Decorating Advice by Type of Room |
| Kitchen: | Windows by a sink should be easy to clean. Vision wood, Aluminum Venetians, and sunscreen and standard roller blind fabrics are the easiest to clean. The blinds that have smooth painted finishes, as opposed to rough, textured finishes are best suited. |
| Master Bedroom: | Blockout Roller Blinds and Romans are very popular and all can complement different varieties of furnishings |
| Master Bath: | Humidity doesn't ordinarily adversely affect any quality window treatments, even wood blinds. However, if the window treatment gets direct water pressure, Vision wood or Aluminium Venetians are best. (Woven Poylester Roller Blind fabrics are not recommended) |
| Nursery: | Of utmost concern is safety. Make sure your product has the latest safety features, and that cords are not near cribs. Darkening the room is usually a common goal, so the blockout fabrics are usually best suited. |
| Study: | For a tailored look that's not too fussy, Sunscreens, Vision wood, or Cedar blinds are appropriate. Remember to keep consistency for the front of your house. If you have any computer screens, it is recommended to go for a darker Sunscreen colour due to any glare. |
| Living Room: | For an elegant room, consider Sunscreens, Romans, or Timbers. They are all in vogue and ever so popular. If there is an unobstructed view Sunscreens can work wonders in keeping the view, keeping your privacy (during the day), and leaving a stylish modern look. Romans overlapping Sunscreens, or the new duo roller blind system can also work together very well giving you the option of total blackout if preferred. |
| Consistency: | Keep consistency throughout where possible remembering to keep it all looking the same from each visible elevation of your home, Front being most important. |
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Decorating Advice by Type of Window |
| French Doors: | The key is to think of the door as a window, which happens to be in a door. It is usually best to use the same products as those already on windows in that room, for consistency. A blind or sunscreen will work just fine, and can be easily fastened at the bottom of the door. It is common to use hold down brackets at the bottom so your product won't flop around as the door opens and closes. The product can be easily removed from the bracket whenever you want to raise it. (Hold down brackets only available for Vision wood, Timber and Aluminium) |
| Windows with a nice view: | When you have a window with the view of a golf course, pool, mountains, ocean etc., you should consider a product such as a sunscreen, that keeps your veiw and stops the harsh sun. |
| Bay Window: | Any product will work in a bay, but if there's no sheetrock between the windows, be aware of possible gaps where the products "meet". |
| Sliding Doors: | If fitting inside the recess, Roller blinds are best suited as they do not have a ‘stack’ up the top when rolled all the way up. Vision wood, Aluminium, cedar Venetians and Roman blinds will all hang down at least 150mm, taking up that important space meant as a walk way. To ensure that the door handle isn’t in the way when the blind goes up and down, Roller blinds can be reverse rolled away from the handle to miss any obstructions.
When fitting on the face of the door, any product would be suitable, just remember to add on for the drop so that the blind can be lifted up, to keep the stack out of the way. |
| Hard to reach windows: | Consider specifying extra long cords so you can open or close a product |
| Front of house windows: | It is common to want the front of your home to be as uniform as possible - just how uniform is up to you. Most people just make sure that the front products are generally white.
The more symmetrical your home the more likely the products should be similar. People often use one product across the front; however, many also use one for the first floor and another for the second. It's your house, so whatever you feel is appropriate should be fine. |
| High abuse areas: | If you have rambunctious kids in your home, you should get the highest quality, sturdiest products. Aluminum blinds, cedars or creation woods will be the most appropriate. |
