Vertical Blinds: One Of The Great Ways To Decorate Your Window

Vertical blinds can turn your window totally opaque for privacy or make it full transparent to allow maximum light and view by either covering your window fully with blinds or being stacked tightly and discreetly to one side of the window. They are a wonderful, beautiful and efficient replacement of the traditional window curtain.

Unlike curtains which need to match the décor, window blinds including vertical blinds, are décor neutral i.e. they blend in with almost any décor and therefore do not need to be replaced each time you change the paint or wallpaper scheme of the room. This makes vertical blinds not only highly functional, but also amazing economical to maintain. And unlike window curtains, vertical blinds last a life-time.

When a vertical blind is fully opened, it is stacked tightly to the side allowing you to take full advantage of the light and view outside the room. When closed, the vertical blind offers total light control by blocking incoming light. Unlike curtains, blinds provide control over quantum of light entering the room. So you can either fully block all light coming in or you can open the blinds a bit and allow some light to come in while at the same time maintaining a high level or privacy.

The styles and benefits of vertical blinds:

Vertical blinds are available in a wide range of operating options including:

1. Chain control,
2. Right draw,
3. Left draw,
4. Wand tilt and,
5. Split draw for personalised control of your view.

Child Friendly

If you have kids in your home and fear they might injure themselves with the wand hanging by the side, then choose from cordless wand options and even remote motorised options for that total wow and space-age feel.

At the top of the window frame, heavy duty head rail system keeps the vanes permanently aligned and provides smooth traversing and ultra-quiet operation for a life-time. Additionally, vertical blinds especially Outdoor Roller Blinds are highly durable and can withstand direct sunlight, strong heat and even high humidity.

Vertical vinyl blinds are available in a beautiful array of patterns ranging from deeply embossed styles to curved styles (including many S-shaped styles) in hundreds of colours.

S-shaped vertical vanes are the latest in design and provide vastly improved room darkening effect while at the same time, achieving the look of soft drapery with the durability of vinyl.

You can also go traditional by opting for fabric vertical Commercial Blinds Online. Again, these too are available a wide variety of colours and weaves that adds texture to your room. A fabric vertical blind will continue to look crisp and wrinkle-free because of the invisible, sewn-in weights.

For all your window treatment needs, visit Apollo Blinds or their website at: http://apolloblinds.com.au.

Smartwood Shutters – Perfect All-Round Solution for External Applications

There are many more options to window dressing than just Venetian blinds and curtains. When you say the word “shutter” the first thing that comes to mind is a hurricane. But window shutters have evolved making them not only highly functional but also quite beautiful and traditional.

In fact, selecting and fitting the right type of window shutters will create a highly personalised style and heighten the appeal of your home or building; especially buildings and homes with historical or traditional designs.

For example, for Victorian style homes the ideal type of shutter would have flat panels or Plantation Shutters or Louvered shutters. The latter include aluminium shutters, basswood shutters, smart wood shutters and cedar wood shutters.

If your home sports an Italianate style architecture, opt for radial-top louvered shutters and of course, the best place to buy these would be at Apollo Blinds, Australia. More information is available at http://apolloblinds.com.au/louvre-shutters.

For Colonial or Federal style homes, you could opt for a mix of operable louvers and pannels i.e. operable louvers for 1st floor and upwards and panels for the ground level doors and windows. These shutters are available in a range of material including Smartwood.

If your home has a Georgian style architecture, choose recessed or raised panels placed along the windows – these will beautifully compliment the black and slate stone architecture.

A Spanish or Mediterranean style home will benefit from Batten and Board shutters i.e. Plantation Shutters made from Smartwood.

Types of Shutters:

1. Louvre Shutters – select from a wide range of materials including aluminium to hand crafted timber and smartwood. Online Louvre Shutters are now available in a range of powder coated colours, are chip resistant and can span very wide doors and windows.

2. Plantations Shutters – are available in Basswood Timber and Western Red Cedar wood.

3. Basswood Shutters – as the name suggests are made from Modern Basswood Shutters. This is a medium density timber ideal for making custom Roman Blinds and shutters. Before use, the basswood timber is kiln dried to about 10% moisture.

4. Cedar Shutters – again, as the name suggests, these are made from Western Red Cedar wood and are generally available in blends of dark to medium dark and light. These days they are also available oiled or painted finish as desired.

5. Smartwood or Plantation Shutters – Smartwood is a factory produced wood made from polymer foam Eco wood or Duratec. Eco wood is a solid, non-toxic, synthetic material. Duratec is a mixture of artificial and natural because it has a polymer blade that is combined with the lightweight Western Red Cedar frame.

For the entire range of smartwood shutter options, please visit the Apollo Blinds store or their online website at http://apolloblinds.com.au.

Aluminium Shutters Custom Designed To Suit Your Exact Specifications

Australia is fabulous and fun. There’s so much to do. But, what if you just wanted to relax? Imagine the summer, when it’s hot. Instead of rushing out to do some extreme sport, what if you simply sat in a nice comfy chair, in your nice, cool home? Better yet, what if you moved that nice comfy chair to your enclosed porch? If it rained, you could see the clouds move along and watch the drops come down. It’s so pretty. In the winter, you could sit in that same chair and stay nice and warm. If it snowed, you could watch the beautiful snowflakes fall. It’s stunning.

Aluminium Shutters make it all possible. That and so much more. Aluminium Shutters are extremely versatile and can be installed both inside and outside a home in a variety of ways. In fact, you can custom design Aluminium Shutters to suit your precise desires and exact specifications.

Advantages of Aluminium Shutters

Aluminium Shutters offer many advantages. They include:

• Variety: As mentioned, Aluminium Shutters can be customized designed to fit anywhere and used both indoors and outdoors. They also come in an assortment of colours and can be fixed or adjustable.

• Protection: Aluminium Shutters can be tailored to close all the way in order to block heat and sunlight and keep the room cool. They can also protect the room from wind and cold and keep out debris.

• Light Regulation: Aluminium Shutters can be adjusted to regulate how much sunlight enters the room, which, not only keeps it cool, but protects furniture and furnishings from fading.

• Saves on Energy Costs: Aluminium Shutters keep the home cool in summer and warm in winter. Such results in measurable energy cost savings.

• Security: Some Aluminium Shutters, specifically those that function as doors, come with security locks for added protection.

• Privacy: Aluminum Shutters can be closed to allow for privacy.

• Durability: Aluminium Shutters are constructed with a chip resilient powder coating.

• Better Views: Aluminium Shutters span broader ranges than conventional shutters and provide better, less restricted views.

• Easy to Clean: Simply wipe clean with a soft, damp cloth.

Uses for Aluminium Shutters

There are so many ways you could use Aluminium Shutters. You are limited only by your imagination. Here are some ideas:

• Use them to replace shades and blinds on windows and/or doors.
• Use them to fully or partially enclose patios, porches, decks, and/or balconies.
• Use them to secure certain areas inside your home, such as play areas, kitchens, and dens.
• They are especially perfect for use in the kitchen as they resist high temperatures, steam, and dampness.

These are just a few of the many ways you can use Aluminium Shutters. Again, you can custom design them to fit any need.

Apollo

Since 1988, Apollo has specialised in custom making quality, affordable home and Online Ecoguard Roller Shutters. It offers them in bi-fold, sliding, and fixed styles. Additional features include:

• A range of colour selections (White, Anodised, Birch White, Black, Silver Grey) and custom colours.
• Hinged, fixed, bi-fold, sliding, and removable styles.
• Rear Aluminium Tilt Bar
• Optional twin bolt that locks Shutters in place
• Two-Way Closure
• Fixed Louvre Selection

Apollo’s custom Custom Aluminium Shutters are expertly crafted, skillfully installed, and are designed to withstand all kinds of weather and time.

Apollo is one of Australia’s biggest providers of window solutions. In addition to a range of shutters (not just aluminium), it additionally offers blinds and awnings. It provides the highest quality, best styles, and greatest selection of light control, privacy, and comfort. Apollo makes your house a home.