It is an age-old style of covering the windows, patios or verandas with blinds or awnings, which serve the purpose of protecting the rooms from harsh external weather and also provide privacy to the house occupants. There are large varieties of outdoor blinds and awnings that can be used in residential homes, cafes, hotels and even in industrial buildings. Different kinds of fabrics are used in creating these blinds to suit the requirements and the budgets of the owners of the buildings. The users can be sure of getting multiple benefits by using these blinds or awnings.

Facilities Provided By the Use of Outdoor Blinds and Awnings

• Energy Efficiency: The blinds or awnings fully insulate the rooms against the heat of the sunrays in summer or the chilling cold wind in winter. Thus, the temperatures of the rooms and the outdoor extensions are maintained at a much tolerable level, even without the use of any air-conditioner or room heater. Hence, these special furnishings also act in making the house more energy efficient and help in lowering the electric bills of the house owner.
• Keep Rooms Comfortable: These external blinds can be rolled up or down as per the wishes of the house occupants, so that the required amounts of light and air can enter into the rooms, keeping the living areas comfortable enough for everyone. The entry of unwanted insects or pests can also be avoided by keeping the blinds down at the required times.
• Increases the Grace of the House: The beauty of the rooms or the outdoor sitting areas can be enhanced a lot by putting these elegant blinds on the windows or the open spaces of the patios or pergolas. The colors and the fabrics of these external awnings can be chosen to match the exterior color scheme of the house to bring more grandeur and style to the total overview of the building. But mostly, light colored blinds are installed at the places where more natural light is preferred; whereas the windows of the bedrooms or study rooms may be covered with dark colored blinds to block maximum sunlight.
• Protection of Window Glasses: The glass panes of the windows can be kept secured from any external harm and dust by putting up outdoor blinds and awnings over the windows. So the window glasses remain clean and intact from breakage for a longer time making their maintenance less hassle free for the homemakers.

• Ensure Privacy: As these outdoor blinds and awnings are totally opaque in nature, they provide absolute privacy to the people sitting inside the rooms or the extended sitting areas of the house that are enclosed by these thick blinds. So the neighbors or the people passing through the roads cannot peep inside the house as the inner views are obstructed by these blinds.
• Protect Outdoor Amenities: The outdoor furniture and decorative pieces placed in the open patio or verandah are protected by the placement of these blinds over the open spaces to stop those articles from being hit by any hard object flying in from outside.
• Easy Maintenance: These blinds or awnings are very easy to clean as they just need to be wiped off with a damp cloth or simply brush off the dust. Thus, the homemakers do not need to spend much time in the maintenance of these blinds.
• Simple Using Procedures: Normally, the blinds are made of highly durable substances, such as contractible PVC or thick canvas. The mechanisms of rolling up or pulling down these outdoor blinds and awnings are very simple and vary according to the type of blinds used in a house. Usually, the roller blinds or shutter blinds are the most commonly available types; but some outdoor blinds and awnings can be simply dropped down and lifted up, while some may be retractable manually with a cord.