Blinds and Shades: What’s the Right Choice?
If a consumer is going forward in their search for new blinds and/or shades with a thorough knowledge of the window covering industry and its myriad products they are a very rare specimen. Most blinds/shades shoppers are unaware of the extent of products available. And since they are unaware of just how many different products are available to fill their needs they are absolutely unaware of the even larger number of features and options available. The massive amount of information can often come off as distracting to consumers who have it thrown at them all at once when they begin their search for shades.
Looking back those same consumers find that the many, many options that are sometimes distracting each have a very specific reason for being available. They all perform a necessary or desirable function. Discovering the reason behind each option and/or function and taking it into consideration for a personal blinds or shades purchase makes it much more likely that the purchasing decision will be successful.
When it comes to window shade features there are four categories that features can fall into: privacy and/or light control, safety, function and general appeal. Each of the categories include a wide array of options and each of the categories holds a different importance to each consumer. Consumers should consider the categories and assign them to their own list of priorities prior to beginning their search for blinds or shades. It’s the only way to keep priorities straight as more and more options are presented.
A very popular feature in the light control and privacy category is the top down, bottom up feature. It provides consumers with a very unique light control option. Light blocking has never been as accommodating before. The shades can be adjusted throughout the day depending upon the needs of the residents.
A popular safety feature is the cordless option. Cordless products are now available in almost any style consumers are looking for. The potential dangers posed to small children by corded products pushed manufacturers to provide a wide variety of cordless options that meet the quality standards and design requirements of the traditional shades and blinds with the added bonus of being the safest products on the market. When it comes to general appeal consumers can enjoy the wide array of color, fabric, and/or stain options as well as many more aesthetically pleasing additions that can make the product more personally appealing.
If consumers know the basics going into the search they are much more likely to come out of the search with an appropriate and satisfactory shades purchase. The right purchase will increase the value of the property, increase the appeal of the interior and exterior decor, and provide the privacy and light control that is necessary in a home or office.
Chris Stanley is a window treatments expert at Blinds Chalet. Blinds Chalet has over 25 years of experience in the window coverings industry and strives to educate consumers about purchasing and installing window blinds before they buy. Focusing on high quality, company tested and approved window treatments at affordable prices, Blinds Chalet is a resource for all things window blinds related.
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