When considering the interior design of your home, how you cover your windows is a very important decision and should not be taken lightly. Let’s take a look at the top 10 advantages of shades over blinds.

Curtains add visual elegance to a room.

Where vertical and horizontal blinds only cover the window and add very little

To the appearance of the room, the curtains and their accessories add a certain style.

Curtain poles come in a wide variety of styles, from simple metal curtain poles to

the wood effect ones. Finials (the decorative ends of the curtain poles) also come

in all shapes and sizes, so you’re sure to find a style to suit your room.

When open, the curtains frame a window beautifully, creating a missing edge

with blinds Whether raised or set to the side, blinds cover only the window, while

curtains can hang below and on the side of the window. Tying the curtains back adds

a certain elegance that blinds cannot offer.

Curtains and curtain rails or poles can be bent to fit a bay window

Although some vertical blinds can be folded into the shape of a bay window, a vertical blind

blind will take away the charming effect and leave the room more like a

office. A curtain track or curtain pole can be custom made and bent to fit

a bay window and curtains will once again add elegance and style. Curtain

the tracks are also more flexible and can be made to fit a wider range of bay windows.

Greater adjustment flexibility

Some of today’s most modern windows and patio doors open inward leaving little

space to fix. With curtain rails that can be as small as 5mm and some that can

Even if it is fixed to a ceiling, this will leave plenty of room for a window.

or door to open inwards.

The curtains provide insulation.

Blinds are typically thin and offer minimal thermal insulation for a room. Compared

this with a beautiful set of warm curtains that not only keep the heat in but also

also cut out drafts, as they can hang below your windowsill, unlike blinds that

stop just above the ledge. The curtains can also be interwoven with a thick material

to add additional thermal insulation.

Manual, corded or electric operation

Curtain rails and curtain poles can be manually operated so that many different shades

can operate in a window. This allows curtains of different widths and falls.

to stack in different places of the window. In addition, you can also operate

as a blind with a cord so as not to manipulate the curtains or electrically for the

extra security and a touch of luxury.

easy to keep clean

Blinds can be dust traps, especially horizontal ones. As more people are suffering

against asthma and dust allergies, curtains are a healthy option that requires little

care to keep them clean and presentable. Tracks and poles need little maintenance.

and the curtains only need to be vacuumed or dry cleaned on occasion.

Do you want a new look?

Although white or cream blinds will fit most room styles and colors,

They do nothing to improve it. The curtains can match your room or they can

chosen to enhance or contrast with it. Redecorating? No problem, just choose new

matching curtains Curtains can also have contrasting trims and edging to choose from

out other colors within the room. Buttons can be added to the pleats, lacing can be

added to the edges or creases just like a contrast trim. The curtains offer a much wider space

scope for design.

The curtains can be controlled remotely.

As mentioned above, electric curtain tracks can be installed that allow you to control

your curtains from the comfort of your chair. Although it may seem that the

Adding insult to injury, there’s a practical aspect to electric curtain tracks. When

On vacation, people often use automatic light switches, but they have to

leave curtains or blinds ajar. Electric curtains can be set to open and close

at set times each day, giving the impression that someone is at home. Alternatively

A light sensor can be added to open and close the curtains along with

the hours of the day.

The curtains are easy to hang.

Do you want to change your curtains? Simply unhook them from the curtain pole, attach them

the hooks to your new curtains and you’re done. Replacing vertical blinds can

consists of unhooking each blind from the next, releasing each one carefully (the

plastic is easy to break), and then go through all the gibberish backwards

to put them back. Other blinds must be removed all in one, making it easy

damage them when disassembling or reassembling.

Reliable and profitable

With so many working parts or complicated clips, blinds tend to be less reliable than

shades on a track or pole. Combine curtains with a good and reliable curtain.

track or pole may be a more cost-effective option; especially as curtain prices

have shrunk considerably since the introduction of ready-made and express shades

doing services. And if your requirements change, you can simply hang new curtains.

on your existing track or pole.

We hope you found our information on the advantages of curtains over

useful shutters.