New Cellular Blind Design Review

Pro's and Con's of Cellular Blinds Design - Some Reasons to NOT Install!

They come is several different types and colors - privacy, room darkening, insulated and white or almond. One advantage is that you can have them cut to fit your non standard windows right while you wait, then take them home & put them up right away.

We selected the room darkening and insulating type for our west facing bedroom windows. These work very well to reduce the heat in the afternoon and evening. They also mean the room stays quite dark even after the sun comes up if you want to sleep in or if you need to sleep during the day after working the night shift.

Perfect for a same day move in to a new place if you don't want to wait (or pay the extra money for custom order blinds) and if you don't want to use the temporary paper blinds. Although the people down the street from us had the paper ones up in their front dining room windows for over a year!

These new cellular blinds are easy to clean with a duster wand and do not make as much noise as aluminum or plastic blinds. They have a one touch button at the bottom to raise them up and down.

Great! I have them installed and now I've found out the downside issues.

Raising them up and down with that one button means that it is difficult to keep them straight across. You have to pay attention! If you leave them all crooked it looks bad from the outside and your neighbors may think you've been drinking.

Also, there isn't any way to look out the window without totally raising up the blind. As a woman, I like to be able to peak out of a bedroom window to see what may be outside through the slats in a regular blind or a small gap in a curtain. Raising up the blind totally means you have to put on a robe or cover yourself up, and the movement will be very visible from the outside of the house if anyone is out there.

Finally, they cannot be cut down to be narrow enough to fit some small bathroom windows. The window with our toilet enclosed was only 16 inches and these cannot be cut down to less than 18 inches. One work around for this is these blinds can be mounted in front of the window and do not have to fit into the window opening.

Another alternative for privacy window coverings for bedrooms and bathrooms window films with reflective coating or patterns like rice paper and frosted. These are inexpensive, but can be hard to apply in a small space.

Comments or feedback on your experiences? Any good blind cleaning techniques?