subject: Making Over Your Home On a budget? - Ditch Those Curtains and Bring In The Blinds [print this page] Making Over Your Home On a budget? - Ditch Those Curtains and Bring In The Blinds
If you're looking to remodel your house in the New Year, but Christmas has left a tugging strain on the wallet, then pulling down old, tired curtains and exchanging them with attractive, modern blinds could possibly be the budget-friendly start you need.
Windows are an important feature within any room, and particularly when your property has large windows the right fittings are very important because they play a vital role in the overall look.
Along with providing a kitsch and stylish solution for decorating a home, blinds offer numerous practical purposes too.
Slatted blinds (usually obtainable in wood, metal or plastic) make the perfect choice because unlike curtains, which generally end up being either open or closed, slatted blinds allow varying amounts of light to enter a room, while still providing privacy. And while the wooden or metal versions can be quite pricey, plastic slatted blinds can be cost-effective and also gives the benefit of an incredibly long lifespan.
Instead of slatted blinds you will discover roller blinds, offering an extremely versatile and practical means to brighten a room. Roller blinds are manufactured from a single section of material that rolls in and out of a tube when the blind is raised or lowered. The simplicity of roller blinds ensures that they're generally good value, and the way they are made up of a single piece of material means they may be purchased readily adorned with an endless selection of patterns, pictures and colours.
In fact, some roller blind companies even offer customers the chance to supply their own images, that can then be reproduced onto the blinds before they're delivered. This can be a perfect solution should you have a certain design within your room and require a blind to fit. For a totally unique blind you might even opt for a photograph or piece of artwork to be replicated onto to your roller blind.
For a real sense of style and class you might want to consider purchasing bamboo blinds. Whilst usually a more expensive form of blind, the addition of a bamboo blind can immediately create images of a tropical getaway. Put together with a summery colour scheme and light wooden furniture, you'd never have to be aware that we're actually in the middle of a chilly English winter.
Despite their beauty, bamboo blinds do come with the disadvantage that unlike slatted blinds, they are able to only be raised or lowered, as opposed to adjusted to let in optimal amounts of light while still preserving privacy. Most people deciding on bamboo blinds are prepared to sacrifice this in return for the stylish look which can be created.
The above is just a limited example of the kinds and styles of blinds available. With the amount of different styles and materials, the cost of blinds varies incredibly. So whether you've got just a few spare pounds to brighten your property for 2011, or you've stashed away enough to makeover the whole home, blinds make the perfect way to instantly modify the look and feel of any room.
