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Installing blinds inside or outside windows? What’s the difference?

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Should I install indoor or outdoor blinds? To answer that question, you must first consider the purpose of your blinds. Do you want your blinds to block sunlight? Do you want your blinds to accentuate your home interior? Afterwards, you can then decide on how best you should install your blinds. To help you in your decision-making, here are a few comparisons between installing indoor and outdoor blinds.

Keep the heat out!

In warm and humid Singapore, the afternoon sun is our greatest enemy. They cause us to sweat buckets, leaving us feeling sticky and uncomfortable. Installing indoor blinds will help block off the sunrays, cooling the room. However, it is not the most effective solution. As soon as the sun’s rays reach your window, they heat the glass, allowing the heat to enter your room. That is why it is essential to block the sun even before it reaches the glass. Outdoor blinds are thus a more effective solution.

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Energy Saving

The effect of keeping your room cool? That’s right! You get to save up on your aircon bills! Most of the time, people with indoor blinds still switch on the aircon as a substantial amount of heat is still entering their room. With outdoor blinds, almost no heat will enter your room through the windows, maintaining your room temperature. Want to beat the Singapore heat? No need to empty your pockets on aircon bills, an outdoor blind is your answer!

Maintenance

An outdoor blind is exposed to the elements outside. It has to withstand rain, wind, heat and dirt every day. As such, wear and tear is observed more often in outdoor blinds than indoor blinds. Many users of outdoor blinds also have to regularly clean the blinds from the build-up of dirt. With the higher upkeep and maintenance of outdoor blinds, many people might be turned away and opt for a lower maintenance option, indoor blinds. 

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Design

Indoor and outdoor blinds help to achieve different home design styles. Indoor blinds allow you to show off your home’s interior. With a wide selection of different fabrics and colours, finding the right one will accentuate the window frame and trim in your home, beautifying your home interior. On the other hand, outdoor blinds allow you to make your window appear larger. This is because outdoor blinds can be mounted above the window, creating an illusion where your window appears bigger. With large windows becoming a trend these few years, this is highly attractive to modern homeowners. 

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