Should You Buy Window Blinds or Curtains?

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In our homes today, how many people still use curtains?

Curtains have been becoming less popular over the last few years, and it’s not hard to see why. For many years they were an essential to any home for decoration, heat retention and maintaining privacy.

But as Bob Dylan says “the times they are a-changing”.

New options that are available put curtains to shame, in both aesthetic appeal as well as the options they offer. Fitted window blinds come in a huge range of colours and designs, including wood and metal finishes.

Wooden shutters in particular provide very good insulation against noise, which is a good benefit for anyone living in a noisy environment. The variety of blind designs will fit any home, ranging from a modern flat to older homes.

The blinds are made by hinging a number of panels together, which enables them to fold back, the blinds can be adjusted to let as much air or light in as required.

A fantastic attribute of fitted window blinds is the fact that they can work entirely with any windows design. A certain type of window called tilt and turn can open on a tilt or open fully on a hinge. With curtains there would be no way of opening the window and retaining privacy, but the fitted blinds can still be drawn on a tilted or opened window.

The Perfect Fit Blinds can be fitted to doors and even Conservatories. The blinds also don’t require dry cleaning – as curtains retain dust, which can lead to allergies, they can be easily maneuvered when cleaning windows, and generally they offer a better option than curtains currently do.

The curtains also fade, and can tear, as the material ages, whereas shutters and blinds are extremely long lasting and durable.

With curtains, they are either open or closed. The blinds can open slightly, letting light in but still retaining privacy. This can be especially useful with strong sunlight, preventing glare but also allowing light to filter in to the room.

Curtains have provided a great service, but perhaps it’s time for them to move over entirely to the more modern blind range available.

Blinds can be fitted in Conservatories, Orangeries, Windows or Doors!