Did you know blinds can do so much more than give you the option of whether to let the sunlight in or keep it out?
More than a home décor and sunlight control, blinds give you many advantages including practical and health reasons. So exactly, why should you install window blinds?
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Top 3 Reasons Why You Should Install Window Blinds
1. Window blinds give you privacy
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With window blinds, you are not only controlling how much sunlight you are letting inside your home, but you are also keeping strangers from seeing the interior of your rooms.
Window blinds provide you with a level of privacy that you cannot get from curtains. Because your otherwise bare window is covered with blinds, total strangers are kept from knowing what the inside of your home looks like, adding a little more safety and security into your private space.
If ultimate privacy is what you’re looking for, then it is best to install top-down shades.
- They are great home decors
Window blinds come in a wide variety of styles, patterns, and colors. The countless options with the type of blinds you can install allows you to create whatever look you want to achieve in your living room, bedroom, kitchen and even in the bathroom.
They are also available in a number of materials including aluminium, wood, faux wood, plastic and more. These choices allow you to decorate any room to complement your furniture while sticking to your budget.
Remember to give attention to the size of your window so you are sure to buy the right blinds. For very large windows, most commonly found in offices, you may not find a size that will fit but you can still have a window blind tailor-made.
If you have children and or pets in the house, it’s best to install cordless blinds as they are safer but are still elegant to look at.
Window blinds also create an instant welcoming appeal that will make your guests feel comfortable as they enter your house.
- Window blinds can help you save money and energy
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The sunlight that passes through your glass windows are multiplied many times, making it warm inside the room. They may be advantageous during winter, but in the summer months they need to be blocked out.
Window blinds can do that for you, helping you save money that will otherwise pay for your air conditioning needs, thus reducing your electric bill.
Window blinds also help in keeping your furniture from fading and discoloration. Again, because they block out too much sunlight, the upholstery in your chairs and sofas will no longer suffer over exposure which means, you won’t have to change furniture often.
There are many more benefits to installing window blinds, and that includes health advantages. Yes, there are health perks! Because window blinds help you control the amount of sunlight let into the room, eye strain and headaches are reduced, if not entirely prevented.
You will find that the right amount of light in a room creates perfect ambiance conducive to reading, watching TV and other activities.
Author Bio: Quida Canon is a freelance writer with over 2 years experience in writing, editing and researching in the field of construction. She graduated Construction Management last 2010 and started her career as a feature writer at company magazine before becoming a freelance writer for numerous magazines and websites.
My wife and I recently moved into our house and our windows are still bare. I know that we need to get some kind of window covering but still trying to decide. I like that yous said that getting blinds can look great, provide privacy, and help lower energy bills. Thanks for sharing this info!
I like that blinds help to block out the sun so that I am not dying of heat during the summer. I especially like that they do help to keep furniture from fading. Faded furniture looks bad and it would just cost you more money to have to buy new furniture. Thankfully you can just get blinds and not worry about the fading!
I appreciate your tip about how window blinds allow you to prevent strangers from seeing inside your home, which guarantees not only privacy, but also safety and security. My husband and I just moved into our new, unfurnished home, and we aren’t really familiar with the neighborhood yet. Since there’s nothing we want more than the safety of our family, we’ll have to find a blinds provider in our area that can help us get the protection we need for our windows so that strangers can’t have access to the inside of our home.