WHAT BLINDS ARE BEST FOR FRENCH DOORS?

What blinds are best for your French doors? We’ve spent 130 years learning what is and what isn’t right for certain windows or doors.

Our recommendations are always based on 2 things.

1. Reliability. Will it last? We will never recommend blinds that we know are not suitable and will not last.
2. Easy to use. If the blinds are not easy to use, again we would not consider them suitable.

Here are our recommendations based on our years of experience.

INTU Blinds. In my opinion, these blinds are the perfect choice for your French doors. Available as either a Roller, Pleated or Venetian blinds. They integrate perfectly into your french doors without the need for drilling or screws. They also work well in the kitchen for large French door frames. They become part of the doors allowing them to open fully whether the doors open inward or outward. If you’d like to insure appliances in your kitchen whilst fitting into blinds click here.

Vertical Blinds. These are another good solution for French Doors but only if the doors open outward if your doors open in Vertical blinds will get damaged when you open the doors.

Very reliable and easy to use. Tilt the louvres to adjust the light entering the room and simply move the fabric across the rail to allow access to the opening door.

Duette Blinds. Also known as honeycomb blinds. Available up to 2400mm wide you could one blind to cover your French doors, or you could split it in 2 and have 1 blind covering each door. I would recommend the side chain or Literise operation as these are the most reliable for blinds of this size.

Roller Blinds. Another good option for your French doors. I would recommend having 2 blinds to cover your doors as they will be easier to operate and more practical. Side Chain operation is a good choice, also with the price of remote control as low as £99 per blind this could look great with no cords or chains.

Wooden Venetian Blinds. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid. We turn down around 30 jobs a year because people want Wooden Venetian Blinds fitted for their patio doors. There a 2 main reasons for refusing the orders.

1. Weight. Wooden Venetians are very heavy and would be very difficult to operate which will affect their long-term reliability.
2. The stack height. A 50 mm wooden Venetian blind with a 2000 mm drop (approx patio door size) will have a stack height of 350 mm meaning unless you are very short you will need to duck under the blind every time you come in and out of the door.

I hope this information is of some use in deciding which blinds are best for your French doors.

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If you are in Leicestershire then great news you can visit our showroom on Uppingham Road or we can bring our range to you. If you are outside Leicestershire I hope this information has been useful and you should be able to find a supplier local to you.