please call us on 1300 849 336, or please come visit our showroom at 908 La Trobe St, Delacombe, sometimes seeing our styles, fabrics and colours makes choosing blinds for your home a lot simpler.