Blinds or Curtains?
By glitzypurple
@glitzypurple (1477)
Philippines
12 responses
@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
7 Jan 08
CURTAINS. i know how to sew so when i see nice materials i buy it and make it to nice curtains. different colors and different styles. and sometimes i even but curtains that fits the occasion. blinds are kinda boring. but my friends house has blinds and curtains too.
@glitzypurple (1477)
• Philippines
7 Jan 08
That's nice, you can sew your own curtains :)
Thank you for the reply!
@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
8 Jan 08
Yes, sewing curtains so so easy! I used twin bed sheets - the perfect size! you could use large size if you want. About 2 years ago I got yellow and white sheets and made a set with three curtains drawn together - one on each side and one in the middle and the white ones behind those. Then a valance with the yellow ruffle on top of a white ruffle. They turned out so nice - had lots of compliments on them! I did the same thing for my bedroom with pale sage green and beige. Again, very nice! Then I moved to a 2 bedroom apt.... no windows like that anymore, so I put each set in each bathroom and my bathrooms look so nice! And at $5 a sheet (Martha Stewart brand) I only spent about $20 total and have perfect curtains that look fantastic. All it takes is a few straight seams for the side, some hand heming (or machine if you choose) and some straight stitching for a casing on the valance, 2 expansion curtain rods (or the other kind - expansion were just cheaper and did the trick).
@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
7 Jan 08
If you have to ask that question , you have NEVER cleaned mini blinds! What a horid task and they never stay clean for long! Curtains, curtains, curtains!
@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
7 Jan 08
Oh, trust me... you can't!!! (LOL!!!) Unless you "been there done that", you can't! Those bilnds are from the devil himself!! I just moved from a house that had them on every window. I lived between 3 major freeways - on three "sides' and at the foothills of a mountain range on the other and an international airport next to one of the freeways - dust bowl is putting it mildly! I couldn't take them off the wall to take htem outside to wash them the way "they say" you are supposed to be able to so I had to clean them hanging. Gave me a hang-over! Whn I moved, I cleaned them, then pulled them closed and wrapped them with tissue paper to keep them clean for my walk through the next week. Yeah, right. I took the paper off, lowered them and they were very dusty. The landlord started to give me hassel about the "house not being clean" but I was able to talk him out of it, that tissue paper saved me! He probably knew how hard they were to clean and wanted my money to hire it done. I told him all i did, told him I had pictures and all and said, "fine, charge me and I'll take you to small claims" so he "let it go" cause I had been there four years. Blinds - hate them!!!!
@musicman6 (2413)
• United States
7 Jan 08
Definitely curtains, blinds are not attractive to me at all!
Curtains come in so many pretty patterns, it feels more like a home to me!
@nichole1983 (1187)
• Canada
7 Jan 08
I can't choose just one. I have to say both. I have a mixture of blinds and curtains in my house. And some windows have blinds and curtains.
@glitzypurple (1477)
• Philippines
7 Jan 08
I have seen a combination of blinds and curtains, looks good too.
@dania_elm (421)
• United States
7 Jan 08
i would have to say curtains not only are they easier to maintain but u can change to look of your room-dress it up or dress it down i have some i got off ebay i they are ruffled panel with sheers under and the pretties valance i have ever seen they just really open up the room
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
7 Jan 08
Hello dear glitzypurple. In our home, we use curtains, which is our usual practice, but in our office we use blinds. No special reason, hehe.
@glitzypurple (1477)
• Philippines
7 Jan 08
Yep I haven't seen an office with curtains yet... seldom only. LOL
@tryxiness (4544)
• Philippines
7 Jan 08
With curtains you can be quite flexible as to the kind of feel you would want to project while with blinds you are stuck with one design. :) Anyways, I am for curtains too, and aside from that it is "wash and wear" like. :D
@chrislotz (8136)
• Canada
14 Jan 08
I prefer blinds. I don't like curtains at all. They are too hard to keep clean and they carry a lot of germs. Also I prefer blinds because they make them in so many different colors now that I like to change them about every 6 months to give my room a new look. They are easy to clean, just run them under the shower and hang them on the shower rod and let them drip dry. But you can only do this if they aren't too dirty. If they are really dirty you need to dry them or they will leave dirt spots. I wash my blinds about every 2 months. I am a bit of a clean freak so I need my house clean all the time. I hate germs.
@betsyraeduke (2669)
• United States
7 Jan 08
I like curtains better. Curtains are easier to wash because you can just run them through the washer. Blinds you have dust each little strip. Plus I think curtains look much nicer than blinds. I don't like blinds, I think they are ugly.
@sassygirlanne007 (4517)
• United States
7 Jan 08
I like curtains allot more the blinds. I used to have blinds but I hated them so much I took them down one say when I my mom was at work and made my own curtains out of sheets. I would rather have them then blinds.
