Beautiful bi-folds, and patio doors deserve the love and attention the rest of your home gets, and that means dressing and designing them to suit your style and needs. By design, sliding doors will help to retain in-door heat, especially if you opt for double pane glass doors, to completely minimise the heat loss in your home.
With their large glass panes, sliding doors allow a great deal of natural sunlight into the house during the day. This may mean you do not even need to turn any lights on in your home during the day. At the same time as you are saving on your lighting bills, your home looks more welcoming and inviting.
Sliding doors can be tucked away in the walls or over a wall, leaving you with more free space when you’re deciding layouts and furniture options. You can open up the flow of your home and divide rooms without big bulky swinging doors. Sliding doors give you the flexibility to change between an open concept layout or sectioned-off spaces, perfect for those wanting to add a feature to their home.
Styling your sliding doors has never been easier, discover the best budget-friendly, stylish and functional blinds for your sliding doors
Roller blinds
If you’re someone who loves to let the outdoors in then our selection of Roller blinds will provide just that. These blinds offer a sleek finish to any patio door area, and make letting natural light into your home even easier.
To manoeuvre these blinds simply pull the cord and they roll all the way up, letting maximum light and fresh air in through your sliding doors. These blinds are also great as they come in waterproof PVC material, blackout and fire retardant fabrics, making them one of the most popular choices for your home.
Roller blinds are a sleek addition to any patio or bi-folding door area, and are available in blackout and non-blackout options making them suitable for your patio, all day and night long. They are also available to shop in a variety of different colourways, patterns and styles, finding a blind to suit your decor just got a whole lot easier! You can also now shop Motorised Roller blinds, which can be raised or lowered with the push of a button, making your sliding doors even smarter. Using a simple remote control to operate the fully rechargeable battery powered, wire-free motor, operating the blind.
You also have the option to operate your Motorised Roller blinds hands-free, by pairing with your smart home device. This is simple to do by pairing your Amazon Alexa, Google Home or other smart home applications using the Somfy Connectivity Kit.
If you are a fan of the elegant and cosy look of curtains and sheer voiles, you can choose to fit them in front of both parts of your sliding door to layer up your look and finish off your statement Roller blind. Just like the Roller blinds, you will be able to open and close your door freely behind the curtains while having full control over your privacy. You can also choose blackout lining for your curtains to block out the sun during blistering summer days and help cool down your room temperature.
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Vertical blinds
Vertical blinds are a really practical choice for your sliding doors, they are made to fit just about any wide window area, perfect for those who have large, wide patio windows and doors to control and cover. Due to the vertical slats on these blinds, they help to softly allow light in, and help maintain a comfortable temperature all day long. While people preach about the positive implications of natural light inside homes, too much of it can be blinding and irritating. It can also disrupt sleep during the daytime and have a negative effect while reading or watching television. However, with vertical blinds, you can be assured of their sturdy panels which can be suitably altered and tilted, letting in only as much sunlight as you desire. They eliminate glare and in turn help, you feel more relaxed and comfortable.
Vertical blinds can also be drawn back completely, allowing light and air in, creating a more open space throughout. It also makes it a lot easier to open doors without obscuring or damaging the blind.
Due to the way sliding doors work, Vertical blinds are the most ideal and traditional methods for dressing them up. Whether you are looking for functionality, beauty, elegance or versatility, fabric vertical blinds for sliding doors offer tremendous variety, texture, and control options to fit your needs. They are available in a variety of colours, designs, and fabrics to suit your taste and interior style. The types of fabrics used in making them range from fabric to vinyl and PVC.
With their effective insulation fabric, they keep the temperatures warm inside the home during winters, not letting heat escape. During summers, they avoid the house getting warmer by effectively blocking heat. This way, you can also save a lot on your electricity bills. Vertical blinds in multiple fabrics and sizes are hence the perfect options for sliding doors. They are durable, easy to operate and come in attractive designs, colours, and fabrics. They are also reliable and cost-effective and can also be used for wide windows. So make your purchase and prepare to reap their benefits for years to come.
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Roman blinds
Each style of Roman blind is meant to fulfil a particular set of needs. If your interiors resonate more with elegance, texture, colour and bolder prints, then Roman blinds will definitely define those needs in your home. Depending on whether your sliding doors are on the external walls of the house or functioning as partition doors between rooms, adequate consideration is required regarding the rear side view of the roman shade. If you’re opting for a lined Roman blind, the colour will be visible on the rear side, which may be something to bare in mind.
If your sliding glass doors need to double up as internal partition walls to form private spaces, be aware of how the back side of the fabric will look as it will show the hardware in one of the two spaces.Roman blinds that fold upwards at the pulling of a cord are practically efficient and easy to operate. These blinds also fold neatly all the way up, keeping away from any obstacles and being able to move freely in and out of your sliding doors.Roman blinds when folded up will look like a valance dressing to your door area, and will make a huge difference to the aesthetics of the room as well as the accessibility. These blinds are a statement to any space, but especially wider window areas.
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