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Three Benefits of Honeycomb Shades

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Are you considering changing out your window coverings for your bedroom or living room? The window professionals at Blind Solutions of Colorado certainly can help you choose the best blinds and shades for your home and your budget. Honeycomb shades are certainly a great choice for these rooms. Want to know more? Here are three benefits of Honeycomb shades to spruce up your rooms. FYI Honeycomb shades have a cheaper cousin -- Pleated shades. Pleated shades are constructed with a single layer of material whereas Honeycomb shades provide a multi-layered dimensional surface that provides a very effective insulated surface. Pleated shaded look similar to Honeycomb shades; however, they do not provide the following benefits.   Privacy Honeycomb shades are excellent for bedrooms and living rooms because they afford the best amount of privacy both during the day and night time hours. During the day, they allow for natural light to pass through (depending on the style and colors...

Quick Cleaning Tips for Blinds

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     Admit it. We all have better things to do than to clean our blinds and shutters. The reason most of us procrastinate in cleaning our blinds is that we know it's going to take quite some time to accomplish the task. To avoid the deep cleaning blues, quick, frequent cleaning is the answer. Some of us remember washing the old, thick aluminium blinds, slat by slat and considered ourselves lucky to walk away without having the need of a few bandaids. Blind Solutions of Colorado has a few painless and quick cleaning tips for blinds and shutters.  A Word of Advice      These quick cleaning tips for your blinds will help you save hours of time in caring for your blinds and shutters. Don't save the chore of cleaning your blinds for the annual deep cleaning of your home. Incorporate dusting your blinds and shutters into your regular house dusting routine. Frequent dusting will help to avoid dirt build-up and extend the life of your blind...

Four Quick Tips on Choosing the Right Blinds

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   1.  What Is Your Style? This subject is first for a reason. If you don't have in mind what you want, it will be difficult to address what follows. You will save a lot of time when you finally decide to make that call to the professionals at Blind Solutions . Are you looking for horizontal or vertical blinds? Horizontal blinds will give a sense of height to a room. Vertical blinds will give a room a greater sense of structure. Are you looking for wood, metal or fabric covered blinds? What colors will best compliment your decor? And last but not least, what level of privacy best fits your lifestyle?  2. Consider Your Budget Next, as with any project, not considering how much you want to spend can end in fatal outcomes. Face it, what we often like, we simply cannot afford. There is no reason to break the bank to have functional, money-saving and stylish window coverings. At Blind Solutions of Colorado , we can assist you with finding quality blinds at a pr...

A Shade For All Seasons

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WELCOME TO OUR BLOG! Blind Solutions of Colorado welcomes you to our informational and timely blog to assist you with all your window dressing needs. We will be discussing how to add value and save money to your home! Make sure to visit often as we will also share with you some of our latest designs and updates regarding our line of Hunter Douglas products. 'Tis the season! The season of fall reminds us that chilly nights are ahead. Seldom do we consider how our window coverings can affect that heating/cooling bill and overall comfort of our home. We have all seen the folks who duct tape plastic to their windows to address this problem (we know this is not you)! Heavy drapes have been used for years to also keep out the chill. Actually, even though it is cold outside, you want that warm daylight to flood your room. One possible solution may be honeycomb shades. These shades are known for their insulative properties while allowing light to be diffused into the ...