Choosing skylight blinds for your roof windows should be just as exciting as designing the rest of the room. They are normally a finishing touch – a home accessory that makes a room more usable and adds style. At Skylight Blinds Direct, we are proud to have one of the largest and most varied ranges available in our online store. Whether you’re looking for sheer skylight blinds to reduce glare in your office or a blackout skylight blind for the bedroom, you’ll find it here. As with all of the other features in your new room, the blinds you choose will be an investment into your home. And, as such, you want to know that it will provide a high-quality level of service for many years to come. One question we regularly get from potential customers is, ‘Will my skylight blind sag?’. Let’s look into this here today.
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How Do You Hang Blinds On Slanted Windows?
Here at Skylight Blinds Direct, we specialise in the design and manufacture of quality blinds for your slanted windows and roof windows. It’s what we do and what we’ve been doing exceptionally well for many years. While this may be our expertise, we understand that many people find searching for blinds for these unique windows challenging. There are many factors to consider and that’s why we’re here to help. So, if you’re wondering how you hang blinds on slanted windows, read on.
How To Open Skylight Blinds?
With the number of loft extensions and ground-floor extensions being built here in the UK on the rise, more and more of us are becoming used to the idea of skylights. These carefully placed windows allow us to optimise on light and make the most of our new spaces. However, with this added avenue for natural light comes the challenge of how to best manage it. And, in comes the increase in popularity of skylight blinds. Designed specifically for this purpose, these window dressings bring style and practicality into your home. But, being out of reach for most people, one common query is how to open skylight blinds. Let’s delve into that here today.
What Can I Use To Cover My Skylight?
Skylights are unique to all other types of windows. Largely used in loft conversions or on single floor extensions, they are an effective way of drawing in more natural light. However, because of their angle and unique placement, most blinds aren’t suitable. Yes – natural light is great and makes a room look larger when used effectively. But, there are also many situations where having the ability to control and minimise these light rays is essential. So, what can I use to cover my skylight?
How To Install Skylight Blinds?
There are a whole host of benefits that come with choosing the right skylight blinds for your home. They allow you to manage light, reduce fading on soft furnishings and best manage glare for your evening entertainment. However, as a task few of us take on regularly, installing slanted window blinds can be a bit of a grey area. We get a lot of customers asking how to install skylight blinds and, because the process is so easy, we thought it best to pull the answers together into an informative blog post.
What Are the Best Skylight Blinds on the Market? 5 Great Styles
What Are the Best Skylight Blinds on the Market? 5 Great Styles
The right skylight blinds can make a tremendous difference to your home. Here are the best types and styles on the market right now.
cience shows that greater exposure to natural light can improve moods. More natural light at home also helps boost creativity, energy, and positivity. Knowing this, who wouldn’t want skylights at home?
The real question is, how do you control the light coming in through your skylights?
The answer: skylight blinds.
Here are five of the greatest skylight blinds on the market right now so you can purchase the best blinds for your home.
1. The White Blackout Blind
Sometimes homeowners hear the words “blackout blind” and automatically think of dark, dreary curtains. This isn’t the case with the white blackout blind.
You can get a complete blackout with these skylight window blinds any time of day, without having to see big black windows above your head.
The white blackout blind blends in nicely with white ceilings and offers a clean look to any room.
2. The Venetian Blind
Didn’t know you could get Venetian skylight blinds? It’s a real thing, and a stylish thing. The Venetian blackout blinds are usually made of aluminum so they are easy to wipe clean.
This makes them a perfect choice for rooms where moisture may occur like bathrooms or kitchens.
Because the slats are adjustable, you can really tailor the amount and direction of the light that’s let into the room.
3. Remote-Controlled Blackout Blind
Many skylights are situated high-up or in a spot that’s hard to reach by hand. Enter the remote-controlled blackout blind.
These can be either electric skylight blinds or they are sometimes solar powered. Regardless of which type you choose, these blinds make opening and closing your window as easy as flipping a switch.
4. Blackout Curtain With Suction Cups
Are you renting your home and want to add skylight blinds that won’t leave a permanent mark? Try the blackout curtains with suction cups.
These handy skylight blinds can be installed and removed with ease. You can even take them with you on holidays or traveling to offer an added degree of shade to any space.
Six suction cups around the perimeter of the blind make it easy to install.
One of the other perks of this unique blind is the reflective coating on the back that gives you even more insulation inside your home. This feature makes the suction cup blinds a great choice for warm or chilly weather.
5. Roof Lantern Blinds
If your skylight is a roof lantern design, you need roof lantern blinds. These amazing blinds offer coverage for your unique windows that will also protect you from too much sun in the summer and too much cold in the winter.
Their compact design allows them to fit perfectly into small spaces.
Skylight Blinds: Purchase The Right Set Today
Knowing which skylight blinds you need for your windows can sometimes be tricky. If you’re still unsure which blinds are the perfect fit for your home, contact us today.
Our team of experienced professionals can give you a free quote and discuss your specific needs to help you find the perfect blinds for your home.
Install Your Own Skylight Blinds & Stay Safe
We have spoken at length about the many benefits of skylight blinds in our blog over the years. Giving you the ability to manage light, control privacy, and choose your own style are just some of the reasons why they remain so popular. Here at Skylight Blinds Direct, we’re passionate about removing the myth that this type of window blind has to be hard to install. We have worked over the years to create a range of skylight blinds that can be fitted by individuals with no previous experience. And, we’re also conscious of how precious time is in our modern world.
Roof Lantern Blinds VS Skylight Blinds – What style do you need?
Roof lantern blinds. Skylight Blinds. If you’re just about to start redecorating your home, it might feel like there are a whole host of window coverings on the market you’ve never heard of. And, perhaps, coverings that you might need to improve the usability of your home. Over the past 12 months, we’ve noticed a significant increase in the number of homeowners looking to improve functionality, practicality and style in their homes. As a result of this, the number of queries into the different names has also begun to pop up.
Pantone Colour of The Year 2021 – How To Play With Illuminating And Ultimate Gray Through Your Skylight Blinds
At the end of 2020, Pantone announced their Colour of The Year 2021 and surprised us all by highlighting 2 colours – Ultimate Gray (17-5104) and Illuminating (13-0647). In a year that gave us so much upheaval, changed the way we interact with others and threw us all into a state of apprehension, these two colours were deemed the perfect partnership needed to see us into a new year. Together Pantone stated that these two colours create a union of ‘strength and positivity’ with ‘the promise of something sunny and friendly’.
Trending colours have their place within interior design, much like trending fashion styles come and go. While some aspects of home decor stay put for many years, others are easily changed and upgraded to suit your style at any particular time. While perhaps not the most obvious choice, your skylight window blinds are the ideal place to place with style and colours to suit you in any particular moment. And this blog will explain why they are the perfect way to dust off the old of 2020 and step into a new and more optimistic 2021. Continue reading
Everything you need to know about bespoke skylight blinds
Unlike other window coverings on the market, skylight blinds are tailor-made for a very specific type of window. They are designed to be used in loft conversions, conservatories and extensions where a roof window has been fitted. To ensure the perfect fit, these types of window blinds are manufactured specifically for your individual window. This allows them to sit within a channel, blocking out as much light as possible and remaining taut throughout their use. Here at Skylight Blinds Direct, we manufactured skylight blinds to fit more manufacturer’s windows – including leading names such as VELUX® and Keylite®.