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A window blind denotes to a certain distinct kind of covering usually for a window or French doors. This can be made of a variety of materials with the most common being wood for its natural versatile feel as it can provide a simultaneous natural and peaceful feeling while also suiting many modern interior styles. Other materials can also be used such as fabric, metal or plastic. These are nearly always arrayed in overlapping slats that can be adjusted to allow for more or less light making them a very easy and practical addition to any home or workplace. The wooden blind is probably one of if not the most popular with a mach larger variety of different types and styles compared to either plastic or metal. This can range from dark woods such as mahogany to light pines and a full range in between. For a direct example of how this beautiful medium can be used in a home please see the picture to the right showing the use of light pine blinds to directly match the lovely wood finish of the conservatory. The versatile nature of wooden blinds, along with fabric, makes them applicable to almost any situation while being much more durable than its fabric counterpart. Wooden blinds are most common for interiors due to their aesthetic appeal and greater quality. In contrast to their metal counterparts which are more commonly used eternally often to protect against theft, temperature, vision, bad weather and fire (in fire-prone areas). This is often true of a lot of businesses and commercial or industrial buildings which will frequently use machine-operated systems to help cope with the weight of larger blinds and provide additional security. It is unusual to see a wooden blind in this capacity. |
 The slats on a horizontal design will typically use a thin woven ladder system to hang the slats. The movement of the slats are normally achieved using a rotating drum at the end of the woven system allowing easy widening and closing of the slats. This enables the user to evenly control the volume of light in a room making it far more practical than curtains. This is especially useful in both living rooms and offices where excess light can at times restrict view of a television or screen. Blinds can also come in a vertical version as an alternative to its horizontal cousin. This will often use a wider slat and will generally employ a cord system to allow the slats to be freely moved and stacked to either one side or the other (or centrally). It can also allow full rotation of the blinds to be fully adjustable depending on where the light source is at the required time. This is essentially useful for window that receive direct sunlight at different times of the day as the vertical slats can be easily moved to suit the differing requirements. The term window blinds is occasionally used to encompass other forms of window coverings (this is technically inaccurate but is becoming a commonly recognised usage). When used in this way window blinds can also include many different varieties of window covering such as: shutters, roller blinds, roman blinds and of course, vertical and horizontal blinds |
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