Venetian Blinds Slats Up Or Down

Blinds turned down it may make it easier for peeps to peep in.

Venetian blinds slats up or down.

On some faux wood blinds only the top of the slats are finished. Window blind mechanisms often pinch the cords and prevent you from lowering them. If you can t open your blinds check the cord lock to see if it s jammed or should be replaced. Reasons to turn your blinds down.

Blind retailers and decorating magazines typically photograph horizontal blinds with the slats angled down. When the slats are tilted down the top edge of the blinds is turned down and the rounded side faces the room. Wipe down the blinds until the stains wash off of them. Scrub horizontally along the blinds starting in the center and working out toward the edge of each stain.

Press down with a light amount of pressure so you don t end up bending the slats. The convex side faces the window creating less space through which to view. Angling the slats up and exposing the unfinished edge would cheapen the overall appearance of the window. The cords generally two to three thread over a pin and beneath the pawl a small metal roller with teeth to grab the cord inside the lock mechanism in the head rail the pawl moves up and down along a slotted track to lock or release the cord and lower the blinds.

Tilting the window blinds down directs light and heat into the heart of the room. Venetian blinds and other styles of blinds use two or more lift strings to raise and lower the blinds evenly. This may be a good strategy for the winter when you want to warm the room. Also get the pull cord headrail and other accessories.

With the blinds tilted up passers by can t see in. The direction up or down to close blind slats is a matter of personal preference but if you want more privacy tilt them up with the rounded side facing out. Blinds that won t go up or down or hang askew make an entire room look disheveled. During these months you need to tilt the slats down.

This will lead to loss of energy as heaters have to use greater amount of energy to warm up your house. Tilt them down and the blinds look softer and arguably better.