Cheap window blinds styles

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Once you have decided to add blinds to your windows at home or at the office, you do not necessarily have to spend a ton of money towards the purchase. There are many many cheap blinds available to suit every style and taste. These cheap blinds are available from many retailers such as JC Penney, Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, Lowes, etc as well from the internet. You can even find blinds at internet auction houses such as e-bay and the like. Even the cheap blinds come in many styles. This article briefly touches upon the various styles available when you decide to settle for some cheap blinds for your windows.

Roman shades and blinds are the most common and this generally refers to the way that the blinds fold up and usually end up several inches thick in the folded position. Roman style is the cheapest of the cheap blinds and are the easiest to install. Cellular shades are another popular choice and are made up of honeycomb like cells with various cell sizes. Depending upon the cell size used, these cell shades can provide quite a bit of energy conservation. Cellular shades can be ordered to have a top down and bottom up motion which can provide a balance between privacy and sunlight penetration.

Bamboo slat blinds are made with bamboo as the blind material and are made of bamboo slats that are woven. Bamboo matchstick blinds are made up of long sticks of bamboo similar to the way a matchstick looks and therefore they block very little sunlight. Faux wood blinds are as the name implies not really wood blinds but made of man made material that gives the appearance and feel of wood. Aluminum blinds are another option that you have for use in high moisture areas such as bathrooms. The color of the aluminum blinds will not change as opposed to bamboo blinds that will change color with time due to the natural weathering of the bamboo.

Horizontal style mini blinds and vertical style mini blinds are two main options that you have when purchasing blinds. In both cases, there are several cheap blinds options to choose from, so take your time prior to your next purchase.