If you are looking for the best blinds for french doors and windows, these are some of the most popular choices. Order them today!
When choosing blinds for a French door or window, you have two options. You can either buy blinds for the recess that need to be retracted when you open the door
Or you might want to install a blind system on each of the two doors that fold out. This means you don't need to worry about opening the blinds when you wish to open and walk through the doors. The blinds are installed against the glass of each door panel.
If you need to cover the entire recess, then consider our electric and manual roller, vertical and panel blinds.
Our no-drill blind systems, Perfect Fit or INTU, are available in a choice of blind styles including pleated, roller, venetian, vertical, blackout or wooden blinds. Both brands of blind can be installed without drilling or screwing directly against the glass.
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Ideal for bathrooms, kitchens or any other steamy, humid or wet environment, our PVC roller blinds use a PVC fabric that is water-resistant and can be wiped clean. Equipped with fire-retardent and anti-microbial coatings, this highly durable fabric is also blackout, so is an ideal option for nurseries, as well as medical and educational environments.
Allow daylight into your space, whilst combatting glare and maintaining a sense of contact with the outside world. Our screen roller blinds use fabric with a slightly open weave making them ideal for windows with a view. They filter out the strongest of the sun's rays making them for rooms where glare is an issue. Consider our screen blinds for open-plan living spaces, home offices and workspaces. They are fire retardant making them ideal for both commercial and residential environments.
Powered by SOMFY technology, this fabulous collection of battery powered electric roller blinds feature voile and sheer roller blinds which are perfect for rooms where you would like to benefit from diffused daylight, whilst maintaining a sense of privacy during the day. These light filtering roller blinds are a modern alternative to sheer curtains. Control using a simple and convenient handset or a range of SOMFY control accessories.
Powered using SOMFY motors, our range of electric roller blinds featuring privacy fabrics offer enhanced privacy and and sunshading. These privacy roller blinds feature an integrated motor with in-built rechargeable battery. Available in a range of popular colours, our durable translucent fabrics are available in a palette of popular colours. They allow some natural light to pass whilst offering a layer of privacy from the outside world. Operate your blinds at the touch of a button with a stylish remote handset or one of many SOMFY control accessories.
Our SOMFY powered blackout roller blinds are perfect for bedrooms and any room that acts as a temporary bedroom. Our blackout fabrics are available in a soft palette of popular colours which will block light and significantly lower light levels. Operated at the touch of a button from a stylish and convenient handset, SOMFY electric blackout blinds feature an in-built motor which has an integrated rechargeable battery. Note that some light will seep around the edges of the blind.
Ideal for steamy, humid or wet environments such as bathrooms and kitchens, these SOMFY powered roller blinds feature a PVC fabric that is water-resistant and can be wiped clean. This highly durable PVC fabric also blocks out light, so is an ideal option for nurseries, as well as medical and educational environments, especially as it is equipped with both fire-retardent and anti-microbial coatings. You can operate your SOMFY motorised roller blind from a clever but easy to use handset. Installation is wirefree since the integrated motor has a built-in rechargeable battery, therefore requiring now tricky or expensive cabling and wiring.
Vertical blinds are great for French doors in any room, as they come in a variety of modern patterns and performance materials, such as blackout, moisture-resistant, and PVC. They can be configured to part in the middle so that the louvres stack to either side of the French door.
Installing French door blinds can definitely be done as a DIY project. In fact, certain blind types, like Perfect Fit and INTU blinds lend themselves perfectly to self-installation as they require no-drilling and screwing.
Consider the existing color palette and style of the room and choose a blind that complements the decor. Take into account the amount of natural light that you would like to maintain in the room and the level of privacy desired.
Yes, French door blinds are available in an array of blind types from screw-fixed vertical, Venetian, cellular and roller blinds to no-drill roller, pleated, cellular, wooden and Venetian blinds. From this selection, you are sure to find a product that provides privacy and light control that is suitable to your needs. Some products such as wooden, vertical and Venetian blinds can be more flexibly adjusted to allow for varying levels of light and privacy.
Yes, French door blinds can be used in conjunction with curtains or other window treatments for added style and functionality. We often see our Perfect Fit or INTU blinds installed directly to the beading of French doors and their adjacent windows, with curtains or Roman blinds fitted outside of the recess. We find this provides a pleasingly soft aesthetic and allows a great deal of flexibility in terms of light, heat and glare control, light exclusion and privacy. It also means that you can combine a feature pattern design on one product (for example the curtain) with a more neutral colour for the blind.
The best type of blinds for a bathroom UPVC window will depend on your needs and preferences. However, some popular options include: Venetian blinds, Roller blinds, Roman blinds, and Vertical blinds.
Yes, you can get solar powered blinds for your Velux windows. Solar powered blinds use the sun's energy to charge a battery, which powers the blinds. Solar powered Velux windows can be used in hard-to-reach places or at windows that don't have an electrical outlet nearby. They are also a good option for people who want to reduce their reliance on electricity.
Click fit blinds are a type of blind that is easy to install without the need for drilling or screws. Simply clicking into the frame of your window, brackets hold them in place. Click fit blinds are a good option for French doors, as they do not interfere with the opening and closing of the doors.
There are many different types of blinds that can be used for French doors, but some of the most popular options include: vertical blinds, roller blinds, venetian blinds, and window shutter blinds. The best type of blind for your French doors will depend on your individual needs and preferences.
Easy fit blinds no drilling are a type of blind that can be installed to French Doors without the need for drilling or screws. This makes them a great option for renters or homeowners who do not want to damage their windows.
Yes, French door blinds are generally easy to clean and maintain. Regular dusting and the occasional spot cleaning with a mild cleaner should suffice. It’s recommended that you consult the fabric manufacturer for cleaning instructions specific to your fabric and blind type before proceeding with using any cleaning solutions.
Depending on the blind type chosen, french door blinds can be made from a variety of materials, including wood, vinyl, aluminum, and many different fabric types including polyester, cotton and glass-fibre.
French door blinds provide privacy, light control, and can enhance the aesthetics of the door. They can also help to improve energy efficiency by blocking out excess heat and cold.
French doors benefit greatly from shallow blinds that can be installed directly to the door itself, up against the glass. INTU or Perfect Fit Roller, venetian and honeycomb shades fall into this category since they snap-fit into the beading around the glass, almost becoming an integral part of the door itself, hidden from view when raised. Using them is a breeze, and they don't interfere with your door handles in any way. You do not have to raise the blind in order to open or close the door.
Venetian blinds in a Perfect Fit or Intu frame are superior to other types of Venetian blinds because they can be installed directly into the door, up against the glass, making it possible to open and close the door as usual without first having to raise the blind. They are a particularly popular solution for French doors because, unlike traditional Venetian blinds, they do not need to be installed by drilling or screwing and simply clip fit into the door beading itself.
Measured to perfection and featuring a frame in a colour to match the hardware of your French windows and doors, Perfect Fit blinds can be fitted and installed in minutes with no drilling required. Designed to fit UPVC frames, they look great in any room of the house, from the kitchen to the bedroom. A Perfect Fit frame may accommodate a wide variety of blinds, including roller, pleated, and metal Venetian styles making them a very flexible solution for French doors
It is uncommon for French doors to come as standard with built-in blinds. However, solutions like INTU and Perfect Fit blinds are literally clipped into the beading, up against the glass. The frame or hardware of the blind can be colour matched to that of the French door, making them almost seem like an integrated blind system. So you no longer have to settle with blinds that clatter about or that have to be raised or parted to open the door.
French windows and doors are essentially the same things. The key distinction is in the context of their application. They both function similarly, but one is a window and the other is a door. In contrast to French doors, which often extend to the ceiling, French windows typically stop well short of the ground.
Yes, wooden blinds can be a great choice for French doors as they provide a classic, timeless look and can be customized to fit the dimensions of the doors. They also provide flexible control of natural light, glare and enhance privacy due to the fact that their slats can be tilted. If you wish to install wooden blinds on your French door, we’d recommend selecting those with narrow slats, for example 25mm slats. For convenience, wooden blinds that can be installed directly to the opening panels of the door are best. Screw-fix wooden blinds can be supplied with hold-down brackets for the bottom bar that prevent blinds from swinging during operation of the door. Better still, perfect fit wooden blinds can be clip-fitted directly to the beading of your French door without the need for drilling and drilling. Perfect Fit Wooden blinds come mounted within a stylish frame, which can often be colour coded to the door frame. So, they look like an integral part of your French door. What’s more the frame prevents the blinds from swinging and rattling or clattering during operation.
Yes, vertical blinds can be a good choice for French doors as they provide excellent light control and can be adjusted to allow for privacy. The can also be configured to part in the middle with louvres stacking to each side, which provides excellent and convenient access to the doors themselves.
Our personal favourite type of blind for bi-fold doors are no-drill blinds such as Perfect Fit or INTU blinds. Because they simply clip-fit within the beading of the French door directly against the glass, this means they travel with the door when it is being operated. Other types of blinds need to be fitted inside of the recess or around the recess, in front of the door and allow less convenient access to open and close the door whilst the blinds are closed. INTU and Perfect Fit Blinds are available as different blind types - including roller, Venetian, wooden, cellular and pleated in a vast array of colours, fabric types and patterns. They are an excellent choice for French Doors and are so easy to measure and install because they require no drilling or screwing!
French door blinds provide privacy, light control, and can enhance the aesthetics of the door. They can also help to improve energy efficiency by blocking out excess heat and cold.
The best blinds for French doors will depend on your needs and preferences. However, some popular options for extra wide blinds are the vertical blinds or Roller blinds . Extra wide blinds are a good choice if you have large French doors. They provide privacy and control over light, and they can also help to insulate your home.