Vertical Blinds: A Popular Window Blind in South Florida

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Vertical blinds are a popular product in South Florida homes for a reason. They are functional, durable and affordable. They are a classic product for sliding glass doors and can also be used on windows. The right window blinds can save money, accentuate a room’s decor, and keep out prying eyes. And one often overlooked option is a vertical blind.

Window blinds are lauded for their ability to control both light and sound. They save energy by being excellent at light control, which translates to heat control. And the most overlooked, but often most appreciated ability of these blinds is keeping outside sound to a minimum. They can be rotated 180 degrees, so it’s easy to find the perfect harmony of light and sound for your room.

Vertical blinds are offered in a wide and vast array of shapes, colors, and styles. While they’re great for covering large, wide windows and sliding glass doors, they can easily be parsed down for smaller windows. PVC vertical blinds are the most economical choice and come in many new, exciting patterns and colors. Fabric vertical blinds offer many choices in dazzling color and style, as well as being quiet, with superior ability to insulate against heat or sound. Vertical window blinds can be adjusted to fit any needs, from being partially open, completely closed, completely open for those nice spring days, or anywhere you like in between.

Most of us typically probably think of vertical blinds as only being for the large sliding glass doors, but they can be scaled down for use on most any window. Vertical blinds are easy to use and fast to operate.  They can also be purchased at varying densities, for more precision in light control, an important feature of any of these blinds. This can save energy costs, because less light equals less heat, and thus less need for air conditioning.

In warmer weather, vertical blinds can be excellent at keeping out bugs, for those days you want to keep the window open and let the breeze roll in, and in colder weather, closed blinds over a window help keep in the warm air, trapping it inside.

Verticals, when closed fully, are almost completely impenetrable, lending both to light control and privacy. They’re a great option for keeping nosy neighbors out of your business, and keeping their loud business out of your home. Fabric vertical blinds ensure great protection from outside noises, and are perfect for maintaining the privacy we all so richly desire.

 Style is another aspect of window blinds that can be forgotten. Window blinds come in a wealth of styles, modern, traditional, or simply entirely unique. These can be used to tie the look of the room together. These decorative window blind options can be chosen to suit any style of furnishing, and you’re never giving up function for form. Vertical blinds will always be affordable, practical, and stylish.

Dusting is another important issue. How often do we resolve to finally dust those horizontal blinds, only to realize our attempts have been fruitless, because most window blinds are covered in a film of dust within a day? Verticals let far less dust settle on them, with no horizontal surface area to speak of. And for the scant amount of dust that does gather on vertical blinds, they’re incredibly easy to clean, with much wider slats into which a duster can fit.

For soundproofing, insulation and decoration, it’s obvious why verticals are an easy choice for your window coverings needs.