Out With The Old, In With THe New Blinds!

Brad and I moved into our house five years ago. I have HATED the blinds that came with the house since that time and have been looking for replacements. There were two different blinds in the house: faux wood and bamboo slats. There are two main problems with the blinds.

First the bamboo slats don't actually block the light; when the sun shines though them I can see the sun through it just fine.

The second problem is that the blinds were not properly sized for the length. Even when pulled up, there is easily 12 inches of window still blocked and this just makes it look messy.

I have dreamed of getting cellular blinds for the windows in our house, but they are expensive. Part of the cost is that they have to be custom made since of course none of my windows fit the stock size. I was super excited when I discovered that Home Depot offered cut to size cellular blinds - and they were cordless! The color choices were basically none (as in two choices: tan cordless or white corded).  The color was a nice neutral so off we went to the store.

Here is an example of how the blinds have been for 5 years. Sun rays came through the slits and excess blind bunched up at the bottom. 

I love how they look now. The light is nicely filtered and the kitchen is actually brighter than it was before. They were also easy to install; simply screw the bracket into the top of the window and then snap in the blind!

Brad removing the old blinds

What sort of blinds do you have in your house? Is there anything that you have wanted to change since you moved in?



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