Blinds for a narrow window recess

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eranda

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#305936 14-Jun-2023 21:53

Just thought to ask the question to see what other ideas are available 😀

We have a sliding door but the window frame depth is 37mm. And also the height of the window is 2.5m and the width is 2.7m. Planning to put up one motorized blockout blind.

According to the blind guys, options are limited, their roller blinds can be fixed into the recessed window frame, but they will stick out like below. Not the perfect look I'm after.

Also, another option is to mount it outside the window recess. But again kitchen cabinets are going up to the ceiling. The distance to the cabinet door (when opened) from the wall is 60mm. See below.

I need to check again with the blind guys if this 60mm space is enough to mount the blind. Then blind height becomes 2.7m.

Any suggestions?

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#3090144 14-Jun-2023 22:02

Are motorised honeycomb blinds a thing? No idea if they'll fit that space though.

eranda

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#3090147 14-Jun-2023 22:30

rscole86: Are motorised honeycomb blinds a thing? No idea if they'll fit that space though.

They said they can fix honeycomb sliding blinds, basically, they run on tracks, open and close same as the sliding door. And more than double the price of a blind. And to be honest, that is going to ruin the look of the whole house.

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#3090154 14-Jun-2023 23:10

I'm not sure if you have any fantastic options given what you've told us, but have you considered mounting within the frame and covering it with a small pelmet or valance? It wouldn't have to stick out much and could be pretty low key.

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#3090195 15-Jun-2023 09:08

Honeycomb blinds are nice but consider the grease in the kitchen atmosphere sticking to them. You want something durably washable. I would just have face or recessed fixed Venetian blinds which have a narrow footprint. My kitchen ones get taken off and washed in the bath and are pretty greasy each time, even the ones far from the stove.

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#3090202 15-Jun-2023 09:29

Curious why you need blinds in your kitchen?

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#3090205 15-Jun-2023 09:41

We have honeycomb blinds in the kitchen, they look mint. In fact we have one motorised roller blind over a high window in the stair well. It looks naff compared to the tight finish of the honeycomb. They do offer motorised of these too, but at the time (almost 2 years ago) the motor would have made that single blind $1000 so opted for the cheaper roller. The rest have cords. Would highly recommend them.

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#3090258 15-Jun-2023 11:56

37mm is pretty small. If you need to (i) fully blockout light + (ii) motorise, then I suspect an outside/face mount roller blind with a streamline cassete or fascia will be your best option.

If you could live without blockout (e.g., sun fitering or privacy is enough) then you could use different types of blinds. I was under the impression that vertical blinds were the best options for sliding doors, since you can use the door without having to open/wait for the blind. Vertical blinds will again be wider than your 37mm though, but a very different look.

If you're open to not motorising, then honeycomb or venetian blinds might be an option. IME, the ~2m drop needed for a door means that the motors that work with these sorts of blinds are some combination of (i) not available (ii) hard to find (iii) super-expensive and/or (iv) some kind of proprietary protocol / not compatible with Zigbee/wifi/HASS/home automation.