How to Cut Vertical Blinds? (Sheer Vertical Blinds)

Vertical blinds for windows typically come in a standard length of 84 inches. Some manufacturers and distributors will custom cut your new vertical blinds, but often for an additional fee. Low ceiling height, the installation of an exceptionally thick carpet, or the installation of a new floor over top an existing floor are all reasons why a length shorter than standard may be required for your vertical blinds. You may wish to trim a set of existing blinds when relocating them from one window to another. The basic technique for cutting vertical blinds varies only slightly according to the material with which they are made.


Instructions

Fabric Blinds (No Vinyl Backing)

Remove vertical blinds from rod and lay on bare floor or other suitably long, flat surface.

Remove weights from bottom of fabric louvers and set aside.

Measure each louver lengthwise and mark with pencil. Allow enough extra length to fold and re-sew the weight pocket (approximately 2 1/8 inches extra).

Cut each louver individually with scissors and straight edge where marked.

Fold each louver under, and sew to create weight pocket.

Vinyl, Perforated Vinyl, Metal or Vinyl-Backed Fabric Blinds

Put vertical blinds on a flat surface.

Measure each louver for desired length. Mark with pencil.

Cut each louver using scissors and straight edge.

Sand louvers with minimal pressure to eliminate rough edges. Start with a fine grit and end with superfine-grit sandpaper.

Faux Wood or Wood Blinds

 Lay vertical blinds on a flat surface.

Measure louvers and mark with pencil for cutting.

Cut each louver individually with a chop saw.

Sand bottom edge of each louver, beginning with fine-grit sandpaper and ending with superfine grit. Use only enough pressure to sand away rough or uneven edges.

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How to Select Window Treatments for Privacy and Light? (Sheer Vertical Blinds)

INSTRUCTIONS

Hang a one-way-view custom roller shade (sold at stores that handle specialty blinds and shades); these shades are made of a perforated material similar to the vinyl baby shades for car windows. Even when pulled down to the sill, these shades still let you see out and filter sunlight, but they obscure the view of someone who's outside the home trying to peer in.



Install a pleated window shade - the type whose profile appears as a honeycomb shape - with light-diffusing qualities. This translucent window covering is a great thermal barrier, too.



Put up sheer curtains of fabric such as voile or batiste that are three times as wide as the window. The dense gathers ensure your privacy.



Look into light-diffusing horizontal "blinds" made of sheer fabric vanes inside a sheer fabric shell. The drawback: These custom-made treatments are expensive.



Install a café-type curtain - a lightweight, unlined fabric is best for admitting light - below the top of the window, leaving perhaps a quarter of the glass exposed but maintaining privacy. The window will give a transom effect, letting in sunlight above the top of the curtain rod.



Hang lightweight unlined curtains. You will lose a fair amount of sunlight with this treatment, but there are many inexpensive, ready-made options in stores.



Consider sheer vertical blinds, which diffuse the light while obstructing views into the room and out of it. Today's verticals can show a lot more style than the limited coarse-textured or plain-vinyl styles of the past.



Put up a matchstick blind, which allows light to filter into the room through the reeds. Natural bamboo is a classic, although matchstick styles also are commonly found in vinyl, too.



Skip the window treatment and consider one of these three options: a window with frosted or seeded or sand-blasted glass; a stained-glass window; or glass blocks. (Glass blocks, of course, will not allow you to open the window for ventilation.)

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