The inside and the outside mounts are the things you have to consider in measuring your window for a bamboo blind. 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. The vertical Bali blinds are common to have 1 inch wide measurement while the horizontal Bali blinds are larger with 2 inches wide measurement. If you are looking for Bali blinds for your bathroom and kitchen window, you must buy a vertical Bali blinds. The best about Bali blinds is that it is made to block light because of its head trail but it doesn t have a valance. If you d preferred to reduce the light coming from the outside, then you can have your aluminum Venetian blinds that will only allow reduced light to enter while in blocking the glow. Certainly, you can have your styled aluminum blinds that can provide you complete privacy when lowered. Worrying your aluminum Venetian blinds will not fit to some of your specialty cut windows is not a problem anymore. For you to know, roller wood blinds need more care than aluminum or vinyl blinds. Vertical roller blinds that are made of fabric material can be also an option to your room. Due to the fact of their opacity, roller fabric blinds don t stop the light totally from going through your room. So it can give a spectacular effect in combination of shade and light entering your room. Just make sure that they make quality roman blinds and it is important that you should take a look at their previous work first to ensure you that you will be hiring a professional. Roman blind makers will advise you and let you pick the fabrics to be used for the blinds. It is up to you to choose which fabric will suit your home best and can make it more elegant to look at. They also have blinds that use cloth instead of any material. This blind uses the roman folding style while the other blinds use the traditional pull-up folding style. Levolon has individual cleaning suggestions to be done for every blind type. The cleaning suggestion depends on the material used for the blind.