The Blind Factory Introduces Products for Great Home Design

It's not often a professional who will tell you to make a blind decision in your home design but when it comes privacy, feature rooms, sunlight control and energy consumption - a blind decision could be the best one you make.

Melbourne, Australia (prHWY.com) July 17, 2012 - Blinds are versatile because they can be custom made to fit in any area or as Brett Thomas from The Blind Factory said, can be made out of any material or combination of materials to suit your unique needs.

"We're seeing so much style in blinds at the moment and it's really about intelligent design, rather than designing for a trend.

"Home owners are installing block out roller blinds along with sheer roller blinds, particularly in apartments and dense housing estates, as it means you can control natural light and privacy," he said.

The continued popularity of speciality rooms such as theatre rooms and high ceiling areas has also created a trend for custom sized plantation shutters.

"The best approach to a theatre rooms is a dark stained timber plantation shutter, which not only looks great but can be opened very easily to completely change the feel of the room and allow natural light to flood into the home.

"As theatre rooms often open onto a hallway, it's best to have an easy to open window covering so that you do make good use of natural sunlight when the theatre room is not in use," he said

Brett added that plantation shutters are also more commonly being used in internal walls to provide great cross ventilation in areas where sunlight might not fall naturally.

"Hallways are a typically dark area but with the stylish and modern integration of internal plantation shutters home owners can achieve natural sunlight right into the heart of a home.

"For study areas or nooks and rumpus rooms, plantation shutters can also give parents a higher level of supervision, without having to be exposed to the full level of noise," he said.

Multi-level homes are also the new canvas for internal plantation shutters, as they help home owners to achieve better cross ventilation and sunlight, with The Blind Factory having installed shutters high on minor bedroom internal walls and areas surrounding staircases.

"Plantation shutters in Melbourne can be easily opened no matter what height you require them, as the handle can be custom designed at a convenient height," he said.

Skylights and arched windows have always been tricky to cover but Brett said now days home owners were looking for options that delivered more sophistication into the home.

"Plantation shutters over skylights look amazing, they look great on any unique sized window that would otherwise normally be left exposed," he said.

Blinds are also not just for windows in modern designs - with in inner city apartment, The Blind Factory has installed a sheer blind between an open plan study and the lounge room to give the area a maximum sense of space and privacy.

"For investors appealing to inner city residents who house share, internal sheer roller blinds Melbourne can be the perfect solution to segregate areas without being too obvious about personal space boundaries,' said Brett.

Ultimately blinds are great for style but according to Brett, they are also incredibly important for the environment.

"Poor window coverings mean poor insulation, which is a really important consideration for new home owners who enjoy the sense of space that glass can offer in modern home design.

"When you look at the size of windows today compared to the 1980's we've come a long way - technology has driven the price of glass down and home owners are enjoying the benefits of floor to ceiling glass and just more windows in general.

"Along with the visual benefits, you have to consider the environmental impact and energy consumption - more glass means more opportunity for heat to escape in winter, and conversely for cool air to vanish in summer.

"This obviously puts more pressure on artificially heating or cooling the house, which is literally like throwing money out the window," he said.

The Blind Factory estimates poor window coverings cost home owners in excess of $250 in artificial heating or cooling each season.

"Make a blind decision today and you, the environment and your wallet won't regret it," he said.

The Blind Factory are a leading supplier of made to measure and made to last, Melbourne Blinds, quality roller, venetian and roman blinds, vertical blinds, shutters and awnings in Melbourne.

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Please visit www.theblindfactory.com.au or call 1300 199 199.

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