{"id":2723,"date":"2021-11-17T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishblinds.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2723"},"modified":"2024-09-01T18:00:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T17:00:55","slug":"what-blinds-are-best-for-kitchens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishblinds.co.uk\/blog\/ask-an-expert\/what-blinds-are-best-for-kitchens\/","title":{"rendered":"What blinds are best for kitchens?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What blinds are best for kitchens? The really short answer to this is \u201cones that are waterproof and also easy to clean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This leaves you with a lot of options, but also means that some types of blinds will be off the table, because of what they\u2019re made of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others might be the type that will live a long and happy life in your kitchen, but if you aren\u2019t one to keep on top of things when it comes to cleaning, they might make you question your life choices once or twice a year when you have to spend a couple of hours de-gunking a lot of narrow slats or strips of fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re really into researching everything in detail, the middle chunk of this article will tell you everything you need to know about why kitchens are more challenging to pair with blinds than other rooms, and what kinds of blinds are best for kitchens to take these challenges into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you just want to know what blinds are best for kitchens in terms of \u201cbuy an XXX blind\u201d and that\u2019s as in-depth as you\u2019re interested in going, skip to the final section <\/a> where I will list the most suitable blinds for kitchens based jointly on their ability to take the heat (or water) and their ability to not make me cry when I need to clean them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should you have blinds in kitchens, or are curtains a better bet?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Just to get an entry-level question out of the way, should you have blinds in kitchens in the first place? Yes, unless you\u2019re not bothered about having any window coverings at all. The alternative to blinds, being curtains, don\u2019t tend fare well in kitchens even when said kitchen is large, airy, and not humid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why? Because curtains are made of fabrics that are always to some degree absorbent, which means that direct contact with water (such as splashing from a sink) or just humidity in the air are going to watermark them and make them turn limp and wrinkly and sad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time they\u2019ll start to smell damp, and also grow mould, mildew, and potentially other nasties. Other nasties like what, Polly? I\u2019m so glad you asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back when I was a student living in the type of rented accommodation that hasn\u2019t been legal in the UK for some 20 years now, we had kitchen curtains that actually grew a small crop of poisonous-looking mushrooms in the top folds at one point. I am not even a little bit joking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, also that whole \u201ccurtains are made of absorbent fabric\u201d thing applies to curtains not just absorbing water but also airborne grease and cooking smells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you walk into someone\u2019s home and instantly pick up a whiff of eau de chip fat, catch of the day, or eye-melting balti, it is invariably the soft furnishings that are harbouring said aromas, and curtains are always the biggest culprit in this respect. Febreeze will only get you so far, trust me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway then, the short answer to \u201cwhat should I put on my kitchen window\u201d is \u201cblinds.\u201d Not curtains. And not just because I sell blinds, although that\u2019s obviously a part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you need to bear in mind when choosing kitchen blinds specifically?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When it comes to kitchen blinds<\/a>, you need to take into account the challenges that hanging out in the kitchen will result in for your new window dressings. These challenges are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n