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New Year Brighter!

While the weather outside might indeed be frightful, that’s all the more reason to look inside your own home for ways to make it more comfortable and beautiful for you and your family and friends. In these uncertain times, “home” and family are more important than ever. As we end this year, and enter a new one, as always, filled with promise and change of all sorts, ways to brighten your life in your own home can be a wonderful place to start.

As life slows down a bit at the end of the year, along with the arrival of general early winter doldrums, I invite you to take advantage of my availability and ideas to help you brighten your home in little ways you might not normally think about. Really any project small or large can advance your home’s beauty and comfort, from a simple custom table runner or table skirt, all the way up through custom window fashions for any rooms or spaces. Just call me, and I’ll visit you at no cost, and I’ll bring loads of ideas and potential to help you make your home even more beautiful and inviting.

Our window fashion consultants will help you with your selection of draperies, pleated shades, blinds or any of the wonderful new products available to you through ExcitingWindows!. Call us today at excitingwindows.com/studio and make your home more beautiful.

A simple solution to improve drafty rooms is to layer high R-rated fabrics and materials over or under existing window coverings. If you already have beautiful custom window fashions in place, how about new, vaned cellular blinds for a layer of heat transfer-stopping beauty. These blinds come in myriad light-controlling densities and color options certain to accent your windows while working hard to save you energy dollars. Other innovative shades and blinds and shutters also offer a vast improvement in heat-retention around your windows, and provide an added layer of beauty as well. Ask me about the incredibly gorgeous, high thermal quality fabrics and linings now available in creating custom draperies for your home. You simply won’t believe that such beautiful materials can also save you money, even in the short term.

Mini-blinds have replaced the old-fashioned Venetian blinds as more convenient and attractive window treatments. Blinds are window coverings that can have either vertical or horizontal slats, have an accordion or honeycomb construction, or are woven from natural or synthetic reeds. The only disadvantage they have is that they cannot be cleaned easily.

The mechanisms for opening and closing blinds range from simple cords and easy-to-operate continuous chains to remote-controlled electronic devices. Blinds block out sunlight, prevent curious passersby from peeping into your house, and also add to the decor of your house. They come in various styles. You can buy ready-made blinds or make them yourself at home.

There are mini blinds to fit everyone’s budget. Aluminum and vinyl mini blinds are the least expensive, while faux wood and wood blinds are at the top of the price range. You are sure to find mini blinds that will go with your decor with all of the choices that are available.

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Decorating on a budget can be difficult, but vinyl mini blinds make it easier to get the look you want. Available in a wide range of colors, sizes, and styles, blinds are one option to expensive window treatments. Even if you eventually plan on adding other window treatments, mini blinds are a great starter treatment, so that you can spend money decorating other parts of the room while getting the privacy and light control that you need.

Manufacturers offer many different kinds of vinyl blinds. Although vinyl mini blinds are often one of the least expensive window treatments, you don’t need to settle for cheap or ugly looking blinds. There are blinds that have an embossed texture that make them appear to be made of fabric, for example. You can also find faux wood blinds or colors that will match your décor.

Vinyl blinds make great window treatments for several reasons:

They are ideal of humid environments like kitchens and bathrooms. Fabric and other materials can rot or have problems with mildew and mold. Vinyl prevents these issues, making the mini blinds practical and easy to care for.

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Mini-blinds are very convenient and attractive window treatments. They typically have either vertical or horizontal slats, and are woven either from natural or synthetic reeds.

The only disadvantage they have is that they cannot be cleaned easily. Cleaning mini blinds doesn’t require strength – it requires delicate handling. The following instructions should help clarify how to clean them.

As a first step, you should vacuum-clean them while the mini blinds are still hanging on your window. This process will help to remove excess dust. Next, you should remove the mini-blinds from the window and take them either outside or to the bathroom for a wet wash.

For the liquid washing component, you will need a hose, a clothesline, a bucket and a sponge. Make a mixture of one-part water, to one-part ammonia in the bucket. Gently apply the mixture on the mini-blinds, front and back. Allow the mixture to stand on the blinds for about five minutes, after which you just hose them. Wipe the mini-blinds with a soft cloth and hang them on the clothesline to dry.

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There are many different colours of Venetian blinds available to choose from. The colours available for Venetian blinds include metallic hues which give blinds a modern appearance to any room. The ever popular white PVC Venetian blinds compliment bathroom decors and provide a clean, pristine effect which is durable and resistant to steamy atmospheres. When the slats of the blinds are angled they provide complete privacy and yet allow plenty of light to enter the room. Ready made Venetian blinds are manufactured so that they can be trimmed to fit both the width, by a small amount and the length by any amount to provide a perfect fit to your windows.  A metallic rust coloured Venetian blind which has contrasting top and bottom rails, cord pull and a clear acrylic twist control presents a modern, contemporary feel, which is stylish when used in a bedroom or study.

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The first of all blinds, Venetian blinds have been around since the 1770’s. Fortunately for us, they are now available in more colors than the traditional gray or white. Nowadays you can find Venetian blinds in a variety of colors.

Venetian blinds are made up of slats, stretching horizontally across the window. Strings, known as ladders, run through each slat. Slats usually have the selected color on one side and a neutral color on the reverse sideboth sides. The strings and lift cords are usually co.

If you want to allow some light into the room, or be able to look outside, you can keep the blinds lowered and adjust the slats. When the slats are in the flat position, you will have total privacy.

It is straightforward to install Venetian blinds and any handy person should be able to do the job. It is however necessary to make sure your Venetian blinds are installed properly. If not, you might end up with blinds that become tangled and crooked.

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Wood Venetian Blinds: The best way to keep wooden venetian blinds clean is to dust them on a regular basis. As the surface of the slats are smooth it’s a fairly easy job to wipe them down with a cloth or brush off the dust using a clean soft duster. Another good method is to use a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment.

Another handy tip is to put a pair of cotton gloves or even an old pair of socks onto your hands and wipe the slats between your fingers. You can also use a small paintbrush to dust the slats.

Aluminium Venetian Blinds: As with wooden venetian blinds it is best to dust this type of blind on a regular basis to avoid a large build up of dust. Again brush the dust off using a clean soft duster or a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment.

Unlike the wooden blinds you can use water and some kind of detergent on aluminium venetian blinds. The best way to do this is to tilt the blinds so that the slats are flat. Then using a cloth or sponge with some water and some washing up liquid, wipe them over. Avoid being too aggressive and accidentally damaging the slats by bending them.

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Window blinds have features that are both utilitarian as well as decorative in nature. Faux wooden blinds are opted for, as these blinds do not fade warp or crack and are ideal for areas with high humidity, extreme temperature, and direct sunlight. They are also seen to add charm, elegance, and aesthetic value to the room. They can also be used to prevent the fabric inside from getting worn out and fading.

Faux wood blinds are durable and last a long time. Faux wood blinds are a replica of real wood blinds, but at an affordable price. They are also impressive to look at as they are made with artistic considerations. They are made from high quality PVC or poly vinyl chloride. This has the advantage of giving the look of wood without its disadvantages such as fading, warping and cracking.

There are several features that are offered by various manufacturers that are very attractive to the customer such as color coordination and decorative valances. Most faux wood blinds are made from high quality and fire resistant materials. They also claim to be made from lead free additives. Hence for customers who are very concerned about health and environment, it is an obvious choice. They also come with real wood tassels at times that have instructions on installation and mounting.

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Blinds shopping for your house may seem simple. There are many online shops offer a wide range of discounts the possibility of artificial wood and wooden blinds. Most of them can you better than the windows of shops on the retail sector. Indeed, many small window treatment with online sales. But before buying, make sure you’ve done your homework enough.

First you need to know what wood blinds, as opposed to faux wood blinds. Concise, wooden blinds slates are 100% wood. They are the most popular because it provides more space for your warm and elegant appearance, but is not suitable for use in the field of high humidity. They can also be fragile, so that your children and your animals. The price is higher, and its weight is lighter as compared with wood-like blinds or shutters so-called faux wood. On the artificial wood as an alternative to wood is mostly vinyl, PVC, or a combination of wood and vinyl as a part of. Their weight is much harder, but the prices are lower and is durable, so your children and pets and wet areas. Therefore, be sure to select the type that blinds for your room.

Secondly, from the window blinds is a “custom-made product, the blinds are” non-returned! “Although some online retailers say they have a refund policy. If you dig deeper, which is normally the truth is something that is simply a loan account for you to buy their products. This is nothing more than the free coupon to you to buy. Some shops may take two weeks to a month for the verification process and have your blinds or other substitute products to be delivered to their factories. Nobody would dull scenario to happen, because the band customer time and money for all the costs for replacement. And you probably do not like his neighbor to look through the windows at night!

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