Roman Blinds – Ideal for Today’s Modern Home

Practical home decor can be stylish too! Roman Blinds come up first in the list and there are reasons why they are considered ideal for any modern home. Reasons are aplenty; however, it’s their light-filtering/blocking functions and zero-fuss installation and maintenance that are drawing in more users every passing day.

Give your interiors a classic window treatment with Roman blinds. Apart from blocking sunlight (or in that case, just the UV rays) and offering privacy, they also take up negligible space and leaves a lot of room for other stylistic decorations. Roman blinds are designed to be in clean and even, horizontal folds that will stack neatly into one another. It is comparatively easier and painless to process the Roman blinds within a tight budget and a still tighter time frame.

If you already don’t know what Roman blinds are, they are a simple, stylish window covering that enhance the room decor without creating any sort of conflict. It’s because they can be custom-made to fit just any window size and can be mounted either within the window frame or outside it; you may also get it hung from the ceiling. The varieties run from being expensive to economic, so you get a large number of options when you want to save a bit for other decors to follow.

Roman blinds get you the latest looks. You’ll be surprised to see your home totally transformed. However, apart from the colour and the fabric, you must also be able to choose from the three different types of cord lock systems (Deluxe, Chain-driven and One-touch) and materials (chrome acorns and cleats; aluminium back-battens etc.).

Roman blinds offer a clean-cut contemporary look that is ideal for today’s modern décor. A wide range of fabrics is available to add warmth and sophistication to any room in the home.

The Roman Blinds Box Hill make a perfect choice for your interior decor because of their clean, modern lines that co-ordinate with curtains and soft furnishings so well. This is particularly true for the blinds that come with soft-layered pleats, bringing a flat-panel effect, imparting a whole new dimension to your existing room decor. Added with extensive ranges of colours and exquisite fabrics, you may even order custom-tailored panels to enhance the luxurious feel!

Besides, you may also opt for motorisation to gain a well-deserved reputation for richness and drama. A more streamlined look must not come for a premium; the Roman Blinds Richmond bring you the option. Compared to full-length drapery, they provide more of a clean-lined architectural look for most situations and add a practical appeal, without concerns for well-defined wall spaces or a lack of it. Relaxed or constructed (the two categories), you can get them installed with or without rigid supports; for the latter, the sewn-in horizontal rods, battens or dowels create a more rigid appearance with the bottom getting a straight edge instead of the soft-smiley relaxed types.

Roller Blinds – Easy to Use & Great for Managing Light in a Room

When you visit a window blinds store you often wonder whether to select Venetian or Roller blinds for your windows. Frankly, which of the two you select depends on precise functionality you require. Here’s how you select between the two:

A roller blinds is made from a single piece of fabric that is rolled around a cylinder and usually attached to the top of the window. When you need to unfurl it, you just pull it down and latch it onto a hook attached to the bottom of the window.

Some roller blinds are spring loaded while some are not. The spring loaded ones will auto-retract the moment they are unhooked from the bottom window. So the spring loaded roller blinds are either open or closed. The non-spring loaded variety need to be raised or lowered usually via a cord. You can halt the blind anywhere along the window so for instance, you can have a window with a half opened blind.

Roller blinds evolved during the World War II and were primarily used in field tents. Back then, the blind was a piece of canvas rolled over a hollow tube. It had a simple cord to release or raise the blind. The cord would be tied to a hook at the side of the tube. Release the cord and the blind instantly lowered. Pull the cord and the blind would be opened. Once open the cord would be tied to the hook.

This simple war time application has become a little bit more sophisticated these days and also, instead of canvas, we now have a wide range of materials from which a roller blind can be made. In fact, the best place to see the different types and options in roller blinds in Australia, is Apollo blinds – they are located at 17 different places in Australia!

Roller blinds can be custom made. So you can have a material that partially permits light to seep through even when closed or, you can have a thicker fabric that does not permit light to seep through at all. Roller blinds can be made for whatever size you need and there is a wide choice type of material you want used.

As with everything these days, roller blinds too can be motorised and remote controlled. Feeling too lazy to get up on a Sunday but need some light to enter the bedroom – just click a button and click another to make it stop mid-way or anywhere to control exactly how much natural light you need.

Venetian Blinds Ringwood fulfil the same functions as a roller blind except, a venetian blind is not rolled over a drum. A venetian blind has multiple slats which operate as a one unit which can be angled up or down and the entire blind can be moved up or down the window. When the slats are angled upwards or downwards they slightly overlap each other and the light entering the room is reduced or blocked completely. When the slats are angled horizontally, light if allowed to enter. This also helps control privacy.

While Venetian Blinds Richmond are very modern looking, a roller blind is traditional and more romantic – a lot more intimate and personal.

Apollo Blinds is one of Australia’s largest stockist of roller blinds and you are guaranteed to find the perfect match to decorate your windows and doors. You can also visit them at: http://apolloblinds.com.au

Louvre Shutters – Great Way To Decorate Your Windows

Apollo Blinds offers highly innovative Louvre shutter systems for traditional as well as modern building designs. Our louvre shutter systems has a wide range of uses ranging from acting as a screen from the prying eyes of passers by and neighbours to providing sun protection and regulate the indoor climate and even save on electricity. More over, Louvre shutter from Apollo blinds comes in a variety of shapes, colours and sizes.

If you haven’t yet used a window shutter or are not quite sure how it differs from traditional window blinds, a Louvre shutter is a solid wooden frame with vertical slates and horizontal rails (top, centre and bottom). Within this frame are panels which are either fixed or operable – can be opened or closed. These panels are made from a variety of materials including aluminium, fabric, glass, timber (including bamboo).

Initially, a Louvre shutter was designed to protect castles from arrows fired at castles. The panels were slanted downwards so residents of the castle could look out but attackers of the castle could neither look inside nor fire arrows into the castle or palace. Overtime, this innovative design underwent changes.

Today the Louvre shutter panels are usually operable via a lever or cord or may even be motorised and remotely controlled. When shut, the panels almost completely prevent entry of light into the room. The panels can be shut or opened to various degrees thereby effectively controlling the amount of light entering the room. Because the panels are slanted, a partly opened Louvre shutter allows light to enter the room but not sunlight itself. The room therefore is lit up without the heat from the sun’s rays. This helps keep the room relatively cool and helps you cut air conditioning costs. A partially open louvre shutter also prevents passers by and neighbours from looking into the house.

Apollo Blinds (17 locations in Australia), offers modern Louvre Shutters Ringwood with options in material, size, design and colour. This fantastic combination enables the buyer to perfectly match the Louvre shutters with the window and the house it definitely is a great way to decorate your windows and your house.

Louvre Shutters Richmond can also be fitted to doors. When fitted to doors within the house, it provides privacy but at the same time, enables ventilation. If Louvre shutters are made for doors, they can be custom made in timber or even faux wood and the colour made to match your doors as required. Apart from custom ordering your requirement for doors with Louvre shutters, ready-made doors with pre-fitted Louvre shutters are also available.

Apollo Blinds is one of Australia’s largest stockist of Louvre shutters and you are guaranteed to find the perfect match to decorate your windows and doors. You can also visit them at: http://apolloblinds.com.au

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Window blinds and shutters from Apollo Blinds are the ultimate external screening solution for any outdoor area or window. Available in a wide range of colours and materials to suit your décor and budget, they are extremely durable and relatively easy to maintain. Outdoor blinds are motorised or can be controlled manually making it easy to lower or raise them as and when required.

Apollo Blinds – Ultimate External Screening Solution for Any Outdoor Area or Window

Patios and outdoor areas can be made more secluded and liveable with simple additions like outdoor blinds, plantation shutters or retractable screens. An ultimate screening solution for any outdoor area or window is one that offers privacy when you want it as well as protection from the elements. Outdoor blinds and shades make your patio or deck more versatile – draw the blinds or shades to turn it into a cosy space or open them up to the outdoor vistas.

Improve the appearance of your outdoor entertainment areas like decks, patios and pergolas with outdoor blinds and shades. External screening solutions allow you to make use of the outdoor areas for relaxation in privacy while also protecting you from the weather. Installing external screening solutions like blinds and shades enables you to use your entertainment areas throughout the year.

Apollo Blinds has been in the business of custom-made internal and external screening solutions for domestic as well as commercial use at reasonable prices. External screening solutions from Apollo Blinds like roller shades, retractable privacy screens and exterior blinds are precisely crafted for a sleek and stylish look. Modern technology ensures that the screens and shutters are smartly constructed with interlocking and self-aligning parts for a proper fit.

Custom made, well-fitting outdoor blinds play an important role in protecting your home from harsh sunlight, winds and rain. Screen mesh fabric used to manufacture the blinds allows you to control the visibility and light entering the space while also offering good protection from insects. Exterior window blinds make the heating and cooling work effectively, thus reducing your energy costs.

Window blinds and shutters from Apollo Blinds are the ultimate external screening solution for any outdoor area or window. Available in a wide range of colours and materials to suit your décor and budget, they are extremely durable and relatively easy to maintain. Outdoor blinds are motorised or can be controlled manually making it easy to lower or raise them as and when required.

External screening solutions and window Roman Blinds Belgrave from Apollo Blinds are manufactured in-house with the best quality materials, using the latest technology. This ensures prompt service and a quick turnaround time. Exterior blinds are functional and compact giving your home a neat but stylish appearance.

If you’re thinking of sprucing up your home, get down to action – go to http://apolloblinds.com.au/ and get a quick quote online. Take a look at the gallery, check out the external screening options available. Should you need it, the specialists at Apollo Blinds can offer advice on the ideal external screening solutions for your home. Apollo Blinds has several showrooms across Australia, and a representative of the firm from the nearest one will visit your home for an obligation free measure and quote.