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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Blinds for Your Home

Well-chosen window dressings are one of the most useful and aesthetically pleasing things you can add to your home. Choosing blinds for your home not only makes the rooms look better, but also gives you privacy, controls the amount of light coming in, and can even help your home use less energy. Choosing the right blinds for your home is important whether you’re remodeling a living room, a dining room, or any other room.

Types of Blinds and Their Benefits

Roller Blinds

ColourVue Roller Blind @ Fair Price Blinds

Roller blinds are a common choice for blinds in houses because they are simple, elegant, and fit a modern and minimalist style. When pulled via the chain, they are excellent for regulating privacy and brightness. Motorisation and automation hubs are also available if you like ease of use. Roller blinds come in really handy in many different circumstances. They look great in areas with contemporary décor or where you want a neat, understated style. They are also a very cost-effective solution.

Dual systems are available to provide a screening blind for privacy during the day, and block outs for privacy and energy efficiency at night.

Venetian Blinds

Affordable Aluminium Venetian Blinds

You can adjust the horizontal slats in Venetian blinds to adjust the view out, and light coming in.Choosing blinds based on what they do is important. For example in home offices, Venetian blinds are a great choice, and easy to clean. Different types of materials such as metal, pvc, and wood enable their use in a variety of household styles.

Roman Blinds

Roman Blinds in a range of colours, styles and materials.

Roman blinds are renowned for their style, folding into pleats when raised. Usually composed of cloth, Roman blinds are an excellent option for rooms that require a touch of extra softness, such as living rooms or dining rooms. Their importance should be considered when choosing home blinds. They combine the functionality of curtains with the elegant appearance of drapes.

How to Choose Blinds Based on Room Type, Decor, and Functionality

A very important thing to think about when choosing window dressings for your home is how much light you want to let in or block out, as well as the room’s purpose and current style. Flow throughout the home is also important, for example following the same colour schemes and window dressings throughout the home give a more luxurious feel.

Living Rooms

Considering blinds are often the focus of a room, pick something that goes with your furniture and colour pallette. Adding rich fabric Roman or roller blinds to living rooms can make them look more elegant. Plantation Shutters are a timeless option that have been proven to increase the value of your home. Curtains give a very soft, luxurious feel and provide excellent light blocking and thermal properties.

Dining Rooms

Look for something classy and simple to maintain. When choosing blinds for dining areas, Plantation Shutters are very easy to clean and provide flexibility for light control.

Bedrooms

Privacy is important in bedrooms, especially in areas where windows are close to neighbours or public places. Choosing something energy efficient can help with energy costs and keep you warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Double curtains, Plantation Shutters or Dual Roller Blinds are all popular choices for bedrooms. Blockout roller blinds are best installed on the face of the window rather than the reveal, so there are no gaps around the sides that passers by can see in through.

Kitchens

Kitchen windows can be tricky; whether it be a window near the sink, or near the cooking zone, soiling from food or water can be a problem. Products like PVC Plantation Shutters can be a good solution as they are waterproof, easy to wipe down, and look beautiful. If the window is close to a heat source, we recommend considering a blind on the outside of the window, so it doesn’t get damaged by the heat, or covered in oil. Zipscreens, Ziptraks,or Awnings are a good solution for external window treatments. If you want the ultimate luxury have a motorised Zipscreen installed that can be operated by the touch of a button.

Rooms with Sliding Glass Doors

Curtains, vertical blinds or panel glide blinds are best for sliding doors because they can be pulled back partially to make it easy to get in and out the door, or pulled back completely to let the light flow in.

At Fair Price we will arrange a free in-home consultation, along with a final measure by our expert team, to ensure your blinds fit perfectly and you achieve the ultimate outcome with our products, all at a fair price.

 

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Ana Christop
March 21, 2024

Absolutely fantastic company to deal with, they measured, quoted and then installed just before I went overseas. Would highly recommend them. Great service

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margaret Richards
December 26, 2023

Excellent customer service from Mark who did measure and quote through to installer for outside quality awnings and Guy who did second measure and installed plantation shutters Amazing service, excellent installers n cleaned up after job, so happy with new blinds in and out Thoroughly recommend, top class service and products

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Roberto Musitano
October 24, 2023

I would recommend Fair Price Blinds to anyone looking for blinds. My recent experience was nothing but professional and easy. Cheryl in sales was amazing in helping with choice of materials , colour and layout. Monica was great with payments. Dennis did a fantastic job in the installation. It's was so clean after installation. If you prefer great customer service like me , rather than stupid tv commercials from others , then Fair Price is your go to. Thank you once again.

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Liz Peters
September 20, 2023

Excellent service. Blinds were ordered and installed super quick and professionally.

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Julie McCloud
August 23, 2023

Great advise from Cheryl who was very helpful in the decision making process. Thanks to Guy for a great install and prompt service 😀

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Jacqui Stewart
July 7, 2023

Got our plantation shutters installed and we absolutely love them they make the house look so much better inside and out. The whole process has been effortless from our quote from Cheryl to the installation by Guy both a pleasure to deal with. Awesome work guys. I would highly recommend them.

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Michael Weber
July 2, 2023

We had our new canvas roller blinds installed last week. They look fantastic and the service from the Team at Fair Price Blinds was outstanding. On time at every point, great communication and the price was the bonus. Could not recommend them highly enough. Give them a call, you won't regret it.

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Amelia Basedow
May 29, 2023

Could not be happier with the service provided by the team at Fair Price Blinds. A huge a “Shout out” to Mark - He came out to do a quote for me last Friday and he was just exceptional – 11/10 service. So professional, efficient and lovely to deal with- an absolute ASSET to your business. The whole process was seamless, the product is beautiful and well priced, could not recommend this business MORE.

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Loren Pitt
April 4, 2023

Just wanted to say a big thank you to the team at Fair Price Blinds for the supply and install of my new curtains. They were very prompt from the initial enquiry,measure and quote through to installation.Any queries were quickly answered and I even received my order 2 weeks early. I have no problem recommending to family and friends, they are a very professional company to deal with.

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Joyce Piper
March 18, 2023

From the first quote to installation, Fair Price were great to deal with. I am so happy with my plantation shutters, at installation Dom did a wonderful job and cleaned everything up before leaving. Thank you to everyone at Fair Price.

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Karin Humphrey
February 15, 2023

Very happy with my Ziptrack outdoor blinds & indoor roller blinds. From initial contact with Cheryl for measure & quote to installation by Dennis. The process was very smooth with lots of communication throughout. Fair Price by name & definitely by trade with no skimping on quality. Thankyou from one very happy customer!

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victoria frith
February 3, 2023

Excellent service from everyone involved including the initial enquiry, site visits, accounts and installation. Our custom blinds are a quirky layout but this didn't cause any problems. Prompt service and clear communication throughout. Blinds are a perfect fit and expertly installed. Extremely good pricing compared to other quotations. This company deserves to do well.

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Lexy
October 27, 2022

House full of Roller Blinds installed Competitive pricing, Cheryl the salesperson who did our quote was very helpful and experienced. All my questions that I had when I called the office were always answered politely and went out of their way to make sure I was happy. The installer took care and done a magnificent job. Thanks Fairprice Blinds

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Amy Gates
October 16, 2022

I can't thank Margarida enough for her service. Margarida was personable and patient. She was able to see the vision I wanted to create before I could, and I'm so glad I listened to her wise advice. From the initial showroom encounter, to samples & measurements, to installation - Margarida showed the utmost care to the process and to her customer all while having a great sense of humour. "Thank you very much" Margarida. - Amy

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JoJo Schirripa
September 19, 2022

We've had plantation shutters installed to every window in our home. We couldn't be happier with the outcome. Cheryl & Guy made the entire process very easy with their service, knowledge and professionalism. Thank you both 😀

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Marg Thomas
June 24, 2022

Great service from Cheryl's initial visit to installation. Installer on time and very efficient. Quick and clean worker. We love our blinds - thank you all.

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