Friday October 9, 2009

 

 

Solar Blinds

Thursday, September 24

 

 

Our new solar blinds arrived just before we went to Maine, so when we got back, we were anxious to see how they looked.

 

 

It had been a bit of a journey until we decided on solar blinds. 

I would have preferred to not use any blinds or curtains, because they would cover up the new windows and block our view in the front of the house (kitchen and living room) where privacy is not an issue.  But the position of the sun in fall and winter makes something necessary.

 

 

We shopped at two stores – looking for the right thing and asking questions about solar blinds.  The employees at both stores were not very knowledgeable or helpful.  Cerwin wanted information on the hardware, and needed to know if they could be hung in our windows. 

Internet research informed us that JC Penny also sold these Bali blinds.  The sales lady at Penny’s was incredibly helpful, and even told us about a sale coming up in a few days – which saved us 72%!  Guess where we bought our blinds? 

 

 

I wanted something that blended into our window trim when not being used.

 

 

One of these blinds also worked perfectly for our front door.  Without a blind, the late afternoon sun shines right in our faces in fall and winter, when we sit in our reclining chairs.

 

 

 

We wanted something that blocked the sun, but still allowed us to see outside.

 

 

They are just what I wanted. 

 

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Tomorrow night:  Installing windows in Deb’s shop.

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