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Aug 18, 2010

Advantages of Curtains over Blinds

Are you thinking of getting a good window covering? Are you having a hard time deciding if you should get curtains or blinds? Well, here are 10 advantages of curtains over blinds.
1. Bay window curtains usually come in a wide array of styles to choose from which are able to increase the elegance of a room. Curtain poles, also known as finials, have different designs and sizes; this will also help you o find a curtain style that will suit your taste.
2. Curtains are able to blend with the design of your room. You can either use them to enhance the room design or contrast with it. They usually have trimmings and contrast edges so that they will be able to pick out other colors in the room.
3. It is easier to install and hang curtains.
4. Cleaning curtains is not a difficult task. You just need to detach the cloth from the tracks and poles, and you can dry clean them. If they' not very dirty, you only need to vacuum them and that's it.
5. Curtains are also ideal for people with allergies and asthma. Since they can be vacuumed or dry cleaned, people with asthma and allergies will have minimal exposure to dust.
6. Curtains and their poles are designed to be bendable. This feature is ideal for people who own houses with bay windows.
7. Curtains are also known to be highly flexible. This is advantageous for people with modern windows and patio doors, where there's little space to fix because they open inwards. You can find curtain tracks that are as small as 5 millimeters, as well as, curtains which can be recess fixed to the ceiling. These features can allow your windows or doors to have plenty of room to open inwards.
8. Curtains are able to provide warmth to a room and they are also able to cut draughts since they hang below the window ledge. If you want to add extra warmth to your room, all you need to do is to interline your curtains with a thick material.
9. Curtains offer 3 types of operation. You can do it manually, with a cord or have a device that can open or close them with a touch of a button.
10. Oftentimes, blinds include a lot of clips and parts that are less reliable than simply having curtains on a pole.  This means that using curtains will be a more cost effective option especially now that there are inexpensive readymade curtains available in the market.


Read more: http://www.articlesbase.com/interior-design-articles/10-advantages-of-curtains-over-blinds-3068531.html#ixzz0wx6PrSMi 
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