New Blinds

[Nemo30]

I'm currently doing a mini makeover of my new IP. Freshly painting throughout and replacing some of the blinds.

I've found I can order ready made blinds on the internet quite cheaply - only problem is the ready made blinds are a few cm too short for one of my windows.

My window (bedroom) is 216cm and the maximum drop of the blind (white wooden venetian) is 210cm. I can get a custom made blind which will be a few cm's longer for an extra $90.

Do you think a couple of cm's will matter? It's a ground level, full length window in a prominent position (ie first thing you see when you walk in the room).

Thanks

 

[Nemo30]

Maybe I could lower the top of the window by inserting a piece of wood up the top.

 

[handyandy]

Maybe I could lower the top of the window by inserting a piece of wood up the top.

Or a pelmet on top of the blind.

The ones we have at home all have a 90mm pelmet that hangs of the blinds with metal clips. We had a problem with some windows where instead on the metal clips we use Velcro to attach the pelmet (glued the Velcro on both the blind and the inside of the pelmet). In this way we are able to raise of lower the pelmet without reference to the top of the blind.

Cheers

 

[Nemo30]

Thanks Andy - will check it out.

 

[Jamie M]

Hi Nemo

I'm not sure which internet companies you've looked at but I've had a good experience with http://www.cheapa-blinds.com.au/

We had some custom made ones created and they look great. The price was really good as well.

Cheers

Jamie

 

[Nemo30]

Thanks Jamie.

I saw your post about that website on another thread. I've ordered 3 new blinds from them.

I got the shorter length and will just hope it looks ok.

 

[RumpledElf]

Unless its a true fixed length (ie, verticals or curtains) you'll find there'll be a few cm spare at the bottom so you should be ok.

 

[Tin Tin]

I think we paid $1300 for white blinds to our ppor - from bunnings including installation. Handyman trimmed them and hung them for us as I am pretty useless at handyman stuff. Getting rid of the brown and replacing with these and painting the house antique white from previously poo yellow and changing door handles to silver has made a huge difference.

 

[Nemo30]

I think we paid $1300 for white blinds to our ppor - from bunnings including installation. Handyman trimmed them and hung them for us as I am pretty useless at handyman stuff. Getting rid of the brown and replacing with these and painting the house antique white from previously poo yellow and changing door handles to silver has made a huge difference.

I've ordered some from the website Jamie recommended. 3 largish white wooden venetian blinds for about $500. They will be replacing some hideous pink and mission brown venetians.

I've also painted the house antique white - was previously yellow.

I'd really love to replace the green carpet as well....

 

[Jamie M]

I'd really love to replace the green carpet as well....

Haha - it makes me wonder what people were thinking at the time. We recently replaced the blue carpet in our current PPOR.

Cheers

Jamie

 

[vaughan]

I'm currently doing a mini makeover of my new IP. Freshly painting throughout and replacing some of the blinds.

I've found I can order ready made blinds on the internet quite cheaply - only problem is the ready made blinds are a few cm too short for one of my windows.

My window (bedroom) is 216cm and the maximum drop of the blind (white wooden venetian) is 210cm. I can get a custom made blind which will be a few cm's longer for an extra $90.

Do you think a couple of cm's will matter? It's a ground level, full length window in a prominent position (ie first thing you see when you walk in the room).

Thanks

You could undo the cords at the bottom and insert the blades from another similar blind to make it longer.

 

[RumpledElf]

Haha - it makes me wonder what people were thinking at the time. We recently replaced the blue carpet in our current PPOR.

My inlaws just replaced their old and quite worn greenish carpet with .. blue. To match the blue walls I suspect.

Not sure what they were thinking.

 

[Nemo30]

I installed my new blinds today - they look great! Very happy.

Turned out I didn't need to do anything - the blinds had about 3 extra slats at the bottom anyway.

 

[Nemo30]

Two more pics

 

[Jamie M]

Excellent, glad it worked out.

Cheers

Jamie