Blindset
The Journal
How to Measure Windows for Blinds
A step-by-step method for measuring a window for blinds — the tools you need, where to measure, and the small habits that stop a custom blind arriving the wrong size.
Inside vs Outside Mount: Which Is Right for Your Window?
Inside and outside mounts each have a clear best use. Here's how to choose between them based on your recess depth, window shape, light control, and the look you want.
Types of Blinds and Shades Explained
Roller, roman, venetian, vertical, cellular, and more — a plain-language tour of the main blind and shade styles, what each is good at, and where it works best.
Blackout vs Light-Filtering: Choosing the Right Opacity
Blackout, room-darkening, light-filtering, sheer — what the opacity levels actually mean, how they differ from privacy, and how to pick the right one for each room.
Cordless and Child-Safe Blinds: What to Know
Blind cords are a real strangulation hazard to young children. Here's how the safer options work — cordless, motorised, and wand-operated — and how to make existing corded blinds safer.
How to Clean and Maintain Your Blinds
Keep blinds looking new with the right cleaning method for each material — venetian, faux wood, fabric roller and roman, and vertical — plus simple maintenance that extends their life.
Blinds vs Curtains vs Shutters: How to Choose
Blinds, curtains, and shutters each have distinct strengths in light control, insulation, cost, and style. Here's how to weigh them up and pick the right one for each room.
Common Blind Measuring Mistakes That Ruin an Order
Six measuring mistakes that turn a made-to-measure blind into a costly do-over, each shown with the actual numbers the size calculator produces when you get it wrong.
How Many Slats Does a Venetian Blind Need? A Worked Example
Slat count comes from drop, slat width, and how much the slats overlap — not guesswork. Worked examples show exactly how the arithmetic behind ladder spacing works.
How Much Curtain Fabric Do You Actually Need?
Curtain yardage isn't just window width times drop — fullness ratio and pattern repeat both change the order quantity. Worked examples show exactly how much each one adds.
Light-Blocking Percentages Explained: What Blackout Actually Blocks
Sheer, light-filtering, room-darkening, blackout — each carries a real light-blocking percentage range and day/night privacy rating. Here's exactly what each band means and how the recommendation shifts by room and priority.
Costing a Whole-House Window Treatment Project
A full worked budget for six windows across three rooms — item cost, installation, a measuring fee, a discount, and tax — built up line by line with the whole-house cost estimator.