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Patio Door Window Treatments to Consider


Expert Author Cookie Maxwell


Sliding glass doors on to a patio are a wonderful way to maximize your view. Whether you are looking out onto the water, trees, or watching your kids play in back, there is a lot of benefit to those glass doors. However, you will find times when you need more privacy. At night, when glass doors are not covered with blinds or drapes, it is easy to see directly into your home. If you are searching for window treatments for your patio doors, you can learn more about your options here.

Curtains or Drapes
Within the curtain and drape category, you will find a variety. A sheer curtain that slides easily to the side is a nice option for someone who wants to diffuse the bright light from the sun, but not eliminate it entirely. If your home requires the room to have a black out effect, choose a more solid drape. Side mounted panels are hung purely for decorative purposes. They do not move and are there enhance the look of the room. Make sure that you match your rods to the curtain. If you choose a thick drape that will block out all of the light, you can use a heavier rod. A lighter curtain requires thing rings and a thin rod that continues the theme of light and airy.
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Blinds
Blinds are a nice option for patio door window treatments because of their versatility. You can shut them all the way for privacy and room darkening. You can also open them in a way to allow some light to filter in. Drapery and curtains do not have an in between option. Vertical blinds are the most popular choice for sliding glass doors. If you have French Doors, you can either go with thin vertical blinds, or cellular shades. Roman shades are a warm and luxurious look for both sliding glass doors and French Doors. Vertical blinds for patio doors come in as many styles as the blinds you can use for your windows. Choose the material or fabric that complements your interior decor and meets your requirements for functionality. You can choose wood or faux wood panels that cover the door from top to bottom. When they are fully closed, they will deliver total privacy. A sheer fabric panel will allow more light to filter into a room, and will give the room more of a soft glow.

No matter which option you prefer, it is always a good idea to request samples from a manufacturer. It will be easier to picture the final product if you can hold a small piece of it up against the doors you are working with.

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Make Your Home More Spacious With Venetian Blinds


Expert Author Mark Row
Having troubles with space?
Living in small apartments or houses with tiny rooms requires careful choice of multifunctional furniture and intelligent use of space. The way we use colors, exploit natural light and combine the elements affects our living area in such a way that it causes the rooms to appear more or less spacious. Venetian window blinds are, believe it or not, a top choice of window treatments in houses or apartments with limited space.
Color themes
Dark colors in small spaces are definitely not an option. Instead of opening up the home space, they tend to be burdening especially when dark shades are a predominant choice for both walls and furniture. Light colors can help creating an illusion of wide, open space while grouping decorations in similar tones creates a harmonious atmosphere. In light colors, any white hue or soft, natural colors of wood, in combination with the similar, light color of your walls will do wonders for your home. Not only will the rooms appear wider and more elongated, but it will also seem more neat and elegant.
Windows and lighting
Large windows are an essential part, especially in small living rooms. Apart from taking care of your privacy, the possibility of adjusting the light exposure according to your needs is what makes Venetian window blinds a unique and irreplaceable choice of window treatment for both large and small windows. In rooms with sufficient amount of light, only this type of window treatment will do the trick. However, those parts of your home with insufficient light exposure will need additional lighting, so consider placing lamps or any other source of light in each corner and hang mirrors on your walls (they reflect light nicely).
Choice of furniture
It may be hard but try to get rid of any piece of furniture or decoration that you do not use or need (or the ones you are not sentimentally attached to). Make the best of what you decide to keep, try to find a way of incorporating it into your design and give it some purpose. A piece of advice is that when you buy new furniture, you opt for the multifunctional pieces. What does this mean? It means that instead of large, space consuming pieces you decide to buy smaller ones with storage possibility. Coffee tables with drawers, beds with additional parts for storing the bedding when it is not used, wall units or shelves which cover the wall from top to bottom are examples of what you should keep in mind when choosing the right, purposeful furniture. Again, try to match the colors either with the color of your floors or the furniture theme.

Avoid clutter at any cost, place all the trinkets in a decorative box, neatly organize your decorations instead of spreading them casually all over your room. In the same manner, organize all other small useful tools like scissors, needles and threads etc.

Hopefully, all of the above mentioned suggestions will be of use to you and help you create a more spacious living area with Venetian blinds as both aesthetical and practical window covering.
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