Best Blinds by Room: A Practical Guide Built on 50 Years of Experience
Choosing blinds – and other window coverings – for your home can feel overwhelming. With so many styles, fabrics and options available, it’s not always obvious what will work best in each room.
Over the past 50 years, we’ve helped homeowners choose window dressings for every type of space imaginable. One thing we’ve learned is that looking at window coverings room by room often makes the decision process much clearer.
Different rooms are used in different ways and practical considerations such as light levels, privacy and comfort can vary throughout the home.
That’s why we’ve created our Best Blinds by Room guide series. And yes, despite the name, we don’t stop at blinds – curtains and shutters often feature too when they make sense for the room.
This blog introduces the series and explains how it’s designed to help you explore your options in a clear, practical way, before directing you to the individual room guides in more detail.
Why choosing blinds by room makes sense
A solution that works perfectly in one room may not be suitable in another. Each space has its own requirements depending on how it’s used and the conditions within it.
For example:
Living rooms often benefit from flexible light control throughout the day
Bedrooms usually focus on privacy and comfort
Home offices and studies need to manage glare without darkening the room
Kitchens and bathrooms may require more practical, easy-to-maintain solutions
Looking at blinds, curtains and shutters on a room-by-room basis helps narrow down the options and avoids choosing something that looks right but doesn’t perform as expected in everyday use.
What are the Best Blinds by Room guides?
Our Best Blinds by Room guides are designed to be informative rather than prescriptive. They don’t tell you what to buy or what you should choose. Instead, they explain the types of window coverings that are commonly used in different rooms and the practical reasons behind those choices.
Each guide looks at:
How a room is typically used
Common light, privacy and comfort considerations
The types of blinds, curtains or shutters often chosen for that space
Things worth thinking about before making a decision
They’re intended as a helpful starting point, whether you’re updating a single room or planning changes across your whole home.
Explore our Best Blinds by Room guides
All of our room-based guides are collected in one place within our Help & Advice section, making them easy to browse and revisit. We currently have several guides available:
👉 Best Blinds for Living Rooms
Covering key areas of the home, the series will continue to grow over time.
A growing guide series, updated regularly
The Best Blinds by Room guides are an ongoing project. We’ll be adding one or two new guides each month, covering additional rooms and situations as the series develops.
By building this as a dedicated resource, our aim is to create a place homeowners can return to whenever they’re considering changes to different rooms over time.
Built on experience, not trends
Having been established since 1975, we’ve seen styles change, materials evolve and technology advance. While trends come and go, the practical considerations of choosing the right window covering for the right room have stayed largely the same.
The Best Blinds by Room guides are built on decades of real-world experience working with blinds, curtains and shutters in everyday homes. They focus on what works in practice, rather than what happens to be fashionable at the time.
Our aim is to give you the confidence to understand your options and make informed decisions that suit your home, at your own pace.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the Best Blinds by Room guides recommendations?
No. The guides are designed to be informative rather than prescriptive. They explain the types of window coverings commonly used in different rooms and the practical considerations behind those choices, helping homeowners understand their options.
Do the guides only cover blinds?
While the focus is on blinds, the guides also consider curtains and shutters where they’re commonly used and appropriate for the room.
Why choose blinds by room instead of by style?
Different rooms are used in different ways, with varying needs for light control, privacy and comfort. Looking at window coverings room by room helps narrow down the options and avoid choosing a solution that doesn’t perform as expected in everyday use.
Will new guides be added over time?
Yes. The Best Blinds by Room series is an ongoing project, with new guides added regularly as the collection continues to grow.
Start with the room that matters most to you
If you’re beginning to think about window coverings for your home, the Best Blinds by Room guides are a useful place to start. Whether you’re planning ahead or simply exploring ideas, they offer clear, practical insight to help you navigate your choices.
👉 Explore our Best Blinds by Room guides
Five Decades of Practical Experience
Since 1975, John’s Blinds & Curtains has been helping homeowners choose window dressings that work beautifully in everyday homes. Over the years, we’ve worked with blinds, curtains and shutters in all kinds of spaces, always focusing on how they perform in real life, not just how they look on display.
That experience is at the heart of everything we share in our Help & Advice guides. They’re designed to offer clear, practical insight based on what works in real homes, helping you understand your options and make informed decisions at your own pace.
The Best Blinds by Room guides reflect that approach, bringing together decades of experience to help you think about window coverings room by room, in a way that feels manageable and relevant.
👪From Our Family to Yours – Dressing Windows Since 1975
For over fifty years, John’s Blinds & Curtains has helped homeowners create comfortable, well-considered spaces, always with craftsmanship, care and a personal touch.
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