Window Coverings Solutions

After a small introduction to what Bernardi Design Window Coverings can offer you we would like now to go inside and have a look to the best cover solution to your windows. Thousands and thousands of window coverings are available today around the word. Many of you might not agree with me, but I believe the way I will break down the information you will be an expert in how to choose the window treatment that suit your house and your budget. Let us narrow down our choices by starting from less expensive to the top notch of the industry. First rule is to separate light control and privacy that we can achieve with blinds and shades from decorative look that we can achieve with drapery and fabrics. Let’s start with the blinds; for example, beside a peace of an old bed sheet taped stapled or pined to your bed room window, you can replace it with a vinyl mini blinds about $7 average price from a local store. If you want you can call a window coverings professional . Then you might consider a metal mini blinds custom made to fit your window with a color of your choice. No wonder you would have to pay him extra because he is consuming his time and expertise. The next level you can have horizontal blinds.
I know it’s confusing how many kind of wood blinds we have? Let me narrow that for you. Mini Blinds are made of 1” vans; they could be vinyl or metal. Always can be an exception. Horizontal blinds are made of 2” vinyl or metal vans, 2” faux wood vans (also vinyl but have a wood tone), 2” or 2.5” real wood vans or bass wood vans(Vans is the same as slats). The names of the products can differ between a manufacturer and another but the result is the same. 2” vinyl or metal horizontal blinds are not specifically cheaper than the faux wood blinds. The difference is they are lighter and have casual look. Faux wood blinds are heavier than any other horizontal blinds but they replace wood blinds in many cases for the price difference. Wood blinds are light weight and most of the time we have more color options. Some manufacturers offer custom paint. Now we’re done with horizontal we will move to verticals. Many of us hate verticals but aren’t they simple. Some times for a sliding door that opens on one side, verticals can save us a lot money and space. They are easy to use, not expensive and easy to find. Verticals have a lot of good specification we will go back to them with other topics like light control and easy on the eye. For now we just like to consider verticals as an option for us to control the light and have privacy. Further more we have cell shades options. No wonder cell shades are one of the top selling treatments because of the small stacking area that they request. Also we have a cell vertical system that can go on sliding doors too. The next choice can be roller shades; the next generation window treatment. It rolls up and down and can disappear in a case if we need too. It can be motorized which make it even more demanded. We will talk a lot on Bernardi Design Window Coverings Blog about roller shades and how we can use them in an effective manner. For now we just use them as a simple solution for light control and privacy. Shutters are the next option. Shutters also can be vinyl, bass wood and real wood. Colors can be customized on real wood and usually they are sold by foot square. Woven wood blinds are a beautiful treatment for your window as sometimes they can be a decorative solution with the same functions of blinds and shades.

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