Blinds and shades for your living room
Keep the view and the daylight, and take the glare off the TV. Compare living room blinds and shades side by side below.
The in-home consultation is free. Measuring and installation are quoted with your order.
Jump to the ratingsLiving room blinds and shades, rated
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Strong Good Limited
| Product | Keeps the view | Cuts glare | Private at night | Can go dark | Motor option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Limited | Yes | |
 Zebra (dual) shades for your living roomWhy it works: Line up the sheer stripes to see out. Slide them apart, and the solid stripes give you privacy. Good to know: Only three zebra fabrics really block the light: Amalfi, Madrid and Cayman. | |||||
| Strong | Strong | Limited | No | Yes | |
 Roller shades with a screen fabric for your living roomWhy it works: A fine weave you see out through by day. It cuts the glare and heat, so the TV stays easy to watch. Good to know: After dark, with the lights on, people can see in. | |||||
| Strong | Strong | Strong | Good | Yes | |
 Opera system (two blinds in one) for your living roomWhy it works: Your fabric in front for the day, and a blackout blind behind for movie nights. Each one has its own control. Good to know: The cover at the top is bigger than on a single blind, because it holds two. | |||||
| Good | Strong | Good | Limited | Yes | |
 Sheer shades (Sunset) for your living roomWhy it works: Soft fabric vanes float between two sheer layers. Tilt them for light, close them for privacy. Good to know: Closed, the vanes overlap but don’t touch all the way along. A little light shows between them. | |||||
| Good | Good | Strong | Limited | No | |
 Shutters for your living roomWhy it works: Tilt the louvres for light and privacy at the same time. Swing the panels open for the full view. Good to know: Shutters stay on the window, so the frame and panels cover a little of the glass. | |||||
| Limited | Good | Strong | Good | Yes | |
 Roman shades for your living roomWhy it works: Soft fabric gathers into tailored folds as it rises. It suits a classic or cosy room. Good to know: A room-darkening liner can go behind any roman. Light still shows down the sides unless it’s mounted above the window. | |||||
| Good | Good | Good | Limited | Yes | |
 Dream shade for your living roomWhy it works: Separate sheer vanes part as you walk through them. Made for patio doors and walls of glass. Good to know: It can’t be made for narrow side windows. | |||||
A big sliding door? Panel track glides flat panels sideways, and PVC vertical blinds slide aside to walk through.
Same living room, two screen colours
Screen fabrics come in light and dark colours. The colour changes the look, and how the view comes through.
Screens are also sold by how open the weave is (1%, 3%, 5% open). A lower number cuts more glare. You choose from real samples at home. See roller shades
Three honest trade-offs
View by day, or privacy at night?
Screen roller
You see out by day, and the glare comes off the TV. After dark, with the lights on, people can see in.
Zebra or sheer shades
Close the stripes or the vanes in the evening, and nobody sees in.
Movie nights, or daylight all day?
Room-darkening fabric
Dark for films and naps, but there’s no view while it’s down.
Opera system
Two blinds in one. Keep the view by day, and drop the blackout blind at night.
Soft fabric, or solid shutters?
Roman or sheer shades
Soft and warm, with a gentle look.
Shutters
Crisp and built in. They stay on the window all year.
Windows up high, or a lot of them?
Somfy motors and hubs are available. Our smart-home automation works with most of our motorized products: schedules, phone and voice. How smart-home control works
- MotorizedRemote, wall switch, phone or voice. We choose a motor strong enough for your shade.
- On a scheduleLower the shades when the afternoon sun reaches the TV, every day, on their own.
- Several blinds on one railTwo or three blinds on one rail across a wide window. Each one moves on its own.
What’s best for a living room with a TV?
Can people see in at night?
Can all my living room shades match?
Will shades protect my floors and furniture from the sun?
Is the consultation free?
Rated for other rooms too
- BedroomBlackout for sleep and privacy in the daytime.
- NurseryRoom-darkening choices with no cords or chains within reach.
- KitchenMaterials that cope with steam and splashes and wipe clean.
- BathroomPrivacy that copes with steam and damp.
- Home officeKeep the daylight and lose the glare on your screen.
- BasementNeat solutions for small, high and awkward basement windows.
- PatioSliding patio doors inside, and shade for the deck outside.
- All roomsRoom by room: what works where, and why.
Compare them at your own window.
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