Adding Door Blinds To Your Home Decor

Door blinds are becoming an increasingly popular window treatment for today’s homeowner. For one thing, we have more glass doors in our homes than we used to have. Transitional and modern designed homes have larger windows, sliding glass doors and full length glass patio doors to make full use of natural light. Even though light is good, privacy is sometimes compromised and the sun during certain periods of the day can prove to be too much.

Adding door blinds to your home decor is the perfect way to tone down natural light when necessary and add privacy when desired. Sliding glass doors that lead out into your yard or patio provide a functional picture window that opens up the look and feel of a room. But installing vertical blinds will let you control the amount of light that comes through these doors when they are not in use. Vertical blinds provide the perfect solution for sliding glass doors as they can be opened and closed as needed giving you plenty of flexibility.

When choosing door blinds for a patio door you have more options. On a full length glass door you can still opt for vertical blinds but horizontal ones may work better. Many horizontal mini blinds and honeycomb shades provide the option of lowering from the top of the door down as well as from the bottom of the door up.

Honeycomb door blinds provide insulation in addition to privacy and lighting adjustment. The multilayer design of honeycomb window shades can save you up to 50% in energy costs and eliminates cold drafts in the winter and heat in the summer.

Door blinds are made from a variety of materials.  On a backdoor that is half glass you might choose a vinyl mini blind with tiny slats. They are easy to keep clean, light weight and affordable. If you have double pane windows in your door you don’t have to worry as much about insulation. A simple mini blind will give you privacy and block some natural light. Wood door blinds are becoming increasingly popular. You will find blinds made of natural wood products that include hard woods, bamboo and synthetic wood products.

More and more home improvement products are being made from bamboo as it is a relatively inexpensive wood and both durable and hard.  It is a renewable resource and if you’re earth friendly this is the way to go. They do not warp or fade from the sun and can be adjusted to filter light as desired.

The door blinds you choose for your home will depend on your budget and the purpose for which you are choosing the blinds. Custom made blinds such as you will find manufactured by Hunter Douglas are the most expensive option in door blinds. Vinyl and metal mini blinds are the cheapest. There are a variety of choices when it comes to room darkening features so you can choose a blind that will give you as much or as little light as you would like.

Before purchasing door blinds be sure and measure the area you wish to cover carefully. You will want to determine whether an inside or outside mount is desired or required before measuring. The mounting hardware you need will depend upon where the blind is to be mounted.