For the best light coverage add hanging pleats at the top of your window.
Closing blinds up or down for privacy.
Closed in the inside up direction blinds may not have as soft an appearance but there is greater control of daylight entering the room.
How to close blinds method 1 of 4.
The direction up or down to close blind slats is a matter of personal preference but if you want more privacy tilt them up with the rounded side facing out.
With the rounded side facing in and the blinds turned down it s easier for prying eyes to see in the room at night especially when it s lit from the inside.
Dual rollers blinds have a sheer roller blind underneath allowing daylight still but enough to give you day time privacy.
When the blinds are tilted down they could look pretty aesthetically but they provide less privacy as it creates larger gaps between the slats.
For heat control for summer.
After years of living in apartments i have learned the direction of a blind s slats should change depending on the location of the window.
The convex side faces the window creating less space through which to view.
There always seems to be a bit of a looser gap when blinds are closed with the vanes tilting up.
Blinds turned in this direction offer more privacy and light control since the convex side faces the window blocking light or views from the outside.
However having the rounded side facing out may not be as aesthetically pleasing as when the rounded side of the slats faces in.
Privacy should be of highest importance.
If the window is on the ground floor the blind should be closed slats up.
When the blinds are tilted up they allow better light control in the room.
The most popular top down bottom up shade style is the honeycomb cellular which offers the best light control and privacy.
For the utmost privacy i recommend opaque honeycomb sha.
Otherwise people can see in from the floors above.
Most blinds will close completely when tilting down as the slats overlap pretty tightly on each other.
When the blinds are turned up the rounded side faces outward.
Thus the overhung blind is block out for night time privacy.
It gives you better privacy.
Regarding privacy venetians shutters or dual roller blinds.
With the blinds tilted up passers by can t see in.
If the window is lower than the street level then tilting the blinds down will give you more privacy.
Pull the cord toward the left to unlock the blinds.
Sometimes bottom up rather than top down blinds are a solution which pull up to cover enough of the window to provide privacy while you can still see out of the top but you would have to test this out i m not convinced you would be able to still see the ocean if the blinds were far enough up to obscure the road.
When the blinds are lowered from the top small cords can be seen holding it in place which can slightly obstruct your view.
Grasp the cord firmly and then.
