| When it comes to window coverings, there is a | | | | homeowners could afford glass windows in their |
| galaxy of choices available, from mini blinds to | | | | homes, and plantation blinds gave them maximum |
| pleated curtains, not to mention top treatments | | | | protection from the elements, while still allowing |
| and cords and all the other accessories that go | | | | them to catch the gentle summer breeze when |
| along with them. In this article, we are just going | | | | desired. Nowadays, they are seen on the inside of |
| to take two types of window coverings and | | | | a house more than the outside, and are used to |
| compare them to each other; hopefully this will | | | | great effect on large windows. The design of |
| give you a better understanding of them. The | | | | plantation blinds fit in just as well with the |
| two styles we will be looking at are plantation | | | | décor of a modern home as they do in a |
| blinds and roller blinds. We will be discussing where | | | | country homestead. |
| they can be used to their best advantage, and | | | | Roller blinds, on the other hand, lean more |
| looking at the issues that commonly arise with | | | | towards functionality than style. A roller blind is |
| each treatment. | | | | designed mainly for its ease of use, and is |
| Plantation blinds are steeped in American tradition, | | | | especially popular amongst the elderly and the |
| the very sight of them harkens back those olden | | | | disabled, who have trouble with the more robust |
| days of the pioneers discovering new lands and | | | | styles of blinds. One of the most attractive |
| setting up roots to begin farming. A plantation | | | | features of roller blinds is the ease in which they |
| blind, in it's most traditional form, is made of thick | | | | can be cleaned, there is no need to take the |
| wooden slats at least 2 inches thick, if not more. | | | | whole blind off its frame to clean it, simply pull it |
| Back in the olden days they were used on the | | | | down and give it a wipe with a cloth on a regular |
| outside of windows, and were designed to seal | | | | basis. For this reason, roller blinds are used in |
| the window cavity up tight. The reason for this | | | | bathrooms and kitchens more than any other |
| was that back in those days, only the richest of | | | | rooms in the house. |