{"id":245,"date":"2020-03-12T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blog\/?p=245"},"modified":"2023-04-21T14:14:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T14:14:29","slug":"how-to-close-a-venetian-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blog\/how-to-close-a-venetian-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Close a Venetian Blind \u2013 An Advanced Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Best Way To Close A Blind<\/h2>\n<p><!-- pagebreak --><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s a debate as old as windows themselves. It is a philosophical concept as winding as the canals of Venice, and a subject that has crushed many University dissertations: which way should the slats of a <strong><a title=\"venetian blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blinds\/metal-venetian-blinds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">venetian blind<\/a> <\/strong>face when it is closed? Brace yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Well today, dear reader, join me on this voyage of discovery as we take a look at which way venetian blinds should be closed.<\/p>\n<h3>Shop Venetian Blinds:<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"35mm Apple Slat Real Wood Venetian Blind With Ecru Tape\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1_50-Apple-Ecru_Front_8001.jpg\" alt=\"35mm Apple Slat Real Wood Venetian Blind With Ecru Tape\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">35mm Real Wood Apple Slat Venetian Blind with Ecru Tape<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">From <strong>\u00a324.00<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"aqua ventian blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/aqua-blue-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Aqua Blue Venetian Blind\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1_VENETIAN_AQUA_BLUE1.jpg\" alt=\"Aqua Blue Venetian Blind\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"aqua venetian blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/aqua-blue-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aqua Blue Venetian Blind<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"buy aqua venetian blinds online\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/aqua-blue-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From\u00a0<strong>\u00a37.56<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"50mm faux wood venetian blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/style-white-textured-faux-wood-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"50mm White Faux Wood Venetian Blind\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1_Faux-50-Frost_Front_8001.jpg\" alt=\"50mm White Faux Wood Venetian Blind\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"faux wood venetian blinds 50mm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/style-white-textured-faux-wood-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50mm White Faux Wood Venetian Blind<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"faux wood venetian blinds under \u00a310\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/style-white-textured-faux-wood-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From <strong>\u00a39.60<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Right, for all you interior design <em>Neanderthals<\/em> out there who have never considered the bigger design aspects of a closed horizontal blind, let\u2019s provide a little clarification. Despite your sniggers and mocking gestures, this is an important question and the answers to which can transform how a room looks and is shaded. It matters, ok?<\/p>\n<p>The direction of the venetian blind slats is often controlled by cords or a wand. For example, our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blinds\/wood-venetian-blinds\/shopfeature\/faux_wood_venetian\">faux wood<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blinds\/wood-venetian-blinds\/shopfeature\/real_wood_venetian\">real wood venetian blinds<\/a><\/strong> have two cords that go into the headrail at the top of the window, that you pull to open, close or angle the slats. It\u2019s dead simple and allows precision placement.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"A chain-operated venetian blind\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Controls_Chain1.jpg\" alt=\"A chain-operated venetian blind\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cord controls for a wooden venetian blind\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Controls_cords1.jpg\" alt=\"Cord controls for a wooden venetian blind\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"A wand control on a metal venetian blind\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Controls_wand1.jpg\" alt=\"A wand control on a metal venetian blind\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>On our <strong><a title=\"aluminum venetian blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blinds\/metal-venetian-blinds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aluminium venetian blinds<\/a><\/strong>, you\u2019ll find a plastic wand that can be twisted to open and close the horizontal slats. If you upgrade an aluminium venetian blind to a mono-control cord you\u2019ll find that you can raise, lower, open and close the slats just from a chain, just like a roller blind!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right;\" title=\"The 'aesthetically' pleasing way to close a venetian blind\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Close_Diagram_11.jpg\" alt=\"The 'aesthetically' pleasing way to close a venetian blind\" width=\"200\" height=\"247\" \/>Before we continue, take a second to familiarise yourself with how to open and close your venetian blind. It\u2019s straight forward enough. We will be discussing this matter as though we were standing in the room looking at the window (to avoid confusion when I start to talk about ups, downs, bottoms and tops). We\u2019ll be referring to the top of the slat as the part that would face into the room if the slats were set horizontally, and the bottom of the slat faces the window. Got it? Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n<p>If the room-facing edge faces down then we would say this is the aesthetically correct way to close a venetian blind. The slats face into your room, where you will be enjoying your blind the most, and they provide a cascading waterfall visual element to your window. It looks nice and is probably fits your mind\u2019s eye\u2019s image of a venetian blind (see right).<\/p>\n<p><em>However<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>If it is a cold evening and you opt for this downward overlap, you may become a little unstuck. Your venetian blind is valiantly trying to create a barrier between itself and the cold air seeping in through your window pane, but this way of closing the venetian blind isn\u2019t going to be helping the situation.<\/p>\n<p>What a downward overlap is capable of will chill you to the bone (in a literal sense). The downward facing slats will funnel the cold air into the room aided by the fact that cold air sinks, allowing for those icy tendrils to reach across your bedroom towards your sleeping frame\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left;\" title=\"The way to close your venetian blind to keep out cold air and keep in warm air\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Close_Diagram_2-0011.jpg\" alt=\"The way to close your venetian blind to keep out cold air and keep in warm air\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" \/>Now, flip those slats to the upwards overlap and turn your venetian blind into the stylish window equivalent of an armadillo\u2019s armour (see left). The slats create an impenetrable barrier, trapping the cool air against the glass and slowing its entry into the room like a nightclub\u2019s grumpy bouncer who doesn\u2019t like the look of your sweater. \u2018I don\u2019t care how \u201ccool\u201d you are,\u2019 says the slats, \u2018you\u2019re not getting in.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>This also has the added benefit of keeping heat from radiators from escaping the room too. Most windows have a radiator underneath, and as we know from earlier, heat rises. Having the slats in this way will keep the heat from passing between the slats and into the colder window area.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing how best to orientate the slats also works in your favour in the summer months. Having the venetian blind slats in a downward overlap during the warmer times of the year can help to keep you cool during the night because, you guessed it, cool air sinks and warm air rises. The downward overlap lets the cool air from an open window slip into the room and the warm air to escape, creating the beginnings of a cooling breeze.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"titanium venetian blind\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/titanium-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Titanium Venetian Blind\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2_TITANIUM_FR1.jpg\" alt=\"Titanium Venetian Blind\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"titanium venetian blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/titanium-venetian-blind.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Titanium Venetian Blind<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"titanium venetian blinds \" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/titanium-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From <strong>\u00a37.56<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"redwood venetian blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/redwood-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Redwood Venetian Blind\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2_VENETIAN_REDWOOD1.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood Venetian Blind\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"venetian blinds redwood style\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/redwood-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redwood Venetian Blind<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"venetian blinds redwood \" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/redwood-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From <strong>\u00a315.60<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"seashell venetian blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/seashell-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Seashell Venetian Blind\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/pub\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2_VENETIAN_SEASHELL1.jpg\" alt=\"Seashell Venetian Blind\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a title=\"venetian blinds biege\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/seashell-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seashell Venetian Blind<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"buy venetian blinds online\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/seashell-venetian-blind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From <strong>\u00a37.56<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you\u2019re not concerned about the technicalities of cooling or warming your room but are curious as to which way to have the slats on a venetian blind, then listen, buster \u2013 follow your heart. Do whatever makes you happy. Don\u2019t let anyone stand in the way of your metal or wood blind. Find a way of closing them that you like and keep doing it.<\/p>\n<p>One of the nice things about interior design (despite what those stuffy magazines and dictatorial blogs say), it\u2019s subjective, has no rules and is completely down to you. If you like something, swing for the fences and keep running \u2013 even if your cushions do clash with your sofa.<\/p>\n<p>So to recap, as you unknot your brain:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tilt the slats up to keep your room warm, maintain privacy and to keep light out.<br \/>\n&#8211; Tilt the slats down to let cool air in and some sunlight through (depending on the sun\u2019s position in the sky and the angle it hits the slats).<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-a41c7c06-7fff-3aad-745b-f5cf44354bc7\">Shop for your <strong><a title=\"metal venetian blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blinds\/metal-venetian-blinds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">metal<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a title=\"faux wood venetian blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blinds\/wood-venetian-blinds\/shopfeature\/faux_wood_venetian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faux wood<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a title=\"real wood venetian blinds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcomblinds.com\/blinds\/wood-venetian-blinds\/shopfeature\/real_wood_venetian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">real wood<\/a><\/strong> venetian blind from our wide range.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Shop Wood Venetian Blinds:<\/h3>\n<p>Did you enjoy this content? 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