There are numerous reasons why you may have finally chosen to have blinds installed in your home. Perhaps you have become bored with your drapery and are looking for ways to add some pizzazz to your interiors. Alternately, you may be finally moving into your forever home and would like to compliment your new house with new window treatments! Whatever the case, the vast array of styles that blinds offer make them suited to any residence.

But before you go out and choose a style based on your taste, several factors need to be taken into consideration. This forethought will not only ensure your picks are functional in each room but that you do not end up suffering from buyer's remorse. Here are the main things worth noting when installing interior blinds for the first time.

The size of your windows

Not many homeowners consider the size of their windows when purchasing new blinds. Instead, they decide on what style of blinds they want and then try to think of ways to make it work. But this will make creating a harmonious living space harder than it has to be. When you take the configuration of your windows, you get clarity on what types of blinds would be most ideal to your home.

Additionally, if you find that you have too much glass in the home, as this translates into buying a substantial number of blinds, you can weigh the pros and cons of trying to carry out minor renovations to eliminate a few windows. Conversely, you can discuss with your blind suppliers about additional window treatments that would work well with blinds, for example utilising window tints on some windows and blinds on others.

Motorisation of the blinds

The second factor to consider when planning for interior blind installation is whether you want them motorised or not. Manually operated blinds are, unquestionably, cheaper than their motorised counterparts are. However, you need to take into account the long-term convenience that you would be denying yourself and household at large by not investing in the automatic variety.

For starters, motorised blinds take out the hassle of having to open and shut multiple blinds, which is beneficial when you have numerous windows in the home. Secondly, new-age blinds come with smart features in addition to motorisation. Hence, you can program your blinds to open and shut depending on external factors such as the sunrise and sunset, precipitation, UV glare and more.