Blinds - Beautiful and functional detail of the interior. The history of the occurrence and modern climbing options.
Successful idea is to find the lamellas of different colors and with a different decorative pattern. True, in this case, it is desirable that the walls and gears are not a motley
High Strength Aluminum Alloy Horizontal Blinds, Affected by Sun Rays Paint, Good in Any Interior Area
Blinds are the perfect option for the interior in the style of minimalism.
Aluminum blinds, painted in a warm hint, can be replaced with a tree model
By installing blinds in the window opening, it should be remembered that the height of the window must be measured from two sides (alas, ideally rectangular our windows are rarely)
Fissure blinds have a special dustproaching impregnation. If your house has allergies, it is better to prefer such models to conventional curtains
Blinds in the office should be sufficiently strict design. Their role here is clean functional
The presence of blinds does not mean the absence of curtains. On the contrary, they can be very interesting to combine!
Multifactore blinds look like pictorial panels. You only need to competently choose the combination of shades!
Blinds made of valuable breeds of tropical wood contribute to the interior light notch exotic
It should be traced that the items on the windowsill do not interfere with raising and lower the blinds.
The vitain of the representative area of the interior, the decor of windows plays a crucial role. The combination of blinds and curtains here is more appropriate than anywhere
Warm tree is indispensable in the interior, solved in the country style. In addition, wooden blinds are perfectly combined with wooden furniture
The configuration of elements from which the lamellas of multifactore blinds are different. Finishing with thin strips foil makes the image as if bulky
Blinds in nursery are indispensable because they provide reliable protection against bright sunlight and thereby protect the day's dream of a child
Note that there are practically no style restrictions for the selection of blinds. It is only important not to forget about what color dominates indoors.
Sometimes it is hardly time to get used to one or another innovation in the interior, and it is already moving into the category of traditional and even popular phenomena. Time encourages us to abandon conservatism in any manifestations and persistently respond to everything that happens in the world of design. Enclosure? Imagine yes. And already ... five hundred!
Curtains for jealous and curious
Do you know that the word "jalousie" in translation from French means not only the "blinds", but also ... "Jealousy"? Exactly the same strange, at first glance, - multivalousness inherent in the Italian Word "Gelosia". It should be noticed at all in the wildlings of comparative linguistics. It turns out that in common legend, the blinds came up with jealous-husbands, who hid the beautiful women from the immodest views of random (or non-random) cavaliers. The idea was simple and geniant: through the wooden planks, located at an angle to each other, light and air were easily held, and lovers to poke the nose in other people's business and remained.
As for the beautiful ladies, they, thanks to the witty design of the blinds, could see absolutely everything that was happening on the street, being unnoticed (agree that this circumstance searched a sad privacy somewhat).
Now, fortunately, the jealousness is not so inventive, and the blinds have long become a truly traditional and popular element of the interior.
Multifactore louvre is a relatively recent invention. Their lamellas combine, as a rule, fabric and plastic with a trim from multi-colored foil by definition of an intelligent dictionary, the blinds are "curtains or shutters of rigid transverse parallel plates." Note that the definition is no longer quite true, because the plates can be located not only horizontally, but also vertically (vertical blinds). Experts will confirm that, by and large, curtains and blinds are really performing very similar functions: protect the interior from the scorch rays of the sun (in Russia it is, of course, less relevant than in Italy, but still) and curious views (this factor, as You understand, no way depends on climatic conditions). But the same experts will notice that the blinds have certain advantages. For example, thin curtains are poorly protected from the Sun, and too dense prevent air access and darken the room. Blinds provide uniform and adjustable lighting and do not interfere with the influx of air. In addition, through thin curtains you can always see something, especially in the evening and in the illuminated room. If you believe that private life is absolutely sacred and inviolable, then follow the example of the Italian and French jealies!
Yes, the great combinator was right: we do not have Rio de Janeiro. It is evidenced, the problem of "exhausting heat" and "scoring rays" is not so acute as in southern countries. Traditional wooden shutters in our country protected more from unwanted visitors than from the sun. However, ... those who have seen what can turn our north sun even very good tissue curtains for three summer months, will agree that the blindness is more reliable and, therefore, economical.
Another problem is no longer so much with traditions, but with a common stereotype, according to which the belonging of exclusively offices and other public institutions. Actually, the goal of our article is to finally dispel this annoying delusion. Blind-wonderful decorative element whose value in the interior, believe, is difficult to overestimate.
Life is striped
Modern blinds are consistently connected stripes (lamellas), which, washing, form a single canvas. Turning the lamellas (and do it using a special leash or even a mechanism controlled by a remote remote control), you can adjust the size of the slots between them, and therefore change the illumination of the room. Depending on the degree of transparency of the lamellas of the blinds are dissipating and light-tight, and according to the method of locating lamella-vertical and horizontal.
Plastic blinds can be translucent, then through them penetrates soft scattered light. Finally, at the place of installation, blinds are divided into ordinary (mounted in the window opening, to the wall or ceiling above the window), interferential (located in the inner space of two-dimensional windows) and attic (are installed on Fold or inclined frames).
Several more details on the classification of blinds by the method of layout of the lamellae and the material from which they are made.
Horizontal shutters - Classic option. Lamels in such models are collected in the "package" upstairs. The blinds are reliable, easy to operate, can be attached to both the window and for each sash separately. Ideal for kitchen and residential rooms. The maximum recommended area of such models is 6m2 for aluminum and 3m2 for wooden products.
Vertical blinds. Vertically hanging lamellas, like curtains, can freely move to the right or evenly from the center in both directions. Such models can be used not only on the windows, but also as interior partitions (if you attach cornis to the ceiling). The width of the strips is either 127mm ("European blinds"), or 89mm ("American"). "European" is better to use for large windows, and "American", as narrower, for small ones.
Note that the moving lamellas can not be placed near the gas stove. That is, in the kitchen, the vertical blinds are better not to apply.
By type of material, blinds are divided into fabric, plastic, wooden, metal and multifacturbation.
Fabric blinds (Typically, only vertical) compared to the rest is cheaped from $ 8-10 per 1m2. Most often, they are made of polyester-durable waterproof organic material, which does not fade in the sun. Matters with antibacterial impregnation are also used, with waterproof teflon coating and non-combustible fiberglass. Light, passing through translucent fabric lamellas, dissipates, creating soft, "gentle" lighting in the interior. The only drawback of these blinds is that they have to periodically wash, for what you need to disassemble the canvas.
Plastic blinds (horizontal and vertical) are beneficial from tissue because they do not impenet, do not absorb fat and dirt, well tolerate temperature differences and easily clean. Naturally, all this affects their costs, from $ 14 for 1m2. Plastic lamellas are both transparent and completely light-tight. Often their surface is made textured, embossed. Figure plastic blinds with lamellae, made in the form of waves, zigzags IT D., bizarrely refract the sun rays and create an interesting game of light and shadows in the room.
Wooden blinds (most often horizontal). Their manufacturing is lighter breeds of wood, such as cork tree, bamboo, Canadian linden. That is why such models are the most expensive - from $ 70-100 per 1M2. Traditionally, such blinds look like a canvas of thin lacquered wooden rails bonded with each other threads. The width of the wooden lamellae is 25 or 50mm, the width of the canvas does not exceed 2M (otherwise the rail will be saved under their own weight).
Metal blinds (from $ 20 per 1m2) is usually made of aluminum alloys and covered with protective varnishes of light shades. They do not scary the scary sun, they are better than other models retain the form and do not need special care, which makes them especially suitable for non-residential premises (kitchen, sauna, bathroom, loggia). The disadvantage can be considered that with the blow of the wind lamella of metal blinds, facing each other, thunder.
Multifactore Blinds (vertical) - from $ 30 for 1m2. With their manufacture, several materials are used (tissue, plastic, etc.), so that it is possible to create a wide variety of compositions, imitating curtains, porters IT.D. Finishing with strips of multicolored foil gives products visual volume.
Blinds in the interior: light, shadow and all rainbow paints
Let's notify immediately: a function performed by the blinds in the interior, a bay. The sided side, they provide a certain illumination of the room, which in itself creates one or another decorative effect (mysterious twilight, full blackout, game of light and shadow, solid flow of dazzling rays). Solid side, modern blinds often represent not just one-color web, but a kind of paintings, the drawing of which is developing professional artists.
First of all, you should determine which interior zone you want to use blinds. No restrictions on this account do not exist - they will be quite appropriate everywhere, from the living room to the bathroom. Moreover, all tips relating to the selection of a certain type of blinds for a kind of zone can be perceived only as recommendations.
Horizontal wooden blinds are a classic, they are quite possibly supplemented by classic curtains laid out beautiful folds. In this case, the interior will acquire a special parade in the classic interior, undoubtedly, good wooden horizontal blinds. The main difficulty is the choice of the desired shade. It is necessary to consider the color of furniture, walls, doors IT.P. Moreover, if the whole interior is resolved "in the tree", this does not simplify the task. Common stereotypes are only one type of tree, with similar texture and color. This is not an error, but not an achievement in the decor area. Agree, it is much more interesting to choose not the same textures and shades, but harmoniously combined (consultation of an experienced designer here will have to be likewise). As a rule, manufacturers offer samples of lamellas, so each customer gets a wonderful opportunity to "navigate the area". If the classic in your case has a tangible embossing, we will advise you to prefer shutters with bamboo or braided wood. Rio de Janeiro in one separately taken apartment, but not a solution to the problem!
Wooden blinds are quite suitable for home, decorated in the popular country style.
By the way, we note: the presence of blinds does not mean the absence of curtains, curtains and curtains. On the contrary, their competent combination can give the place the originality, for which, in fact, and do decor. Biting, for example, this option will create a feeling of solemnity, parade. Moreover, the blinds in this case should not be distinguished by the auxiliary role of "dimming". The only recommendation is to use one-color web for such purposes.
Vertical blinds installed in the window opening look emphasized in modern style, however, if we talk about the parade-solemn setting, the optimal means for its creation is multifactore blinds. This invention of Russian manufacturers has gained tremendous popularity. And it's not by chance. First, the combination of various materials provides limitless opportunities for the embodiment of almost any fantasies. So, blinds can imitate the curtain cloth, transfer the game folds, the texture of precious fabrics IT.P. Secondly, such models allow you to develop your own decor options. For example, if the living room and the cabinet often select a sufficiently restrained combination of colors (although the idea is precisely in connecting contrasting shades), then for children there are all sorts of funny colored "applications".
For the modern interior, the blinds are sometimes suitable much more than the curtains, since it is initially inherent in laconicity and simplicity, so appreciated in the era of minimalism. In the case, both horizontal and vertical models made of wood, fabrics, plastic or aluminum will be fully appropriate. Original designer clocking of lamellas differing in color and drawing. Pestrot, correctly selected and "supported" by other elements of the interior creates a non-trivial decorative effect. The choice between the horizontal and vertical option is not sufficient, except for the kitchen, as we have already noted, the vertical lamellas are not suitable.
In fact, pick up the blinds should be the same as the curtains. The main thing is to take into account the features of the main color planes: gender, ceiling and walls.
Big wash, or small trouble
Of course, from time to time the blinds will have to wash, wipe or clean with a vacuum cleaner.
A gray-blue tint of blinds is harmonized with a blue tablecloth - an example of a successful decorative solution to be honest, the best and least troublesome (but not the cheapest) option - to give the shutters into cleaning in the same company that you sold them and installed. The algorithm for further actions is: a person comes to you, removes blinds, takes them off and after two days returns clean. The cost of work is about $ 3 for 1m2, but some firms have a minimum order for at least $ 60. In other words, if the area of your blinds is less than 20m2 (which, as a rule, happens), you still have to pay $ 60. Sometimes it happens that due to improper conversion, blinds break. Then they can also be repaired from the manufacturer's company or acquire the necessary components. However, the cases described above relate to the category of almost extreme. If you treat the blinds enough to carefully and not neglect the elementary rules of operation, the big wash will not be needed soon.
If the window opening is quite narrow, the vertical blinds will be very by the way! No special care products require metal, plastic and wooden models. They, without removing the lamella, wipe or clean with a vacuum cleaner, and detergents are used only with severe pollution. The most capricious- tissue blinds. They will have to not only be treated with a vacuum cleaner, but also to wash (only not in the car, of course), and clean the brush (about once a year). Do not forget that only dry cleaning (brush or vacuum cleaner) is suitable for some tissues. Fissure products are brushed with a soft brush or a rag moistened in the detergent. If a spot appeared on the canvase, a natural-based stain remover will be required. Lamed before washing gently removed from the runner, disconnecting the lower chain. Each lamella should roll into a roll, soak in water with a powder and leave to lie down. Never rub! Then the lamellas are removed and hang in place. We are straightened and enhance. The poor-quality fabric after washing can stretch, so either do not save on the purchase, or ...
Approximate calculation of the cost of blinds
The total value of the blinds is made up of several factors. Consider a typical example: you decided to purchase a vertical tissue model for the window in the living room (its size is 1.81.5m) and attach it as ordinary curtains to the wall above the window. This means that, before producing calculations, the width and height of the window must be added 10-15 cm.
Hence the width of the canvas: 1.5 + 20.1 = 1.7 m; The height of the canvas: 1.8 + 20.1 = 2m; The area of the canvas: 1.7 2 = 3.4 m2. Total cost for fabric blinds for $ 20 per 1m2: 3,420 = $ 60.8.
Installation costs are about 10% of the total price, that is, in our situation, approximately $ 6. But in most cases there is also a minimum installation cost, which is estimated at about 200 rubles. That is, whatever the size of the window, you still have to pay no less than this amount. Measurement, as a rule, is free, and then the total cost of blinds along with the installation is: $ 60,8 + $ 7 = $ 67.8.
The editorial board thanks Simplex Group, Proma, "Comfort", "Rio" for help in preparing the material.