As parents we do all that we can to childproof our homes, helping to keep our little ones safe and secure while they’re at home. One area that we can easily overlook is our window blinds, while modern blinds are required to feature safety features like P-clips, these safety features rely on you remembering to re-secure the cord of your blind after every use and the cords can still be detached by particularly curious children.
Luckily, there is a surefire solution to ensure that your window blinds never pose a threat to your children, cordless blinds! Cordless blinds, as their name suggests do not use cords or chains to operate the blind, completely removing any cord based hazards from your home.
There are a few varieties of “Cordless Blinds” that you may find on the market, from traditional cordless crank operations to modern smart control operations. While all cordless operation types are incredibly safe for children, it may be helpful to know a bit more about your options, so we spoke to DotcomBlinds’ cordless blinds experts to give you all the info you need!
How Do Cordless Blinds Differ To Normal Blinds
The only difference between a cordless blind and a cord operated blind, is simply the operation and mechanism of the blind, meaning that you don’t have to compromise on any of the many benefits you may be looking for in your window shades, while keeping your home safe.
Cordless blinds will use the exact same components (except the mechanism) and be available in the exact same fabric options as standard blinds, meaning you can still find blackout blinds, dimout blinds, etc in a cordless set up.
What Cordless Control Options Are Available?
There are many cordless control options that will be available to you when looking for cordless blinds, all of which completely remove the hazard of a chain from your home, while still being incredibly easy to operate.
Crank Operated Blinds
A crank is a simple and safe cordless control option for blinds, using a crank handle operation, which is made of a crank mechanism and a crank handle (a long plastic rod). To operate a blind simply connect the crank handle to the mechanism and rotate it to open and close the blind. When not in use the crank handle can be detached from the mechanism and stored separately to help keep window spaces uncluttered.
Wand Operated Blinds
Wand operations are common for Vertical Blinds (but can be found on other types of blinds), the wand is a long plastic stick which connects to a blind’s headrail. With a wand operated blind, you can open and close the blind by sliding the wand along the headrail which will move the blind along. On vertical or venetian blinds, wands can also be turned to rotate the slats of the blind.
Remote Controlled/Smart Controlled Blinds
Finally, many modern blinds are available in remote control or smart controlled versions, with a small motor inside the blind itself. These blinds feature no manual operation at all, making them the cleanest and safest option available for parents and are operated via remote control or smart home control, like through an Amazon Alexa!