Blinded by the Light? Vertical Blinds May be the Answer


by Judith Persit - Date: 2007-08-07 - Word Count: 819 Share This!

We all hear the positive references to light. Phrases such as let the sun shine in and Light up my life all have us making our way into the rays. However, the grand irony of the sun and excessive light is that it can blind as well as aid in sight. Letting in light can show off a room and leave it with a warm, tingly glow. There are times however when we want to dim that light just slightly. Other times, we may wish to completely stop the light from entering at all. On occasion the light thrusting in is more of a curse than a blessing. The answer to this problem is vertical blinds.

Vertical blinds provide the perfect solution to light control problems. They allow you to adjust them according to the amount of light you want to allow in. You can have the sun coming in at full force or none at all and varying stages of light filtering in between. Whatever your choice for the moderated natural lighting, you can manage your illumination using vertical blinds.

There are literally hundreds of vertical blind types, leaving the buyer spoiled for choice. The obvious question is which type of vertical blind is the best to buy? If you are looking for something basic and inexpensive but yet, not unsightly then aluminum vertical blinds could be the answer for you.

Aluminum Vertical blinds are a great option. They are small, lightweight and easy to install. Their design and flexibility also makes them easy to clean. They are perfect for office, workshop and garage use. They are also perfect for many other rooms in the home.

Aluminum vertical blinds are also very easy to use. They can be adjusted by the cords on either side making it possible for you to allow in the amount of light you choose. They reflect the rays of the sun away so as well as blocking out the light one can also cut down on air conditioning bills. More than all of this, you can select from a wide range of standard colors, think about the primary colors, and a range in between. You may also be interested in specialty colors, like wood styles and more. Although they are rather basic, vertical window blinds provide and easy and inexpensive solution to light control problems.

When you are interested in allowing natural light in throughout the day, consider fabric vertical blinds. Fabric verticals, when made from high quality woven materials, can be beautiful, and can last a long time. In addition to this beauty, what we are really concerned with here is lighting. Consider that when the fabric vertical blinds are moved to the side, and are out of the way, you can allow nearly all of the light to enter the room. Next, consider that the blind can be moved across the window to be open, but ready to rotate. When rotating the blinds, you can have as much as one hundred eighty degree control. This means that when you close the fabric vertical vanes, you can flip them completely I the other direction to change the light filtering of the vertical blinds. You can move anywhere in between, for real control.

There is a major environmental and ecological benefit of fabric vertical blinds. When you completely darken a room with PVC vertical blinds, you are forced to create light inside the room to see. This means that if you only want to have a little privacy, you can keep your lights off, thus saving electricity with fabric vertical blinds.

PVC Vertical blinds, also called plastic vertical blinds, also can help to control the blinding light. These do not have to be unattractive plain pieces of plastic. Those days are gone. You can choose among a range of attractive styles for PVC vertical blinds. The range of colorful PVC verticals is increasingly large, with textured and patterned designs. And these also allow you to block all of the light, or only a little of it. When choosing PVC vertical blinds, select a thicker plastic pattern; it can offer better resistance to the damage of the sun. These thicker materials will hold their shapes and colors longer. Remember, as destructive as the intense light from the sun can be to your eyes, it can also be bad to the products that protect you from the sun.

We all love light and the rays of the sun, however there are times when having light pouring in just isn't practical. For these times, a set of vertical blinds could be the perfect solution. Being easy to install and clean, as well as allowing you to control the light, one can hardly go wrong with this choice. Vertical blinds are available in high quality from many places. Get a set today and stop squinting.

Judith Persit writes about vertical blinds. Learn more at BlindsFactoryDirect.com, vertical blinds, plantation shutters, roller shades , cellular shades & wood blinds.

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Judith Persit is a writer and a homemaker. She writes often about home décor and child rearing. Lately, she has been working on a book on the home interiors, with specific interest in window treatments. You can learn more at http://BlindsFactoryDirect.com, which sells vertical blinds, roller shades, plantation shutters, wood blinds and more. Your Article Search Directory : Find in Articles

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