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Perfect for our screened porch By Savan from St. Louis on 08/04/2009 Pros: Attractive Design, Beautiful Material, Great Color, Quality Construction Cons: Difficult To Hang, Poor hanging brackets Describe Yourself: Midrange Shopper Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Attractive, good quality blinds. But the metal used in the hangers bends too easily although one had to be bent to accommodate the back of the header. Once up we couldn't be more pleased.
Look great, but what a load of trouble! By koreamom from Evanston, IL on 06/11/2009 Best Uses: Bedroom, Living Room, Privacy, Sliding Glass Doors Describe Yourself: Budget Shopper Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: Okay, I took out some overgrown yews in the front of my house and found myself in need of something simple to provide the privacy I was suddenly lacking. These blinds seemed like just the thing, but would need trimming. "No problem!" I thought, since the ad claimed that they trimmed easily with a fine tooth saw. When they arrived, I opened them up, coping saw at the ready---but there are two iron bars intrinsic to the construction. A friend offered to trim them for me, and he had to BUILD A TABLE to clamp them to in order to cut through the iron and to cut the slats evenly. The spring- loaded clamps were tough to figure out, even with the help of the inadequate diagrams, and some of them needed significant encouragement to work.
All this said they do look great--but what a case of blatantly false advertising! How could they EVER have suggested you could trim these to fit with a fine-tooth saw????
By LynnR0 from Lower NY State on 06/01/2009 Pros: Attractive Design, Beautiful Material, Easy To Hang Describe Yourself: Midrange Shopper Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I got these blinds for [$]/each for my new home, which was a super deal! They are attractive, were easy to hang (once I figured it out!) and are perfect for our needs. These allow some light and air through while still providing privacy!Love them!
By catherder from MN on 02/28/2009 Pros: Can be paintedstained, Cat-proof, Easy to clean, Economical Cons: Catches at top valence, Drawcord catches at top, No directions included, Slight color variations Best Uses: Bedroom, Living Room Describe Yourself: Midrange Shopper Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: These insulate well, but still let air flow. I like that they can be down even if the window is open. I put shades behind them in one room, and curtains over them in another. Both look nice. I like that they come in easily-hoisted sizes for big sectioned windows; it is nice to open some for air flow/shade and leave others down.
They do let a nice amount of light in.
I may paint/stain them, but they look nice as is.
The top where the pull cord meets the valance sometimes catches on the bamboo sticks of the valance. I sized a tiny piece of clear packing tape and put it on the back of the valance, to hold the bamboo sticks together. It is invisible and works great. Clear-drying wood glue would also work.
By big boy from colorado on 05/20/2008 Describe Yourself: Practical Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: installation instructions lacking
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