ᐅ Combining External Venetian Blinds and Roller Shutters on a House
Created on: 11 Jun 2022 12:04
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Hello,
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?
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fromthisplace14 Jun 2022 20:15RotorMotor schrieb:
That doesn’t really make much sense.
A venetian blind is raised into a compact bundle, while a roller shutter rolls up inside its box.
Therefore, they require completely different dimensions and "entry openings." I was referring to the external dimensions.
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Hunter260530 Nov 2022 20:59We also plan to mix external venetian blinds (Raffstores) on the ground floor with roller shutters on the upper floor. How have you handled the color of the slats? Did you use the same color for both? And if so, which color did you choose?
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NatureSys30 Nov 2022 21:14We deliberately chose not to use very dark colors so that the closed roller shutters and venetian blinds do not appear too gloomy from the inside. This has proven effective for us.
Hunter2605 schrieb:
We are also planning to mix external venetian blinds on the ground floor with roller shutters on the upper floor. How did you handle the colors of the slats? Did you use the same color for both? And if so, which color did you choose? We chose both the external venetian blinds and the aluminum roller shutters in RAL 9007. It’s not the very light “standard white aluminum,” but hopefully still light enough. In our case, there are even three windows side by side on the upper floor with a mix: the outer ones have roller shutters because they are bedrooms, and the middle one, which is an office, has an external venetian blind.
Visually, it’s not a perfect match, but I think as long as you stay “within the same tone,” it looks fine. Many say if it doesn’t match, better go for contrast and a different color. Personally, I find small variations within the same color palette absolutely acceptable.
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Hunter260530 Nov 2022 22:06HnghusBY schrieb:
We chose both venetian blinds and aluminum roller shutters in RAL 9007. It’s not the very bright “standard white aluminum,” but hopefully still light enough. Upstairs, we even have three windows right next to each other mixed. The outer ones have roller shutters because they are bedrooms, and the middle one, which is an office, has a venetian blind.
Visually, it’s not a perfect match, but I think as long as the tones are close, it’s acceptable. Many say if it doesn’t match, it’s better to go with contrast and a different color, but I personally think variations within the color palette are absolutely fine. Upstairs in our house, there would also be two windows side by side with mixed shading: a bathroom with a venetian blind and a child’s bedroom with a roller shutter. Would you possibly have a photo of your facade showing how it looks for you?
Hunter2605 schrieb:
Upstairs, we also have two windows side by side (bathroom with a venetian blind and child's room with a roller shutter) featuring mixed shading types. Would you possibly have a photo of your facade showing how this looks on your side? Once the electrical wiring is installed and I can operate the blinds, I’ll be happy to share 😀
We placed the samples side by side at the window manufacturer, and you could already see the difference quite clearly.
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