2' blinds on french doors anyone?
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Comments (6)Eliza's right about aluminum, they are dust magnets and hideous to TRY to clean (meaning, you can't really clean them without taking them down and hosing them off). Vinyl looks better, more like wood. And wood is best if you want to spend the money. They come with something that fastens them on the bottom for a french door, so that they're not swinging back and forth when you open the door. But using this means you can't raise them. We have wood shutters in our breakfast area and (single) french door, and just love them, but that is getting into a whole 'nother price range....See MoreBlinds On French Doors
Comments (4)You can just catch the corner of mine here. The blinds were purchased at Home Depot for less than $30....See Morenice roller blinds for french doors??
Comments (4)The only reason I'm on the fence about honeycomb shades is that they don't sit flat and I get the feeling they flop around when the doors are open... But you liked them, graywings, huh? I'll think about it. Anyone else? Thanks, Amysrq; the Shade Store looks great!...See MoreTilt and Turn and French Door Blind Options
Comments (3)Hi Prime Ohio Real Estate - we’re really happy with our choice. We have 1% solar/roller blinds (allows 1% of light through) in black with a reflective backing. We have the narrowest black valance (painted the same colour code as the window frame) so the valance, which is flush with the wall, just disappears and works well with our contemporary style. All of the windows with the exception of our Tilt and Turn and large sliding door are the same. For those we used exterior mounted Habitat screens that work perfectly with this particular brand of window (Innotech). Because our French door opens outwards and has the same drywall return as our windows were were able to have the interior mounted blind. (Plus the door handle is not in the way). We would have gone with another exterior mounted blind if we weren’t able to have the interior one. Privacy, for us, didn’t really matter as we do not have people nearby. Surprisingly though, the reflective back makes a huge difference - because the blinds are black it’s possible to see out but not in (unless your face is pressed to the glass and you shade any reflections with your hands). At night with the lights on you can see shadows if you look in. The motor for the French door blind is battery operated but all the others are hard-wired. Everything works seamlessly - all the motors are from Somfy. The photos show the blind up behind the valance, the blind down, the blind halfway down viewed from the exterior, and the other 2 bathroom windows so you can see how they match. I’m happy to share any other info with you so please just let me know if you need more. Cheers!...See Morescoutfinch72
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