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Which has a fancier appeal, horizonal blinds or vertical?

I'm not talking about those thin horizontal blinds you see at old motels, but the wooden looking kinds. Most apartments use vertical blinds, but I've seen the at fancy houses too. The horizontal blinds I'm refering to are the wider ones. In your opinon, which one looks classier for an entire house?
You guys all rock! I wasn't sure and my hubby did tell me the faux wood blinds are way cooler (that's when we ended up going with for the house). I just wanted to see everyone's thoughts. Thanks, team!

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  1. I think these days the wide horizontal blinds look classier .

    of course it depends on the window and the quality of the blinds you buy , its definitely not something you want to skimp on .
  2. I think the verticle ones look like they belong in an office building. The horizontal ones are okay, but curtains are much cozzier.
  3. The horizontol blinds with the broad blades are much more showy in the windows. The ones sold at Home Depot or Lowes is called "Faux wood" ...which really means FAKE wood....they are a heavy vinyl and looks cool!
  4. Forget using blinds, just use old newspapers and sellotape and save yourself a small fortune.
  5. vertical looks a bit classier, but the bamboo or wood horizontals look very nice as well.
  6. I recently bought shutters for my house. They are more expensive, but are definitely "classier." I have pets and I just didn't like the cords that shades have. It is also easier to open and close shutters than blinds. Having said that, the horizontal blinds are way classier. If you go to model homes, you will see that vertical blinds aren't used in homes anymore. If you use them, you will give your house a "dated" look. I asked about blinds, when I decided on shutters, and they confirmed that vertical blinds aren't used much anymore.
  7. The nice horizontal blinds. Vertical blinds make it feel like an office. Some of the nice wooden horizontal blinds can look very classy.
  8. Vertical blinds now come in lots of materials-I am thinking of bamboo or wood verticals for a huge window I have in my living room that will be hard to cover otherswise. I just don't like horizontal blinds-they were in every place I have rented and they always seem cheap looking and don't fair well against 2 cats, dog, small kids. Veritcal blinds can also give you a boost in the R value of the window.
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