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Custom Blinds
Custom blinds can be made to order depending on the size of your windows, colour and material. Custom blinds can make your home or business come alive with beauty and design. Your imagination is all that is needed to design beautiful custom blinds for your home or business. Custom blinds with an original, high-quality painting can add artistic harmony to any room.
There is a wide range of custom blinds painting ideas for any room:
- You can impress your clients by adding your logo to the blinds in your conference room.
- You can compliment the theme of your child's room with custom blinds using favourite cartoon character
- You can bring elegance and charm to your family or living room with unique nature scenes, hand painted custom blinds.
Painted Custom Blinds Categories
There are various type of things you can use to paint on your custom blinds including:
- Nature scenes
- Movie stars
- Religious motives
- Sport scenes
- Cartoons
Painted Custom Blinds Materials
Window custom blind materials you can paint on are:
- aluminum,
- fabric,
- vinyl,
- wood,
- faux wood
Custom Blinds Measuring Tips
To save some money you can make your own measuring for custom blinds using some tips:
- Measure each window individually.
- Record width first, then height.
- Measure width from left to right, height from top to bottom, using a steel tape measure.
- Do not use a cloth tape .
Horizontal, Fabric Custom Blinds - Inside Mount
Inside mount custom blinds are installed inside the window casing. Minimum depth requirements vary by product and head rail type. Ask your designer or sales associate for details.
- Measure the exact inside width of window casing from one inside edge to the other in three different places.
- Record the narrowest measurement.
- Measure the exact height in three different places from top edge of opening to top of sill.
- Record the longest measurement.
- Do not take any deductions for clearance. (The factory will take necessary deductions for a perfect fit.)
Horizontal, Fabric Custom Blinds - Outside Mount
Outside mount custom blinds are installed outside the window casing, covering an area larger than the window itself.
- Measure the exact width to be covered.
- Be sure the measurement overlaps the window opening by at least 1-1/2" on each side (3" total overlap) to ensure light control and privacy.
- Measure exact height to be covered, including desired overlap. (Typically from top edge of molding to bottom edge, or to top of sill if there is one.)
Vertical Custom Blinds - Inside Mount
Inside mount vertical custom blinds are installed inside a window casing or door, or wall to wall in a room. The window casing must be at least 2-3/4" deep for track flush mount or 3-3/4" deep for louvers flush mount. Otherwise, an angle bracket may be necessary.
- Measure the exact inside width of window casing from one inside edge to the other in three different places.
- Record the narrowest measurement.
- Measure the exact height in three different places from top edge of opening to bottom, or top edge of sill if there is one.
- Record the shortest measurement.
- Do not take any deductions for clearance.
Vertical Custom Blinds - Outside Mount
Outside mount vertical custom blinds are installed outside the window casing, covering an area larger than the window itself.
- Measure the exact width of window, including frame if there is one.
- Add 3" for each side (6" total overlap) to ensure light control and privacy.
- Measure height of window from top edge of molding to bottom edge, or to top of sill if there is one.
- Add 3" to allow for adequate mounting area above the window.
- If blind extends to floor (i.e., to cover patio door), measure height in three places, take the smallest measurement and deduct at least 1/2" for clearance so the louvers don't touch the floor.
- The factory makes NO allowances on outside mount.
- If you want the entire window uncovered when the blind is fully open, you may need to add more than 6" to the width.
- Ask your decorator or sales associate for the correct amount of overlap.