Effective window treatment is an active ingredient of any interior design and plays a major role in modulating the mood settings of any room. While window dressing was limited to fabric curtains and tapestries till some time ago, the choices have expanded to a wide variety of materials and ideas with growing popularity for blinds and shades. Till recently, all kinds of window and door blinds were popularly bundled under the term 'Venetian blinds' in our minds. It was not until the window blinds entered the home scenario that we began to know the various finishes and designs of window blinds.
Blinds and shades had long been the preferred mode of covering windows in offices and commercial establishments because it served a purpose, which wasn't a necessity on the home front. Most commercial buildings are walled in glass or have large glass areas that might be opened periodically only for the purpose of cleaning and not for ventilation. But the home windows are usually opened or closed as needed for illuminating with sunlight and more so for the ventilation. Lately, home window designs are following commercial styles and most often come in the fixed or sliding type, because with climate controlled interiors it does not require you to open your windows for ventilation.
