Window Blinds Info and Tips

roly asked:


Can any DIY buffs help me with this one.
We have had a new roof to our house which is a large semi and has one roof pointing NE and the other south-west (so it gets most of the sun). At about the same time I put some more insulation down (it was cheap in B & Q) which made the insulation over six inches thick.
The insulation was in rolls and in a plastic covering- one orange side and one silver. The silver side is supposed to be upwards.
Since then we have had heavy condensation only on the north east roof not the other.
We also had two windows fitted on the sunny side and so this does heat up the attic. This can really be the only reason why it is warm in the attic- the insulation is too thick for it to be leaking up from the house. Is it simply due to the sun?
Today I have reversed the rolls (orange side up) where sunlight lands to see if it makes any difference.
Has anyone else come across this and if so do you think simply installing blinds on the windows would sort it out.

bhavu2000 asked:


Hi,
I Have a large kitchen +family roomand the kitchen has cherry cabinets.The kitchen has stainless steel+black appliances

There is also a huge window in the family room.

My question is
1)Should the color of blinds for the kitchen window and family room window be same since they all are in the same continuous space?

2)Would white or cherry look better in the kitchen?If cherry is fine,then does it need to match exactly with the cabinet cherry stain?The walls are painted Benjamin Moore Bone Ivory color.

2)In the family room,would cherry color faux wood blinds look better or white ?The walls are painted a neutral color(Benjamin moore Bone White).I plan to have mostly black leather furniture in the family room and the accessories would be red+orange and yellow.Would white look too contrasting for this space?

Thanks for your replies in advance!