Let’s Learn Something About Blinds And Curtains

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Today, we talk about the different uses of blinds and curtains. Let us first understand what they are.

curtains as most of us know are coverings for windows or doors in order to control the flow of light and air into the premises and also to maintain privacy. In many homes, they are used in every room’s windows, and doors. Made of cloth and available in various sizes and colors depending on one’s taste, they add beauty to the interiors and are also called as drapes. However, what differentiates drapes is that they have a thin lining stitched to them in order to avoid damage to the fabric due to dust and pollution.

Blinds are a covering generally made of materials like wood, vinyl, sometimes thick cloth, metal or plastic and are either vertical or horizontal slats, always overlapping each other and are used to control the airflow, exterior light or even unwelcome spying in control. Blinds are kind of a modern form of their traditional counterparts. A string is attached to one of the sides of the blinds in order to adjust the slats to control the ...
... flow. blackout roller blinds are blinds that are used to completely stop the flow of light in the room so that one can sleep comfortably. Mostly used in countries where the sun is up till even 10 in the night during certain seasons, black out roller blinds prove to be a great help also for people who have travelled to one time zone from another and are suffering from jet-lag.

Both the above discussed accessories have a number of uses but the most common are listed below:

1. Control the flow of light: Nobody wants sunlight pricking in their eyes when trying to sleep
2. Privacy: We all love our privacy and would not appreciate anyone peeking into our room or cabin again and again when we are into some personal stuff at home or some important assignment at office.