Browse Forums Window Furnishings 1 Jan 31, 2012 4:21 pm Hi Hoping someone can help sort out my window dressing dilemma. We are currently building a house (almost finished) and have been ordering samples from online companies. We are going to have roller blinds in the meals, kitchen and rumpus room, plantations at the front of the house. We were originally considering light filter blinds, however we were worried about heating the house in winter (as it's much bigger than our current one) and thought that blockout blinds would keep the heat in better in winter. My worry with the blockout blinds is that it's all or nothing - either fully open or fully closed. Can anyone tell me if they have used either light filter or blockout blinds and how good the light filter's were for insulating when heating the house. You can put a roller blind behind the shutters. It will be much less noticeable when not in use. 3 18002 About a year ago, I embarked on a DIY project to construct an outdoor Pergola, which measures approximately 5.2 meters by 4.0… 0 24796 waste of time for us having both, living only need one or the other. Bedroom only needs blockouts in our experience. Somfy RTS seems to be the way to go, speak to… 1 3604 |