Designer Blinds Tips by Jim Langdon

 Number 275 | February 9, 2007
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Micro Manage 
Your Windows!

Micropleat Option Allows You to keep The Natural Sheer  Look of Woven Wood Shades 
But Still Have Privacy When You Need It.

Micro Pleat Opacity Options
By themselves, most of the Provenance shade woven wood fabrics are sheer or semi-sheer. If the windows you are covering are in a room that demands complete privacy,  specify the micropleat opacity option. This option allows you to have the best of both worlds.  Micro-pleat shades are shallow depth, half-inch pleat pleated shades specifically made to be installed behind Provenance™ woven wood shades.  They are available in either light filtering (Twilight) or room darkening (Subdue)

Most woven wood fabrics do NOT provide complete privacy, this is especially true at night.

This picture, taken from outside of a house at night, shows the difference between the three options.

Cord Cleat Required
Because they are of a shallow depth, micropleat shades do NOT have a cord lock. Instead, a cord cleat is required to lock the shade at whatever raised position is chosen. Cord cleats are included when micro-pleat shades are specified.

Micro-pleat shades are installed by attaching to a clip that is incorporated into the standard installation bracket, directly behind the shade. 

Micro-pleat shades can be installed with the cord on either side and changed any time by simply flipping the shade around.  To prevent the cords of the two shades from becoming entangled, install the cord of the micro-pleat shade to the opposite side of the cords on the Provenance shade.

The micro-pleat option can help to protect your furnishings and cut down heat and glare from direct sunlight.

This picture shows a micro-pleat shade raised slightly higher than the Provenance shade from inside the house during the day.

 


 

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