We are ready to buy pull down shades
For our salon. Looking for suggestions for type of blinds knowing moisture is a concern. We would like a blue grey.
Not sure if we should have the color on both sides.
Should we use a honeycomb or flat?
Don’t want roller shades
Some light coming through is fine
I know the corners will be exposed
Thank you!
We did this in our saloon this past spring. We ended up going with a cellular cordless shade. We got a Day/Night shade. It has two sections, light filtering and blackout. If I was to do it again, I’d likely go with just a light filtering shade, but my wife likes the blackout option and the blackout does provide a bit better insulation than the light filtering portion.
We really like them. It has made the boat much cooler in the warm weather compared to our old curtains and we like the look. We put them on 8 windows in the saloon as well as the back door window. We also put them on the two aft windows in the pilothouse.
Take a look at Posieden (spelling?) mini-blinds, from Florida. We installed them on our GB 32 last year and they have made a huge difference in both privacy and heat/light control. And when fully raised, they basically disappear, which really improves all-around visibility when driving from inside. No connection, just a happy customer.
Oldersalt
From my experience there are a LOT of mini blind companies in just about every area. Get with a couple of them, tell them what you want and ask for their opinion and advice, then make your decisions.
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1981 Boston Whaler 13'
As a follow-up to my previous post, yes there are plenty of mini-blind companies. I should have mentioned that I like the Poseiden mini-blinds because they are specifically designed for boat use. They use fixed vertical runners to hold them in place, so they don't swing out and bang in when the boat rolls, and they never rattle or bang. Again, I have no connection to the company but, in my humble opinion, you may be happier getting pull-down shades that are designed to be used on boat. Just sayin....
Take a look at Posieden (spelling?) mini-blinds, from Florida. We installed them on our GB 32 last year and they have made a huge difference in both privacy and heat/light control. And when fully raised, they basically disappear, which really improves all-around visibility when driving from inside. No connection, just a happy customer.
Oldersalt
Thank you for the information, I’ll check them out
From my experience there are a LOT of mini blind companies in just about every area. Get with a couple of them, tell them what you want and ask for their opinion and advice, then make your decisions.
We have been looking around, amazing the price differences
I used Blind Chalet as well and was happy with the results. In our case, I went the the cordless option (wife didn't want any visible strings). Because of that, we used clear velcro dots on the bottom to keep the blinds from swinging.
I used Blind Chalet as well and was happy with the results. In our case, I went the the cordless option (wife didn't want any visible strings). Because of that, we used clear velcro dots on the bottom to keep the blinds from swinging.
Velcro Dot’s will have to remember that
Thank you !
We did this in our saloon this past spring. We ended up going with a cellular cordless shade. We got a Day/Night shade. It has two sections, light filtering and blackout. If I was to do it again, I’d likely go with just a light filtering shade, but my wife likes the blackout option and the blackout does provide a bit better insulation than the light filtering portion.
We really like them. It has made the boat much cooler in the warm weather compared to our old curtains and we like the look. We put them on 8 windows in the saloon as well as the back door window. We also put them on the two aft windows in the pilothouse.
We have used the double cellular blinds in a previous boat. Worked fine. We just went to a regular blind store online. In this boat we were not as concerned about heat so we just went with regular aluminum mini blinds. They have brackets on the bottom that hold them in place and stop them from swinging.
We have used the double cellular blinds in a previous boat. Worked fine. We just went to a regular blind store online. In this boat we were not as concerned about heat so we just went with regular aluminum mini blinds. They have brackets on the bottom that hold them in place and stop them from swinging.
Thank you for the info, I like the bottom brackets
Lots of choices. I recently put in the accordion, cordless blind with a small hook at the bottom for swing. When the sun hits I pull them down and makes a HUGE difference. Have them in my houses and the boat.
I should have mentioned that I like the Poseiden mini-blinds because they are specifically designed for boat use. They use fixed vertical runners to hold them in place, so they don't swing out and bang in when the boat rolls, and they never rattle or bang.
Do you have a link to those vertical runners? I've looked at the Poseidon website, can't really find those mentioned...
And I'm also wondering if they'd work with our existing mini-blinds...
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Originally Posted by Comodave
We have used the double cellular blinds in a previous boat. Worked fine. We just went to a regular blind store online. In this boat we were not as concerned about heat so we just went with regular aluminum mini blinds.
Are you saying fabric shades are by definition better for heat control? Or only double cellular? Or...?