Blinds as they are

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Renovation … This is a terrible word that promises a lot of trouble and inconvenience, but upon completion of the process, everyone is waiting for beauty and comfort in the apartment, renovation and, if possible, perfect style. Window decoration plays an important role in creating style and comfort.

Many are sure that curtains are yesterday, and that they are replaced by blinds that correspond to the spirit of the times and are fashionable today. But few people know the history of the origin of this comfortable, practical and beautiful interior detail.

… Not the sultry sun of the desert, but the jealousy of men, caused by the playful glances of the courtesans, caused the appearance of blinds. Young coquettes did not even suspect that they were able to bring men to such fierce jealousy. Othello, dispensed with intuition and crude interrogation, was far from such sophisticated methods of surveillance as spy curtains. The windows of the room, in which the loving maidens lived, began to be closed not by curtains, but by separate slats, which created the illusion of a solid canvas. Therefore, at any moment one of the slats could be slightly raised and see what was happening inside. Very comfortably.

The feminine mind has found its advantages in this. In addition to the mass of amenities in the new device, he also appreciated the originality of the striped shadows of the sun on the walls. The courtesans knew very well that soft diffused light gives the skin an attractive velvety hue. Thus, "blinds" (translated as "jealousy") have become the most popular window decoration. Perhaps this is the only time we can thank the destructive feeling of jealousy.

Shutters were analogous to blinds. For centuries, they have saved hot countries from sunlight and helped fight cold and wind in harsh climates. Most often, these were traditional panels made of wood or lattice - several horizontal planks located at an angle of 45 degrees. It is this second type of shutters that became the prototype of modern blinds. However, in some houses, you can still find internal shutters made of a single piece of wood, so popular during the time of King George. But such a historical touch is rarely seen in a modern home.

The ingenious invention of blinds once supplanted shutters, and now successfully competes with the usual curtains and curtains. The first thing that the hostesses of the new decoration were happy to note was that there was no need to wash and iron the blinds.

A special dust-repellent treatment protects the planks from dirt and dust streams. And in addition, blinds are much better than immense curtain sails at helping to regulate room heating, reduce noise levels and provide privacy. Their simple clean lines look good on windows of any shape, are practical and always appropriate.

Designers love to combine blinds with heavy curtain folds, crowning past centuries with the new millennium. Finally, a financial trump card: less obliging and simpler than curtains, blinds are a relatively inexpensive option for window decoration.

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Information provided by Proma company (www.proma.ru) - a leading supplier of a wide range of blinds and a manufacturer of plastic windows.