How to choose the right blinds for an office

When you’re designing an office, there are many elements to consider. For instance, you probably want the space to be warm and welcoming, your staff and any visitors to feel relaxed and those working there to do so in as productive and/or creative a way as possible.

The colours, furniture and general layout can all affect the above, but the blinds you choose for your office windows can also play a large part in determining the ambience of your working space. 

In this article, we’re going to explore some of the key things you should consider when selecting blinds for your office windows.

What to consider when choosing blinds for an office

Levels of light

Some days you’ll want to flood the office with natural light, but on others you might need to reduce glare from the sun that can make viewing computer screens difficult or cut it out entirely in order to make a presentation. Then there are the days when you want to find the perfect medium between the two!

One of the great things about certain types of blinds – especially vertical blinds and Venetian blinds – is that they give you complete control over the amount of light you’re letting in. And if you need to shut all outside light out, blackout blinds will do the job perfectly.

Ease of operation

At home, the same people will be operating the blinds on a daily basis, and are likely to have been shown how to do it properly.

With office blinds, on the other hand, you don’t know who’s going to be opening and closing them from one moment to the next and whether they have the first idea what they’re doing! Therefore, it’s usually a good idea to choose office blinds that are as easy to use as possible to avoid accidental damage.

Roller blinds score particularly highly on this front without sacrificing on style.

Durability

Depending on the size of your office and the preferences of the different people working there, blinds for offices are probably going to be opened and closed far more often than those you have at home.

That means that they’re probably going to need to be more robust in order to cope with that extra usage without suffering too much wear and tear in the process. Wooden blinds tend to be more durable than those made out of fabric, although that straightforward operation you get with roller blinds means you should also be able to count on getting reliably long-term value from them.

Style

If you’re looking to impress visitors or create a working environment that your team will be proud to work in while also bringing the very best out of them, you may want to choose commercial blinds that prioritise style.

What counts as style is of course often a personal thing, but it’s hard to deny that some blinds are far more stylish than others. For instance, Roman blinds have a pleated, drapery effect that is sure to add a touch of elegance. Meanwhile, many of our blinds are available in a huge range of colours and patterns, allowing you to blend them in effectively with your specific design concept.

Privacy

Sometimes, you don’t want others to know what’s going on in an office. That could be because you want to prevent outsiders from looking in or perhaps because you need to have a private meeting that you don’t want others within the company to know about. Most blinds offer privacy to one extent or another, but the clever design of pleated blinds means that you can have it without having to sit in the dark at the same time. 

Ease of maintenance

Cleaning some blinds can take longer than others. If you want to make your cleaners’ job as quick and easy as possible, picking the right style can make quite a difference. 

Perhaps the easiest to keep clean are vertical blinds, which is one of the main reasons they’re also probably the most commonly seen blinds in offices across the country. That’s because the vertical slats mean you can use the forces of gravity to make dusting them easier than the horizontal slats of a Venetian blind. The complete absence of slats and pleated material means that roller blinds are also among the easiest to clean.

If you’re looking for commercial blinds for your offices in or near Burton-on-Trent, Ashby-de-la-Zouch or Tamworth, Denton Blinds has one of the biggest ranges of styles, designs and colours in the area. That means we’re sure to be able to supply and fit the perfect blinds for your needs, tastes and office space.

From free consultations and quotations to free fittings and installation, there are many reasons why we’ve proved such a popular local blinds company for over 40 years. 

If you’d like to know more, or you’d like one of our expert team to visit your site for a free consultation, please get in touch with us today.