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The popularity of vertical blinds is understandable. They can be adjusted to allow as much light in a room as you desire and can be angled with a quick swivel to cope with the movement of the sun at different times of the day and stop glare and reflection in television screens mirrors or other reflective surfaces you may have in a room. Part of their elegance is due to the illusion they create by elongating the wall where a window dressed with vertical blinds is situated. In houses fortunate enough to benefit from high ceilings the vertical aspect of the blinds makes the dressing proportional to the dimensions of the room.

As long as the window where you wish to place your vertical blinds is recessed with a sill that can cope with the slats at right angles to the window, usually 3 ½ or 5 ½ inches when fully turned round the slats will not 'invade' your room. I only mention this because ornaments and plants may be in the way of the slats when you turn them unwittingly and you may knock down something precious to you or spill soil or water on the floor or carpet. The slats move quite freely so having full length ones that skim your skirting poses no problem as they will sit neatly against it when angled and as long as there is no obstruction in their way, will turn readily should you wish to change their aspect to adjust to the angle of light coming into your room.

One of the advantages of modern vertical blinds is the absence of any strings or cords that could prove a hazard where young children are in attendance, presenting a threat of strangulation - a danger any of us would be keen to avoid. The blinds are adjusted nowadays using a wand that turns the slats, which hangs neatly at the side of the blinds. Being such a safe covering for a window means they can be used in bedrooms without any worries and the weights that keep the blinds hanging perpendicular to the floor also prevent them from flapping or blustering about even when you have the window open and a stiff breeze blows into the room. This is also a safety aspect; no tripping or getting caught up in a swirling drape that might obscure your line of vision or impede your path as you go about your spring cleaning enthusiastically.

Not only can vertical blinds have the slats angled to suit you but they can also be drawn apart revealing a picturesque view from a window or providing access through French doors to a patio or a garden without any bother. When coupled with a pair of fabulous drapes any window in your home can look stylish, dramatic and perfect for you. Vertical blinds always sit neatly in place; look crisp, fresh and elegant wherever you have them and give a certain chic, sharp and fashionable cache that is hard to improve upon no matter where they are in your home.