Today, one of the most popular types of decoration of window and door openings are aluminum blinds. During its existence, these seemingly familiar designs have significantly changed, they have acquired new decorative and practical properties. Now aluminum shutters on the windows are used in a variety of rooms: offices, residential interiors, cabins, as well as for the decoration of facades. We will devote this article to a review of popular models.
Main advantages of aluminum blinds
Aluminum blinds have two main classification – they can be horizontal or vertical. The horizontal assumes the transverse placement of the lamellas, and the vertical, respectively, longitudinal.
Aluminum blinds have a number of advantages which makes them a priority among other curtains. Some of them are:
- Light weight, combined with high strength of the material.
- Ecological cleanliness.
- Resistance to moisture, temperature changes, ultraviolet.
- A wide range of color solutions, textures;
- The opportunity to design a modern stylish, to the same durable interior.
It is worth adding that the aluminum blinds are multifunctional, since they can serve to protect against vandalism, to perform the role of the decor of the facade in the form of shutters, zonate space, etc.
Horizontal aluminum blinds
The model of blinds with transverse lamellae is known to all for a long time already. But, unlike the previous strict designs, modern aluminum horizontal blinds have a stylish appearance and can perfectly match with classic curtains. They have a variety of colors. Among other things, horizontal aluminum blinds (see the photo below for reference), located on the leaf do not interfere with its opening at all. They do not create noise effects when wind blows into the open window and are more reliable than vertical analogues. They can be controlled by hand or by electric control.
Blinds horizontal aluminum, depending on the model, have a different width of the slats. Mounted on the blank part of the window, on the window (door) leaf, or directly inside the double-glazed windows. Unlike vertical systems, it do not close the window sill, leaving its space free.
Types of horizontal aluminum shutters on windows
Designs can be classic, decorative or perforated. The choice depends on the functional purpose of the room.
Classic horizontal aluminum shutters on plastic windows can be glossy with a metallic gleam or matt. Their rigid monophonic lamellas perfectly complement the interior of the office, cabinet and other premises, where the severity of style is welcomed (for example, in the directions of loft, high-tech).
Decorative blinds have a lot of color solutions, which makes it possible to choose the right option for any color palette of the interior.
A fairly new option – horizontal aluminum perforated horizontal blinds. The lamellas of such curtains have many small holes creating unusual lighting. Another benefit of using such design, you can safely watch what is happening on the street, while remaining invisible outside.
Vertical aluminum blinds
For a beautiful home decoration window opening often use vertical aluminum blinds. In the case of panoramic windows, they become an important element of the decor of the room. In addition, this arrangement of slats is able to visually raise the ceiling, thus creating a stylish modern interior. Vertical aluminum blinds can be mounted inside a window opening or to a wall above a window (in this case, often using long structures). Such veils can be located not only on the windows, protecting from unwanted light, but also when zoning the room, protecting a certain area. Examples of decorating the room with vertical blinds can be seen below.
Rolled aluminum blinds
One of the varieties of curtains are rolled aluminum blinds (shutters). When fully open, the lamellas are rolled up into a roll, taking up little space and giving the window a neat appearance. They are mainly used as additional protection in parallel isolating the room from dust, noise and excessive light. Mounted in two ways: on top of the window opening or inside.
Aluminum outdoor blinds
Protect the room from hot sunlight to help you aluminum exterior blinds or rafts. Under the influence of scorching sun rays, the internal veils warms very quickly through the glass windows, adding positive degrees to the room. Therefore, the savvy inventors came up with the idea of putting designs on the street, and this is completely justified. Aluminum outdoor blinds in the open space are well blown and do not allow the space between the panes to warm up. This will reduce the cost of air conditioning. The floorboards also provides additional protection against penetration, vandalism or accidental damage. Structurally, they do not differ from internal ones. They can also be vertical or horizontal and can significantly transform the facade of a building.
Aluminum windows with external blind shutters
One of the original ways of decorating a window opening is to install shutters that can be located on both inside and outside. They are wooden, plastic or aluminum. Windows with external blind shutters, photos of which you will see in the article not only to protect the house from burglars, but also stylishly transform the facade. Most often they can be seen on the windows of private, holiday homes, as well as on the first floors of multi-apartment buildings. Especially elegant look shutter aluminum blinds for wood, which quite plausibly imitate the material, and the quality characteristics are much superior to it. Aluminum shutters can be applied to both wooden and plastic frames.
Aluminum blinds on the door
The installation of curtains for doors is used usually if there are glass inserts. Thus, the room will be protected from extraneous views and excessive flow of light. Solid doors of entrance doors to the house can be supplemented from the outside with aluminum exterior blinds, which we have mentioned earlier. Vertical structures in some cases replace doors, making new decisions in the interior. Aluminum blinds are installed on the door in the same way as on windows: above the doorway, inside or on the leaf.
Aluminum blinds for office windows
We recommend window curtains according to the overall design and functional purpose of the room. They are also an element of decor. For example select monophonic for aluminum blinds on the windows of offices, meeting rooms and head offices. The ideal option is a light metallic. In the reception you can place blinds with a logo and company symbols.
Aluminum blinds in the kitchen
For the kitchen, aluminum blinds are the most acceptable option. They are easy to clean and perfectly protect the kitchen from the hot sunshine in the summer. In order to keep the aluminum shutters in the kitchen clean, it is enough to wipe them with a damp and then dry cloth from time to time in contrast to the fabric curtains that need washing. The height of the structures may be different. In small spaces, short horizontal aluminum blinds, or even better vertical ones, are preferred which will make the room higher. They will also be the best option if there is a table top, a dining area under the window. In conditions of spacious kitchens you can use long curtains.
Aluminum blinds in the bedroom, living room
For bedrooms, living rooms it is very important to choose aluminum blinds which will correspond to the style as much as possible. In the classic interior, you can place white or creamy long vertical blinds. In the bedroom of Art Deco style, short blinds with full curtains will look good. Lofty direction accepts a coarser design, so horizontal short blinds on horizontal aluminum windows under the metallic will be just right.
Summarizing, we can safely say that by placing aluminum blinds on windows, you can decorate a stylish modern interior for a long time.
