I Chose Vertical Window Blinds Over Drapes

My first home I installed vertical blinds. When I first saw the house there were curtains in the bedroom and drapes in the living room. It looked small and dark. I took down the drapes, curtains, and curtain rods. Of course the house looked bigger and brighter now, the sun was shinning through all the uncovered glass.

I filled the curtain rod bracket holes and started preparing to paint the whole interior. Of course I spent more time masking than painting. But I wanted to do the job right since this was my home after all. I learned to put on a heavy coat of paint the first time rather than a light coat and then a second coat. I also used primer before painting to make sure the paint would last.

These days most professionals use a paint gun and compressor but I painted the old fashioned way with brush and roller. For the first house interior that I had completely painted I had to say it looked good. Now was the time to measure for the vertical blinds. I had eleven windows to cover. Not many.

This was a house measuring about 12 hundred square feet. It was my first house and I simply wanted to get into something to get started. The company that was making my window blinds would have sent someone to measure but that was an extra charge and I wanted to keep expenses down.

I would pay to have someone measure though if I were you. I did measure correctly and the vertical blinds did fit. But if I had made a mistake I would have to pay to have the window blinds redone. If they measured and made a mistake they would replace them at no charge.

However, there was no problem with my measuring. The vertical blinds were delivered and I got to work. Now I am one of those guys challenged by the most simple of building tasks. But I was kind of proud when I had put up the last of the vertical blinds.

Other than one room I had to improvise the installation went smoothly enough. The dining room windows came together at a corner. So I had to cut the vertical blind awning to fit like an L. Other than that, I found that I had measured right and all the vertical window blinds and awnings were correctly produced.

In the end I was pleased with the way they looked. The vertical blinds, which I chose the color white, added a modern look and feel to the house. They were easy to draw open and turn closed. They were surprisingly sturdy and very durable. In fact the vertical window blinds were still hanging in the house eighteen years later when I sold the house.

For a limited time, readers can learn more about vertical blinds. Stop by Jesita Jerik’s web store where you can take advantage of sales on window blinds and see what they can do for you.

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