Today blinds endure the new peak of the popularity as they remain leaders in part of esthetic exterior and sun protection. The modern market offers wide choice of various blinds – as to choose the best model which as much as possible will protect from the sun from their range?
Vertical blinds
Vertical blinds can be shifted to the right, to the left or from the center, completely discovering window glass. The most convenient decision are blinds with the angle of shift which will not interfere with normal opening of window shutters – for example, model with the lamels gathering to the middle of window from its edges. Width of fabric or plastic lamels of vertical blinds is 89 or 127 millimeters
The more the area of window, the lamels that room proportions completely remained have to have bigger width.
Vertical blinds can be turned, thereby regulating the illumination of certain part of the room. They protect the room from the sun quite well, however, in comparison with horizontal blinds, their efficiency nevertheless is a little lower. Esthetic and design features of vertical blinds allow to use them in any styles of interior and in combination both with wooden, and with plastic windows. In kitchen it is desirable to establish the washing models from the special fiber glass fabric having water-repellent properties whereas blinds from stylish bamboo or elegant jacquard are ideal for other rooms.
Horizontal blinds
Horizontal aluminum blinds excellently protect from the sun, reflecting its beams and not leaving the slightest shchelochka for their penetration into the room. Such blinds can be established both over glass, and between wooden window frames. Management at internal installation of horizontal blinds is removed outside of window profile. They perfectly look both in the living room, and in the kitchen block. Besides, horizontal blinds often establish in business office rooms and process buildings.
The only lack of horizontal blinds is difficult management which quite often breaks under the influence of force.
Width of lamels of this model of blinds varies from 16 to 25 millimeters. It is necessary to choose the most suitable option, being guided by the total area of window for preservation of harmonious proportions of the room and considering degree of illumination of the side of the building. Usually aluminum horizontal blinds of light tones are established in functional rooms whereas blinds with wooden lamels look more favourably in living rooms, offices or offices as they give them cozier and made habitable look.