If your vinyl blinds have been around since the last century but you would rather not replace them entirely, update them with paint. While you could paint them with a brush, spray paint ensures a more uniform look, free from brush strokes. Make sure the blinds are completely clean before p...
Hunter Douglas recommends using a window covering professional to measure and install your window shades and blinds for proper fit and function. Most authorized Hunter Douglas dealers will include this service when purchasing a new product. Things to consider that ensure proper fit and function of wi...
You can straighten bent vinyl vertical blinds to get them hanging straight and collapsing neatly again. The uniform curve of vinyl vertical blinds keeps each panel parallel to the next when they hang alone and causes them to nest together when they are pulled to the side. A single bent blind...
With so many styles of blinds and shades to choose from, shopping for the right window treatments isn't always an open-and-shut deal. Here, we've gathered our best advice.
Prices for blinds generally climb in this order: vinyl, aluminum, faux wood (or textured vinyl), and wood. You don't have to put blinds at half-mast to let in light, as you do the with shades — the full length of the window pane can always be covered for a finished look, even...
Vanity Dimensions: How to Find the Size For You It’s easier than you’d think. Promise. There is a wide range of available vanity dimensions. To find the right vanity size for your bathroom, follow these super easy steps. Tip!
Now’s the perfect opportunity to give your blinds a careful once-over. If any of the following issues apply, it’s time to replace the old with the new.
To gauge how much insulation a shade provides, note its “R-value.” This number reveals how much heat the material resists. R-values range from 0.9 to 5.0, the higher numbers reflecting more insulating power. Blinds Like shades, blinds mount at the tops of your windows. Their rigid slats...
Shop Semi-Flush Mount Lighting 3. Install Curtains Close to the Ceiling Elongate the window and make the ceilings appear higher by hanging curtains close to the ceiling. With the curtains hanging from the floor to the ceiling, the fabric draws the eye upward and cut...
What is the difference between window blinds vs. shades? An easy way to remember this is simply – blinds are hard, shades are soft. Blinds are often made of wood slats or hard vinyl slats, even metal. These slats can lay vertically or horizontally, or on wider panels. ...