Say the word "blinds" and some of us picture the two inch wide venetian blinds of the 50's. They were two inch wide metal slats that were hung together with fabric strips to allow raising, lowering or tilting. They were, generally, noisy and by most standards did little to spruce up a room. But you can go a lot farther back in history to find the first application of blinds to windows. The early Egyptians strung together reeds from the mighty Nile for their version and the ancient Chinese cultures used bamboo. Hop on up to the eighteenth century and blinds were used as a modernization over bulky wooden shutters. Today those metal blinds of the 50's were replaced in the 80's by one inch vinyl mini blinds you can still use to decorate your windows, plus a wide variety of
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When we talk about Roman talks, a picture of calm, cozy room always come to our mind. That’s because Roman blinds are usually been made from fabric and the design usually provides that extra coziness to the room. If compare to the other types of blinds such as Venetian, Roman blinds are favorites among the hopeless romantics and usually used by couples to provide the “right mood” in their homes.