…you need the upgrade. Put mini blinds in the kitchen, bathrooms, and guest bedrooms. Use cellular shades in the primary bedroom, living room, and any room with drafty windows or extreme sun exposure. The two styles work well together, especially in neutral white or off-white tones that carry across the whole home. The Right Window Treatment Is the One That Fits Your Life You don’t have to choose one type for every window in the house. Order a few…
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…close. The second is medium-sized windows in low-humidity, low-UV rooms. A bedroom on the shaded side of the house, a hallway, and an interior dining room. Those conditions don’t stress real wood, and the blind looks beautiful for decades. Our How Long Do Custom Blinds Last covers the realistic lifespan for both materials. The third is when you want the variation that natural wood brings. Each slat has its own grain, and across a window, that vari…
…oesn’t reach the frame, and cord holes punched through every slat. If your bedroom faces east and the room is bright before your alarm goes off, no version of mini blinds will fix that. Honeycomb shades in a blackout fabric are the strongest answer. The fabric is fully opaque, side channels block edge light, and the honeycomb construction adds insulation, which helps with the temperature spikes that often come with bright morning sun. Blackout rol…
…f an inch, where light bleeds in. That’s negligible in a living room. In a bedroom facing a streetlight or an east-facing wall, it’s enough to keep you up. The fix lives in the mount. Outside-mount the shade with at least 2 inches of overlap on each side, or pair an inside-mount Roman shade with a blackout liner sewn to the back of the fabric. Side channels (the kind that seal the edges on roller shades) don’t exist on Romans, so if total blackout…
…The easiest fix is choosing blackout only where the function is essential (bedrooms, nurseries, theaters) and using lighter treatments in rooms that benefit from daylight. Mixing treatments across a home is normal and smart, not a sign of indecision. Where blackout blinds still win The disadvantages are real, but blackout blinds are the right answer in specific situations. A bedroom for a shift worker or anyone sensitive to early sunrise, a nurser…
…ured on the DIY Network! If you’ve seen the show Good, Better, Best, you’ll know that a lucky homeowner gets to pick the best home makeover from a handful of options. On the Blindsgalore episode, the Pennsylvania homeowners chose a beach vacation-spa-inspired master bedroom theme. Of course it was a perfect fit when they picked white Blindsgalore plantation shutters to make the space spa-worthy and serene. No matter where I am, shutters make me fe…
…edding. Changing your bedding is a great way to bring a fresh color to the bedroom. Or, if the room is already colorful, try a neutral scheme to tone things down and create a whole new feel. Washington has many great department stores that sell bedding ensembles and bed-in-a-bag sets that make it super easy to change out a room in just a few minutes. Some designers recommend switching your bedding seasonally twice a year to give your room a new lo…
…lends itself to many types of rooms, including living rooms, kitchens and bedrooms. Remember the old matchstick blinds at your local imports store? Forget them, because today’s woven wood shades and natural shades are high-quality products, made with child safety and other key features in mind. Want cordless operation or the versatility of top down/bottom up? You can have that in your eco-friendly window shade. If you plan to use them in a bedroo…