Do you want to gain privacy in a certain room? Does the light that enters the window not let you see your computer screen clearly? Curtains and blinds are probably the most popular solutions to deal with these problems. The former represent a traditional alternative, while the blinds offer us a more modern alternative.
In Spain we enjoy many hours of light during the summer months, something that in certain situations can be annoying. We also endure a lot of heat, and it is almost inevitable that it seeps into our homes. And we say almost because although we cannot avoid it 100%, blinds are a great barrier, especially those black blinds.
What is a blind?
The RAE defines blind as “a one-piece curtain, which picks up vertically”A curtain that can help us avoid curious glances and at the same time regulate the amount of light that enters a given room and act as a barrier against heat.
Blinds are therefore a practical solution to create a pleasant atmosphere in any room. They are also capable of adapting easily to any room thanks to the wide variety of designs available on the market. Designs that despite their differences, have numerous common characteristics:
- Filter the light, reducing reflections on the TV and computer screen.
- They prevent the interior of the room from being seen from the outside.
- They roll up vertically, slowly and silently.
- They can be mounted on the inside or outside of a window frame or on the ceiling.
Types of blinds
Depending on the fabric characteristics With which they are manufactured, the blinds allow more or less light to enter the room. Some, in addition, can function as a heat barrier; an especially interesting feature during the summer.
- Translucent: It allows light to pass through but its fabric prevents it from being seen through it.
- Semi-opaque: Let the light through but the fabric has enough density to repel heat.
- Opaque: Of a thickness that totally blocks light and acts as a barrier against heat.
- Day and night: Adjustable opacity. With two positions to let in more or less light.
Advantages and disadvantages of blinds
Blinds have gained popularity in the last decade thanks to the numerous advantages that they present with respect to other systems. Do you want to know what these are?
- They have simple anchoring systems, thus allowing anyone to install them.
- Are easy maintenance; they can be cleaned with a cloth dampened in a mild soapy solution.
- When they are collected the wall looks clean.
- They are cheap; they are within reach of any pocket.
- There is a wide variety of designs and therefore it is easy to adapt them to an existing decoration.
Do they have any disadvantages? Although its advantages are numerous, the truth is that blinds may not be practical in certain windows. That is precisely its biggest disadvantage; its possible incompatibility. Therefore, make sure you can install them before you go shopping.
- They can be a obstacle to open and close the windows that open into the room.
- As they are rollable, they require having a height 25 cm. roughly from the window to the ceiling.
- They are incompatible with some very rigid fabrics. Then we will not always be able to make them in the fabric we want.
Black blinds
There are two compelling reasons to bet on black blinds. The first, aesthetics. The clean lines of the blinds and the elegance of the black color favor modern and sophisticated spaces. The second, practice. Black blinds will allow less light to pass through than translucent white ones.
Black and white environments
The black blinds fit perfectly in spaces decorated in black and white both minimalist style as classic. It creates an interesting contrast with the white walls and brings sophistication and depth to the rooms. Translucent and opaque blinds are usually the favorites to decorate this type of space and it is not uncommon to find them accompanied by curtains.
Color notes
But the rooms do not have to be decorated in black and white for these blinds to fit. We can get modern environments incorporating colors like yellow, camel or red into the equation. And they can also become a great choice in rooms decorated in gray and pastel blue as you can see in the image below.
