Business Blinds on a Budget: How Your Company Doesn’t Have To Spend the Earth
Once upon a time, most companies had very similar sets of blinds donning their windows. Back then, the choices were limited and this meant that all the windows in the world were treated consistently – if nothing else.
However, the industry has taken giant leaps over the last few years. We’re now presented with everything from blinds which can be controlled by a motorized system, right the way to ones which block out UV rays but still allow natural light to flow into a room. Such inventions are bordering on the ingenious, but at the same time it goes without saying that they can dent your budget. For small businesses in particular, these options just aren’t affordable during the start-up period.
Fortunately, the blinds industry has also developed umpteen budget options. These aren’t the “cheap looking” products that were once taking up shelf space though, these are products which might not boast all of the advantages of some of the more advanced solutions but can still benefit your office space immensely.
We’ll start with those companies that want to please potential clients or customers; whether they are a web design firm, an architect’s office or anything else which sees lots of different people enter the vicinity. These people need to be impressed, not just by your work – but also your surroundings. Seeing cheap furnishings, poor-looking window treatments and everything else just doesn’t create a positive impression and before you have entered negotiations into your project, their mind is probably made up.
Unfortunately, natural materials cost the earth to pin up around your windows. Covering your openings with umpteen sets of wood blinds might appear to be the definition of sophistication, but it will also smash your budget out of the window (pardon the pun).
It’s in these cases where faux materials are coming to the rescue. Wood is the main material of choice here and if you do opt for the synthetic version, you really are losing out on few of the main advantages that the “real thing” contains. Some people might be able to spot the difference if they look closely, but on the whole, faux wood blinds perform even better than real wood, and look almost identical.
It’s not just going to be appearances where your business can benefit on a budget though. Let’s not forget that even your cheapest set of vertical blinds can be operated to allow varied amounts of light through; in a bid to control both the natural light and the temperature in the room. These blinds can be picked up for next to nothing and while they aren’t quite as beneficial as some of the newer technologies that have entered the picture over recent years, they are still much more effective than curtains or having no window treatment at all.
To reiterate; blinds don’t have to cost a small fortune – even for commercial enterprises. A lot of the hype at the moment might be based on the “new styles”, but don’t forget that a lot of the older and simpler products still perform the basic tasks that can save your business money, and allow it to thrive in stylish surroundings.
