ᐅ Combining External Venetian Blinds and Roller Shutters on a House
Created on: 11 Jun 2022 12:04
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JaiBee07Hello,
I have a question that I’m having some trouble deciding on. My ground floor mostly consists of an L-shaped open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area of about 57m2 (613 sq ft).
On the northwest-facing exterior wall, there are three windows. Two of them are floor-to-ceiling windows in the dining area, and one window in the kitchen area is set at a standard sill height. The windows are symmetrically arranged along the wall. Since this side faces the street and the sidewalk is about 3m (10 feet) away, I would like to install external venetian blinds (Raffstores) on the two floor-to-ceiling windows to allow for privacy when needed. For the far right kitchen window, I don’t see the need for that and am leaning towards an external roller shutter instead.
Do you think this will look strange from both the inside and the outside?
On the other side of the room (southeast), there is only one large sliding door leading to the terrace. To provide shading here, an external venetian blind will definitely be installed.
From the outside, to the right of the sliding door, there is another door leading from the cloakroom to the terrace. Since this is a passageway, I would prefer to have an external roller shutter here as well.
Do you think this combination of roller shutters and external venetian blinds looks odd from the outside or inside?
Does anyone else have such a combination and can share whether it turned out to be a good decision?
I have a question that I’m having some trouble deciding on. My ground floor mostly consists of an L-shaped open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area of about 57m2 (613 sq ft).
On the northwest-facing exterior wall, there are three windows. Two of them are floor-to-ceiling windows in the dining area, and one window in the kitchen area is set at a standard sill height. The windows are symmetrically arranged along the wall. Since this side faces the street and the sidewalk is about 3m (10 feet) away, I would like to install external venetian blinds (Raffstores) on the two floor-to-ceiling windows to allow for privacy when needed. For the far right kitchen window, I don’t see the need for that and am leaning towards an external roller shutter instead.
Do you think this will look strange from both the inside and the outside?
On the other side of the room (southeast), there is only one large sliding door leading to the terrace. To provide shading here, an external venetian blind will definitely be installed.
From the outside, to the right of the sliding door, there is another door leading from the cloakroom to the terrace. Since this is a passageway, I would prefer to have an external roller shutter here as well.
Do you think this combination of roller shutters and external venetian blinds looks odd from the outside or inside?
Does anyone else have such a combination and can share whether it turned out to be a good decision?
We are currently planning the following solution:
The garden faces south. The living room, dining area, and kitchen are located on this side. All windows on the south side will have venetian blinds (for the reasons you mentioned). In the living room, there will be additional blinds that can darken the room significantly to avoid glare when watching TV.
No other windows on the ground floor will have roller shutters (to save costs and because they are unnecessary for us, as we are installing very long but low windows). For those, we will use pleated blinds, which can also provide sun protection and prevent views from outside.
The garden faces south. The living room, dining area, and kitchen are located on this side. All windows on the south side will have venetian blinds (for the reasons you mentioned). In the living room, there will be additional blinds that can darken the room significantly to avoid glare when watching TV.
No other windows on the ground floor will have roller shutters (to save costs and because they are unnecessary for us, as we are installing very long but low windows). For those, we will use pleated blinds, which can also provide sun protection and prevent views from outside.
We will have Venetian blinds on the ground floor and roller shutters on the upper floor. My wife wakes up if even a single photon of light gets into the bedroom, so Venetian blinds are simply not an option there. On the ground floor, however, they are used because they allow for better light control.
Combining them by floor and using the same color does not look odd at all. I have looked into this several times already. Even having individual smaller windows (e.g., the bathroom on the ground floor) with roller shutters while all others on the floor have Venetian blinds does not look out of place. This is quite common.
Combining them by floor and using the same color does not look odd at all. I have looked into this several times already. Even having individual smaller windows (e.g., the bathroom on the ground floor) with roller shutters while all others on the floor have Venetian blinds does not look out of place. This is quite common.
I would keep each side consistent in terms of product types. The issue is that the boxes for external venetian blinds (raffstores) and roller shutters have different designs, which can result in different installation depths and lead to an uneven appearance.
In our house, we have external venetian blinds on the ground floor and on the upper floor we have venetian blinds facing south and roller shutters on the east and west sides. In hindsight, it might have been better the other way around since less shading is needed on the south side due to the high position of the sun.
In our house, we have external venetian blinds on the ground floor and on the upper floor we have venetian blinds facing south and roller shutters on the east and west sides. In hindsight, it might have been better the other way around since less shading is needed on the south side due to the high position of the sun.
Today, while out walking, I paid special attention. I saw a new build where, on one side, the small window had a roller shutter and the door in the open-plan living area had a venetian blind. Yes, they look different but it’s not a problem. The windows were anthracite, and both the venetian blind and the roller shutter were the same color in natural aluminum or silver.
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RotorMotor12 Jun 2022 20:25We also used a mix. However, it is important to consider that there are not only different levels but also varying "sizes." Even when the openings in the walls were actually aligned, the width and height often vary due to different tracks and similar elements. This made it quite difficult for our color design!
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