When measuring your window for a bamboo blind use the standard measuring unit or if not know first the unit being used by the company you intend to buy bamboo blinds. Think about what you want your window to look like if you install a bamboo blind. Do you want it to look like a big window or the other way around? Blinds are longer lasting compared to any material made up of fabric. Blinds are easier to maintain, clean and it protects your furniture, carpets, figurines and many other materials found in your living room from the harmful and destructive bright ultraviolet rays from the sun. Aside from this protection, it can give your home a sophisticated look according to the window blind skin you choose. For you to choose, roller blinds are available in different kinds of materials and can provide the alternative way for using shutters and curtains. Specifically, vertical roller blinds can give improved light control than having horizontal blinds to your window room. Also, vertical roller blinds are steadier than setting up your window with horizontal blinds. There are two parts in the Venetian blinds that are used to open and close it. One is the hanging stick that is being turned to open and close the blades of the blinds and the other one is the excess hanging string that is used to raise or pull the blinds up together. These two have special mechanisms that are placed on the upper portion of the blinds set. You may wonder what faux wood blinds are made of. Faux wood blinds are made up of hardwood and vinyl. These two properties are combined and provide a wooden-like structure which is also long lasting like the wood blinds and sometimes; faux wood blinds are considered more durable compared to pure wooden blinds. The rays of sun entering your window pane are fascinating during early mornings whenever you sip a cup of coffee. The radiating light seems to give you a soothing effect. Ten o’ clock... when ten in the morning strikes the heat of the sun is oftentimes intolerable. It brings irritation to the skin.