{"id":3914,"date":"2022-03-26T15:16:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T15:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishblinds.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3914"},"modified":"2024-09-23T19:56:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T18:56:58","slug":"which-is-best-vertical-or-horizontal-blinds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishblinds.co.uk\/blog\/ask-an-expert\/which-is-best-vertical-or-horizontal-blinds\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is best, vertical or horizontal blinds?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Which is best, vertical or horizontal blinds? This largely depends on what your criteria for \u201cbest\u201d is, and what you want the blind to do. Cost, appearance, level of control over the blind, insulating properties, blackout abilities and so on may all factor into the equation for some people, while for others, something else entirely will be the deciding factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this blog post I\u2019ll compare vertical to horizontal blinds in all of their key performance areas to tell you which is best for different preferences or applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are vertical and horizontal blinds respectively?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vertical blinds<\/a> are very easy to describe, and come in only one main style or design. They\u2019re comprised of multiple long fabric louvres (strips) that hang vertically from top to bottom. The louvres contain weights at the bottom, and they\u2019re all connected by a little chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term \u201chorizontal blinds\u201d is a bit more obtuse, as it doesn\u2019t really mean anything specific in blinds terms; but when people talk about horizontal blinds<\/a>, they usually mean blinds that have horizontal slats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This descriptive encompasses Venetian blinds (made of aluminium) as well as real wooden blinds<\/a> and faux-wood blinds<\/a> too. The fact that horizontal blinds can be made from any of these three quite different materials, each with its own pros and cons, makes the \u201cwhich is best, vertical or horizontal blinds\u201d question somewhat harder to answer, so I\u2019ve broken it down into individual points to pick a winner for each area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are vertical or horizontal blinds better at filtering light?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First up, if you\u2019ve narrowed your options down to vertical louvered blinds or horizontal slatted blinds<\/a>, the chances are that filtering light and controlling your privacy by means of the blind is quite important to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s not really an overall winner here; potentially, horizontal blinds have the edge if only because vertical blind louvres<\/a> are fabric and so, apt to move a little in any breeze, while horizontal blinds won\u2019t shift once adjusted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are vertical or horizontal blinds better at insulating the window?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This one really depends on which type of horizontal blind you\u2019re talking about; and I also have to throw into the mix the fact that vertical blinds can be made of either standard or thermally efficient fabrics too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ranking then of the most thermally efficient blinds from the available options would be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n