Faux Wood Blinds and Shutters. The best kitchen blinds for windows located near food-prep areas, faux wood blinds and faux wood shutters are very durable and easy to wipe down.
Faux wood blinds are very durable, since they are moisture-resistant and heat-resistant. This makes them ideal blinds for kitchen window over a sink, where they can be exposed to steam, splatters, or spills without sustaining permanent damage—just wipe them down with a damp microfiber cloth.
If your style is more modern and you love clean lines, Roller Shades are a great kitchen window treatment option. These shades are also great for smaller windows because they hardly cover any of the window when fully raised.
Cool curtains, blinds, shades and more can dress windows – over a sink or not – perfectly. Kitchen window treatments can be overlooked when actually they offer the best opportunity to finish off your kitchen look in a very practical way. Modern options include curtains, blinds, shades and more.
The kitchen is one of the few rooms in your home where window treatments are totally optional. Spaces like a living room or master bedroom can feel cold and stark without some sort of fabric or drapery around the windows.
We recommend that you avoid wooden blinds. Wood cannot withhold high temperatures that a kitchen will encounter on a daily basis. But if you like the look of wooden blinds then opt for a roller blind in faux wood. They have exactly the same appearance as real wood but are less likely to warp in the heat.
Cellular Shades are great to bring color into your kitchen while maintaining a neutral uniform color to the outside of your home. The top down-bottom up feature is a very popular option to get with your cellular shades.
Zebra Shades are a very modern alternative to a horizontal blind. Zebra Shades are Roller shades that allow you to transition between sheer and privacy. The blinds can be adjusted so that the 3" zebra stripes line up-offering privacy, light control, and insulation.
A more unusual choice for the kitchen, Roman blinds are a great way to introduce a splash of colour or a decorative pattern as a touch of glamour to an otherwise pared-back space. As humidity can be an issue in a kitchen, it's better to use Roman blinds in a dining area and not on windows above sinks.
Roman shades, Venetian blinds and more types will complete your kitchen space. Kitchen blinds are often the window dressing of choice in this busy space. Unlike curtains, blinds and shades are practical, easy to clean, they let in lots of light and they look really good.
With their modern style and easy-to-adjust slats, Venetian blinds are super versatile and will work in just about any room. They offer privacy while still allowing the light to flow in, work perfectly in small rooms, and are also fairly low-maintenance, simply requiring a good dust now and again.
PVC & Vinyl Roller Blinds
Made from a high grade PVC, they're durable and waterproof, so ideal if they're going to be near your sink, shower or bath and being blackout, they'll give you all the privacy you need.
Roller blinds are highly practical for kitchens and bathrooms, as their protective coating makes them suitable for moist environments.
Which is Better, Aluminum or Vinyl Mini Blinds? Aluminum mini window blinds and vinyl mini blinds are both easy to clean and take care of. Though vinyl blinds are more flexible than aluminum and less likely to dent or crease, aluminum mini blinds are sturdier and stronger than vinyl blinds, and won't split or break.
Take the blinds off the window and place them in a bathtub with warm water, a few generous squirts of dish soap, and a cup of baking soda (a natural stain fighter). Let the blinds soak for about an hour and then rinse with warm water. Finish them off by wiping away any excess dirt or dust.
Pleated Blinds
Colour also looks great at kitchen windows. For a fresh look, why not match up blinds to existing kitchen accessories.
Best blinds for versatility
With a choice of contemporary prints and performance fabrics, including blackout, moisture-resistant and Teflon coated PVC, Vertical blinds are ideal for French doors in any space.
Roman shades are innately modern because of their smooth, solid texture. Flat Roman shades are especially modern, though, thanks to the elegant folds in the panel. These folds create straight horizontal lines that stack all the way down the window and mirror the edges of your modern-style furniture.
It is better to place curtains in a kitchen window if the window is very long, has an open design, or is an odd shape that would not work with blinds. Curtains present the opportunity to use patterns, color, or opacity to frame a window eloquently.
Curtains offer better insulation and soundproofing.
In warm weather, however, blinds beat curtains in energy efficiency. Because blinds leak more heat from a room, they also decrease indoor heat gain more efficiently in the summer, by around 45 percent, which can lower your AC bills.
Hanging curtains over blinds adds extra depth and elegance to your windows, as blinds alone can look cold or unfinished. Sometimes hanging curtains on their own is sufficient, but occasionally you need to add extra privacy or light control.