How Motorized Blinds Benefit The Average Homeowner

November 17, 2018

How Motorized Blinds Benefit The Average Homeowner

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How Motorized Blinds Benefit The Average Homeowner Getting motorized blinds isn’t something most homeowners have considered. The hassle of opening and closing blinds goes unnoticed by the majority. So why is it worth consideration? Here are the reasons you should consider getting motorized blinds.

Less Hassle

Getting motorized blinds means less hassle day to day. If you enjoy the sunshine during the day, consider how many days you’ve sat in the dark because you just didn’t want to bother getting up to open the blinds. You won’t have to sacrifice the little things because they don’t seem worth the effort anymore.

Helps With Hard-To-Reach Windows

If you have a lot of big windows or some that are high up and hard or impossible to reach, motorized blinds are here to help. Motorized blinds can make even the highest windows easy to cover or uncover on a whim. Using your phone, you can make quick work of blocking out sunlight on a hot day or keeping your privacy intact.

Better For Your Health

That’s right! Having motorized blinds actually benefits your health. How? Because you can set your blinds to open on a timer, you will have them open regularly. Having your blinds open regularly is great! It lets in sunshine which brightens the room up much better than a floor lamp can. That means less squinting, which is easier on your eyes. The majority of people are even vitamin D deficient. Having your blinds open everyday will ensure you get a regular dose of vitamin D without even leaving your house.

Not only do motorized blinds give a boost to your physical health, they also benefit your mental health. Vitamin D, which we get from sunlight, can aid in keeping away or fighting depression.

Keeping your motorized blinds on a timer is also a huge aid in helping you sleep better at night. Humans have something called a circadian rhythm. That’s what you might call your internal clock. When you make sure to keep your surroundings lit during the day and dark when you sleep at night, it keeps your circadian rhythm from getting out of line. It makes sure your brain knows what time it is. Getting it to cooperate with you is easier that way.

Accessible For Disabled and Elderly People

If you’re physically disabled or suffering from pain in your old age, having motorized blinds is a massive help. Weak joints or limited mobility can make opening and closing blinds each day a monumental or unattainable task. Being able to control them from your phone can be a huge improvement to your quality of life. No more pushing yourself to your limits just for some sunshine. No more sitting in the dark on a beautiful day because you’re too tired to walk around the house opening blinds. You’ve got access to them right from your pocket!

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October 25, 2018

The Easiest Cleaning Tricks for Window Coverings

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Have you ever started cleaning around your house and thought, “There must be an easier way to do this”? Well, these are the cleaning tricks you’ve been looking for…at least for the window coverings anyway!

Sock hands

This is probably the easiest trick of them all to clean roller blinds, especially if you want to be thorough with each slat. Plus, it gives a new life purpose for the odd socks that have lost their significant other!

Simply slip the sock over your hand and run it along the top and bottom of each slat. After every few slats, shake the dust off the sock and continue.

Microfiber-wrapped tongs

Here’s an upgrade of the previous idea: use elastics to wrap a couple of microfiber cloths to both arms of the tongs. Now you can dust both sides of each roller blind slat at the same time!

Vinegar solution

There’s an extra step you can take to deep-clean non-wood roller blinds: spray a bit of vinegar solution on the sock or microfiber cloths before wiping each slat. It’ll come in handy for the blinds in the kitchen that have a film of grease on their surface.

Furniture wood polish

For wooden roller blinds, use furniture wood polish as your deep-clean solution.

Forced air

Another quick way to clean window coverings is through the lowest settings of a handheld vacuum or the cool-shot-mode of a hairdryer. This works very well for roller shades or any coverings made of fabric. You just have to make sure you go between the fabric creases to really get all the dust out.

Warm soapy water

After dusting fabric window treatments with forced air, you can focus on the more stubborn stains using a microfiber cloth sprayed with warm soapy water.

Bathtub soak

What if you can let your blinds clean themselves? This trick is again for non-wood roller blinds, where you fill your bathtub with warm soapy water and immerse the blinds in them one at a time. Remember to also soak them in clean water afterward to rinse away the soap suds. Finally, lay them out to dry on some towels before putting the blinds back up.

Cleaning window treatments have never been easier!

Professional Blinds

October 19, 2018

6 Spooky Ideas to Get Your Windows Ready for Halloween

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This is Halloween, this is Halloween! Every year, neighbours try to outdo one another to claim the title as the spookiest – or at least the most memorable – house during Halloween.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Ghostly procession

Take advantage of ghosts’ eerie way of floating through the air by stringing a bunch of ghost cut-outs together below the window valance. You can put up a bunch of small, whimsical-looking ones. Or to give a full scare to passersby, hang some life-size ones with ghastly faces at every window of your house.

Ominous colours

If decorations are not your thing but you still want to pay homage to the Halloween spirit, there’s a simple solution: get roller shades in orange, black, red, green, or purple. Then, make them pop by pointing a small lamp inside the window at them.

Arachnophobia

Want to wake up people’s inner fear of spiders? Cover your windows with cotton cobwebs and dozens of fake spiders to make it look like your house is infested with them.

Sinister backdrops

Don’t forget that you can transform the view through your windows however you want with the power of print-on blinds. Imagine having your favourite horror movie scene displayed at your window. Another great idea is to print a haunting landscape, but without any characters. It’ll give you the flexibility to change things up every year if you combine this with the next idea!

Decal scream scenes

You can be your own horror film director by finding new ways to stick decals on the window or the blinds themselves to populate the sinister backdrops from the previous idea. You can decide to create a zombie apocalypse scene one Halloween and a witches’ coven ritual scene the next. It’s an easy decoration idea with countless of possibilities!

Shadows in the windows

Nothing beats seeing strange silhouettes in the windows of someone else’s house. Window clings in the shape of mangy cats or demonic forms work very well. What enhances their effect even more is if you use solar shades as the backing and shine a lamp through them.

May your Halloween be filled with more treats than tricks!

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September 29, 2018

9 Home Décor Styles and Their Matching Window Treatments

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There are so many different ways you can decorate the interior of your home. Here are some popular styles and some ideas on what window treatments go well with them:

Coastal

This style takes you back to the relaxed beachside experience with light shades of white, blue, and beige. It’s anchored by furniture with weathered wood accents as well as other nautical materials like rope and wicker. Magic-Lite blinds match this style very nicely with its large shutter-like slats that can be opened wide to add to the airy feel.

Contemporary

Contemporary is a catch-all term to describe what’s trending in the present day. Because it’s ever-changing, what better way to represent the current trend than roller screens that show the view outside? That way, you don’t have to change them so often and you can just focus on swapping out furniture and accessories.

Farmhouse

It’s rustic warmth coupled with refined charm that makes heavy use of wood and pastel colours. Definitely go with real wooden blinds or roller shades with pale plaid or gingham patterns.

Glam

Live the high life with glitz and glamour being the inspiration behind every décor element! You’ll want the versatility of print-on blinds to put up any bold design you want.

Industrial

Exposed elements of raw wood and metal bring to mind the look of warehouses or factories. In that theme, aluminum roller blinds are the way to go. Turning them into motorized blinds will also add to the industrial aesthetic.

Minimalist

Minimalism in home décor is about stripping everything down to its essentials and letting the space breathe. The nondescript look of roller shades pay homage to that philosophy.

Modern

There’s a crisp sleekness to the modern style that speaks to an optimistic hope for the future. Whichever window treatments you choose, make sure you enclose them with side channels to maintain the streamlined feel of modern design.

Scandinavian

The snowy landscapes of the Nordic countries are brought to the interior with shades of white alongside wood, furs, and heavy wool fabrics. The winter wonderland sensation can be enhanced even more with the soft white of Ninet shades.

Transitional

The transitional style serves as the bridge between the traditional and modern looks. Roller blinds offer the same well-rounded flexibility. You can go with either wood blinds or aluminum ones depending on how you want to balance out the furniture materials.

Go ahead and dress your windows in the style you love!

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