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Venetian Blinds

Anyone who is familiar with Venetian blinds knows justhow difficult they are to clean, with laterally slattedstrips of plastic with dangling cords that gets oneveryone's nerves since they always seemed to get ina tangle. A majority of us can't find anything uglieror messier than blinds that hang crooked. Manufacturersare however, starting to make them more functional, moreattractive, and easier to clean.

The first thing you'll need to make sure of, is that theblinds are hung properly, as this will ensure that yourwindow covering is successful. If your blinds are hungcrooked, then the strings won't properly act aspulleys. No matter how pretty they may be, they won'tbe any good if they don't work properly.

The only time you should use the old fashioned plasticVenetian blinds is if you are going for more of a retrolook. If you are going for the retro look, it may bebetter to consider using the anodized aluminum or painted silver blinds. These types of blinds tend tocollect less dirt and dust and will help complete thelook better with your retro room.

Most manufacturers are now creating Venetian blinds indifferent colors and textures. They do this bypainting, coating, or even anodizing the slats. Theyhave neon colors, metallic bronze, silver, and evengold to choose from now.

The boring blinds of the 90s can be found as institutionalwindow treatments. In the past, when decorating anoffice, people would have chosen white or black blinds to go with the wood decor. Now, you can choose from shades of olive, burgundy, or even brown.If your office has more of a sleeker look, you can even choose a Venetian blind in cherry red or celadoncolor.

If you feel that your room is outdated or you justneed to re-decorate and your on a budget, then a newwindow treatment may be the answer. Even thoughVenetian blinds can be considered outdated, theycan easily be jazzed up with drapes or sheers. Ifyou are re-decorating a room that it may be hard tofind blinds for, such as a boxed shape window or a small window, you may be able to choose the olderstyle mini blinds in various vibrant colors.

If you are just trying to make a truly unique fashionstatement, then you should consider hand paintingyour Venetian blinds. You can choose to show offyour individuality and your craftier side by paintingthe blind to show an image once it is closed.

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