Blinds? Curtains?

Katie

7 years ago

What window(door) coverings would look good, be functional and children safe???
Thank you,
Katie

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7 years ago

Hi, it looks as though this is in front of the kitchen bench and probably a very busy access point. Drapes will be a problem in my opinion always blowing out the door and possibly getting oily from cooking etc. I recommend 3x individual roller blinds so you can have them all up most of the time being that privacy doesn't look to be an issue and you like the sun. Roller blinds can just be used at night or to block sunni areas when required.I think it would be nice to be able to look out from the kitchen, Roman blinds could drop the hight if not placed far enough above the door and they will be heavy.

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In-home Design Technologist
7 years ago
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Fixed Shutters... :)
They're not cheap, but you can shop around and look at composite PVC rather than wood.

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LesleyH
7 years ago
What direction does this face?
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Katie
Original Author
7 years ago
East. We get beautiful morning sunshine, and it never too hot. The only thing with the shutters, even when pulled across, they'd block a 3rd of the view. Would anyone suggest roman blinds?
Katie
Original Author
7 years ago
You're dead right. Thank you.
strawberry47
7 years ago
I have similar doors and thought I've have 3 separate roller blinds but where to place the up down mechanism for the middle blind ?. You would have to do a one small blind and then another wider blind so the mechanisms are secured and meet child safety standards. Still don't have blinds! My plan is to install some outdoor awnings to ease the sun and glare.
girlguides
7 years ago
If doors double glazed I wouldn't have any window coverrings and if not individual blinds for each pane so can have window one down and door one up but most importantly re light have them fixed well above door height
Gallifrey
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Agree. Why to you ned to cover up such a great aspect? Curtains and blinds will destroy the open feel you have achieved. At our houses in Brisbane and at our holiday home we do not have any window covering on the big doors opening to our decks. We do not walk around naked, and do not have anyone that close that can look in anyway. It does not appear that you have a privacy issue with close neighbours???
annb1997
7 years ago
Hi Katie. I had a very wide Roman blind installed on a sliding door in one of our previous homes. My husband didn't like having to always duck his head to go under the raised blind. Probably would have been better if I'd had them mount it well above the architrave, but we ended up replacing it with a single draw curtain. When we used the door, we simply pulled the curtain all the way to the side and wrapped the cord around its holder which was installed way up high out of reach of our small children. It was never a problem having a curtain.
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justjan49
7 years ago
Sheer drapes are on trend.anything heavy looks like a movie theatre. Do you really need heavy products that need to be cleaned.
Katie
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you! Yes, I'd love sheer drapes! I'll look into it. Great advice with roman binds. Roller blinds remind me so much of work
LesleyH
7 years ago
I beieve the darker the sheer the more you can see through it.
spmm
7 years ago
Lovely space. You can buy fabric covered curtain weights cheaply online or ask your vendor to add them.

You have plenty of height above the glass to run lightweight curtains floor to ceiling and space to pull to the side opposite the entrance.
A simple wall mounted 'hook' or tie back keeps them in place.
Vy
7 years ago
I don't have any blinds on my bifolds. Looks like you don't need them to protect you from the elements as it's covered and no privacy issues.

I'd leave it as is. Saves money for elsewhere.
Katie
Original Author
7 years ago
The photo doesn't show it, but our neighbours have a granny flat to the left which can see straight in. I've looked at sheer roller blinds. This could be a good option.
Gallifrey
7 years ago
What about some outdoor blinds on the left hand side of the deck?
Katie
Original Author
7 years ago
I haven't looked into those. Do you have them?
Vy
7 years ago
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Katie
Original Author
7 years ago
Yeah that looks beautiful!!
Gallifrey
7 years ago
We have them on the outside of our deck as we have bike paths to the rear. Ours can be seen through a bit at night (and not during the day), but this does not worry us.

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Bernadette Staal
7 years ago
As it is a door that slides open I would go with curtains. Blinds will in my opinion just get in the way and you can pull the curtains back to the left hand corner away from the door opening.
hagan_38
7 years ago
I have sheer curtains on my big sliding door. They open to one side with a flick stick so we can see the view and only shut them at night if needed.
Katie
Original Author
7 years ago
Sounds good.
Ava Morgan
7 years ago
Hi Katie,
I have stacking sliding doors like you and we have hung Roman blinds.
I am very happy with them, we have hung above doors. I have never had an issue with them and they definitely keep the cold out in winter. We have 3 blinds, one for each door. It is very handy to have one up and two down, if it is extremely sunny etc. I think they look softer than holland blinds.
Mine are a plain fabric.
All the best with choosing.

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Katie
Original Author
7 years ago
Ava Morgan thank you. Do you have 3 cords hanging down? We are getting a bulk head put above the door which we can hide them in. So happy about that!
Ava Morgan
7 years ago
Katie we have 3 cords, 2 are attached to the wall, one on left hand side and one on right side. The other cord is loose on the middle blind, but it isn't long and would not be a danger to children.
I hope this is helpful, am happy to answer any questions you have.

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