To enjoy the perfect design of the room can prevent a mere trifle - the bright sun. It seems that everything is thought out, the colors are chosen, the furniture is arranged and all the decor elements are in place, but the sunlight does not let you relax and makes you want to get your back to the window. This, of course, is unpleasant, but not all is lost. You can install wooden shutters on the windows and not only escape from the intrusive light, but also give the window additional expressiveness.
Advantages of natural material
If your choice is made of fabric, plastic or metal blinds, the window will also be reliably protected from bright light, but it is wood that is a natural and completely environmentally friendly material. The only drawback of wood is the high price, but in the case of window protection systems, the amounts are not so large as to refuse a stylish purchase.
The main advantages possessed by wooden window blinds are as follows:
- High degree of light tightness.
- Ecological purity of the material.
- Durability of construction.
- Aesthetics.
- A variety of color schemes.
- A variety of constructive and design solutions.
Wooden blinds give the room a special chic and comfort. Natural material unobtrusively emphasizes the respectability and good taste of the owners.
Varieties of designs
Wooden blinds can be of two types: horizontal and vertical. In the horizontal design, the slats are parallel to the floor, in the vertical - perpendicular.
Another difference is the way the blinds are fixed. The design can have an interframe mount, that is, be fixed between the window sashes, and an internal mount, that is, will be fixed indoors on a special ledge.
Wooden lamellas can have different widths. Horizontal options can have a width of up to 50 mm. Vertical - much wider, from 90 to 130 mm.
Self-installation
Usually, self-installation is chosen as the most economical option, but in the case of wooden blinds, this is not entirely true. The owners of the premises perform independent selection and installation when they want to get a truly unique sun protection system.
To make wooden blinds with your own hands, you will need the following materials:
- planks of wood of the required thickness and width;
- strong cord;
- self-tapping screws for fastening;
- electric drill and drill;
- varnish and stain (color pigment) for processing.
The work begins by taking measurements of the window opening and counting the required number of slats. It is taken into account that the plates will overlap each other by about 1 cm.
If necessary, they are sanded, covered with stain and varnish. After drying, holes are drilled under the cord: two on the sides and one in the center.
The cord threaded into the side openings should be 30 cm longer than the total height of the blinds. The cord threaded into the central hole is equal to twice the length of the window height.
The lower bar should be fixed at the ends of the cord. Now you need to step back 4 cm and tie the knots so that they are larger than the holes in the lamellas. The following bar rests on the nodes, and so on to the end.
The assembled canvas is fixed on top of the window frame or wall above the window. This is done as follows: in the upper part of the frame or on the wall, special fasteners are mounted on which the cornice is laid. Side cords, on which lamellas are collected, are thrown over the bar and tied. In fact, your wooden blinds are installed. After transferring the central cord, it is fixed in the form of a loop (instead of it, you can attach a decorative heavy object to the thrown end of the cord ). The central cord has a regulatory function - it controls the degree of lifting.
Construction Care
Caring for the design is not at all difficult. To maintain cleanliness, it is enough to wipe the wooden blinds with a dry brush or a rag. Sometimes a cloth napkin can be slightly moistened with water. If desired, you can clean the lamellas with a vacuum cleaner with a soft brush.
Try yourself as a designer. Wooden blinds on the windows of your house will be a great addition to the interior and make it perfect.