Category : Roller Blinds

Blackout Blinds for Student Dorms

Student dorms are much like apartments in that they’re primary purpose is housing for a whole lot of people at once. However, student dorms have some special needs that regular apartments don’t. When picking out blinds to furnish an entire dorm building, here are some things to consider.

One Room for Everything

One of the biggest things to consider when outfitting dorms with blinds is that students living in dorms, generally, have one room for everything. Their bedroom is where they’ll sleep, eat, study, hang out with friends, and more. While there are often other spaces for some of these things, they’re communal. If someone needs time alone or a space free of distraction, their room is it. Because of this, all of these unique needs must be taken into account when choosing blinds.

Study Spaces Need Light Control

Because students will be studying in their dorm rooms, they need light control to prevent screen glare. Additionally, it’s nice to be able to use daylight while reading a textbook or writing in a notebook. Slatted blinds may allow a little bit of that, but not nearly enough. 

Schedules Get Hectic

One reason why standard blinds fall short of what the average student dorms resident needs is the lack of blackout capability. Being a student is complicated. Sometimes you find yourself up all night studying and want to sleep the second you get back from class the next day. Unfortunately, classes don’t usually end when the sun goes down. Coming back at 3pm in desperate need of some good sleep is difficult with the sun shining right on your bed.

The solution? Blackout blinds. Blackout blinds come in many forms, but the best form of blackout blinds for student dorms is the roller blackout shade. By simply pulling the shade down, a student can plunge their entire room into complete blackness. This is ideal for a student with a bit of a hectic schedule – which, let’s be honest, is most of them.

Easy-to-Clean, Hard-to-Damage Blinds

Some additional benefits to roller blackout shades is that they’re easy to clean and hard to damage. That means, when the dorms get cleaned each summer between every new batch of students, they make the job that much easier. The shade can simply be pulled down, sprayed with an all-purpose cleaner, and wiped down. That’s an awful lot easier than getting each slat with a duster, or trying not to bend them while using a cloth.

What’s more, they’re also hard to damage. Because roller blackout shades don’t have small parts and aren’t aluminum, they don’t get bent out of shape. 

The Perfect Blinds for Student Dorms

If you’re interested in outfitting your student dorms with roller blackout blinds, Domir is the place to go. Domir Blinds is a blinds manufacturer in Toronto. That means, when you order from us, you get the lowest price possible – especially on bulk orders. Let us know if you have any questions about our ordering process. We look forward to hearing from you.

The Best Privacy Blinds for Your Home

If you’re like most people, there has come a time in your life when you ventured out to the kitchen in your underwear for a late night snack only to find you forgot to close the blinds earlier. If you’re one of the lucky ones, no one was around to see. However, there are a sorry few of us who had to duck behind the counter to avoid being spotted by an attentive neighbor. Say goodbye to sacrificing your privacy in favor of lighting up your home. You can have it both ways. Here are the best privacy blinds available for your Toronto home.

Blinds with No Gaps

If you’re a stickler for your privacy, you may find yourself bothered by the gaps in your blinds. Maybe it’s not likely that someone is looking through those gaps, but they could. It’s not like it’s unheard of for voyeurs to seek out any opening to peek inside.

Paranoia or not, you can say goodbye to gaps in your blinds by choosing roller shades and roller screens with side channels. These are the epitome of gapless blinds. Roller shades provide a solid, opaque barrier between your home and the outside world. Screens are one-way blinds that allow you to see outside while preventing others from looking in. Both of these options are made of one solid sheet of material. When paired with side channels, there are no gaps left to speak of.

If you’re unfamiliar with side channels, these nifty strips are attached to the insides of your window frame. Each one has a slot in it that the edge of your shade or screen can slide into. Therefore, your screen or shade won’t swing back and forth when adjusted. Furthermore, there are no gaps along the sides of your shades for anyone to peer inside.

Blinds You Can Leave Closed

If you’re a fan of leaving your blinds closed for the increase in privacy, but still want sunlight, we have what you need.

Roller screens, as mentioned above, are made of one solid piece of fabric. These screens will filter UV rays, but allow in a lovely glow of sunlight. Plus, they’re one-way visible, meaning you can see outside even when they’re closed, but no one can see in. 

If you want something a bit more attractive, you can opt for sheer vertical blinds. These are visually similar to curtains, but are much more complex. These dual layer “curtains” offer one layer with the same filtering, one-way capabilities as roller screens, and another that provides complete blackout coverage. While using only the first layer, you can enjoy the sunlight and your privacy.

Order From Domir Blinds

Is there any particular reason why you should order from Domir Blinds? The answer is a resounding yes! Domir Blinds is the manufacturer, so ordering from us cuts out the overhead costs of the middlemen. Buying from a department store, hardware store, or outlet store means paying more so that that store can turn a profit. Domir offers the highest quality blinds for the lowest price available. If you have questions about how to order, just give us a call and we’ll be happy to help.