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Look for Venetian blinds if you like the style. Wood are considerably more expensive than plastic, but they do look good. Also note that they aren't the best at keeping out light!
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Warning for people considering venetian blinds, care with them as they are pretty delicate. I cannot tell you how many times i have accidentally broken Venetian blinds in my lifetime. If you have kids, keep the chord well way from reach
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Warning for people considering venetian blinds, care with them as they are pretty delicate. I cannot tell you how many times i have accidentally broken Venetian blinds in my lifetime. If you have kids, keep the chord well way from reach
Legally they should have a child safe system on them now after some 3 year old for tangled up and hanged himself. Normally this means the cord has been replaced with a rod.
Warning for people considering venetian blinds, care with them as they are pretty delicate. I cannot tell you how many times i have accidentally broken Venetian blinds in my lifetime. If you have kids, keep the chord well way from reach
I've got some anodized metal ones, and not only are they pretty sturdy, they keep out the light when closed as they are totally opaque.
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To me, Venetian blinds have to be wooden, metal ones remind me of office air vents when closed but i suppose that is dependant on the finish.
The blinds i have had always had a chord and a cog system, last set purchased was earlier this year. Pretty delicate though, i would be surprised if you could hang a cat from it tbh.
The blinds i have had always had a chord and a cog system, last set purchased was earlier this year. Pretty delicate though, i would be surprised if you could hang a cat from it tbh.
Indeed, and most places just do aluminium slats. They feel very office-like to me. I may go wooden privacy blinds.
We've had Roman blinds made recently (the material type that fold and you raise them). They came with the obligatory useless short chain that's too short for my kids to use. But they look great and I'll replace the chain when I can find a longer one.
We used to have wooden slat blinds in another house. I did like them but the dust they collected, especially in a computer/office room, was insane.
We used to have wooden slat blinds in another house. I did like them but the dust they collected, especially in a computer/office room, was insane.
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It's not necessarily about being able to suspend someone, but rather just for them to get tangled in it and asphyxiate that way.
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I see. I imagine they have made the breaking strain of the chords on my ones relatively low to counter this.
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I wouldn't really leave it down to the imagination - ask the manufacturer to check, if you do have kids that could get caught in them.
I owned an N/A and a Turbo Mk2 rev3 for about 5 yearsJust like the Mk1 though, many of them are succumbing to rust these days
I very rarely see them on the road any more.
This one has minor corrosion on the sills but nothing too bad. I'm going to pay for any work that needs doing to be honest and keep it on the road as it's so much fun. The engine is sound, bodywork is great and interior is immaculate.
This one is N.A., 173hp. If I find a turboin good enough condition I will be buying it
Worktop is a kitchen surface, 3 coats of oil & 3 of wax.
Blinds are dark oak slats ordered on line & fitted by me.
I'd certainly recommend the blinds, only took a week from ordering to being delivered.
Cheers, the worktop does look much nicer than the Ikea tops.
Did you use blinds-2go.co.uk? Are they standard wooden blinds or privacy blinds? I'm wondering whether the holes in the slats make that much of a difference to light coming in.
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I don't have kids so i am not worried. I also tie the cord up out of reach because my cat loves breaking them.
