What blinds are best for the study?

Studies aren’t rooms we hear so much about these days, with many having been repurposed into anything from a crafting room to a home gym, and others having been rebranded as “home offices” instead.

But there’s something undeniably cool about having a study nonetheless, or perhaps, specifically because they’re considered to be rather genteel and somewhat uncommon.

But what blinds are best for the study? Really, the main considerations here are blinds that match with the wider room’s design and your tastes, and those that offer the features you’re looking for in terms of controlling your light and privacy.

This blog post will tell you the best blinds for a study in various different scenarios, and offer some advice on choosing the right blinds for you.

What blinds are best for the study if you get too much direct sun?

If glare or too much sun is a challenge in your study, your best choice is to get blinds that will allow you to either filter or take the edge off the light without the need to block it entirely, and there are lots of choices here.

Blinds that have either slats or louvres can be used to filter the light; these include vertical blinds, Venetian blinds, wooden blinds, and faux-wood blinds. Another option is day and night blinds or zebra blinds, which can both filter the light and be used to mute or take the edge off of it whilst also negating glare, but still allowing lots of natural light to get in.

What blinds are best for the study if your room is overlooked and privacy is a big concern?

Are there blinds you can see out of but not in through? If it’s bright outside and less so inside (such as during the day) any light-filtering blind like those mentioned above will pretty much negate the possibility of anyone outside being able to see in, whilst also allowing you to see out.

However, when it gets dark outside and you have a light on inside, even light-filtering blinds will provide a reasonable view of inside and in turn, block your view of outside. However, this doesn’t tend to be a huge issue as most of us close the blinds entirely when it gets dark if we’re still using a room.

This means that light-filtering blinds will prevent others from seeing in and yet allow you to enjoy the view from your study yourself during the day; and these will also protect anything sensitive or confidential from sight inside of the room too. If you’re using the room (and so, have a light on) when it gets dark and the room can be overlooked, close the blinds fully.

What blinds are best for the study if you’re having problems with screen glare?

If direct light is causing screen glare in your study but you don’t want to lose the natural light entirely, look once more for light filtering blinds. I would particularly recommend day and night blinds in this scenario as they can still allow quite a reasonable amount of light to enter depending on how you align them, with less of the sharp contrast between light and shadow that you can get with slatted and louvred blinds.

What blinds are best for the study if you like to curl up with a good book?

For the daytime, once more, any light-filtering blind will do, but if you prefer to read after dark or would like to make the room a little dimmer than daylight allows for to make things cosier, you have a lot of choices.

Blinds like roller blinds and elegant Roman blinds can allow you to shut out the outside world and immerse yourself in your book, and thermally insulating blinds of these types and others can even help to keep the temperature a shade warmer in winter while you do!

What blinds are best for the study if you write, craft, or work with your hands?

If you’re crafty, handy, or really do any sort of work with your hands or that requires a lot of concentration or attention to detail and so, the need to see everything clearly and possibly, be sure of the colours you’re seeing, you’ll want study window blinds that allow you to maximise the natural light the room gets.

I’d suggest either Venetian blinds or particularly, roller blinds, as these take up the smallest footprint at the top of the window when the blind is open, and so, allow the maximum amount of light to enter the room.

What blinds are best for the study of a classically themed or traditional home?

Style-wise, there’s nothing quite like a distinctive, elegant, or grand made-to-measure Roman blind to finish off the décor of a study, and you can also get a great many styles of roller blinds in terms of patterns and prints that will support such a theme too.

Real wooden blinds in various colours and finishes are another option, depending on the style of your room and what you want to achieve.

What blinds are best for the study if you’re aiming for a more modern style?

Your options expand out to include vertical blinds, Venetian blinds, day and night blinds, and pretty much any blinds style you like if your study is more modern or minimalistic in style; and you don’t need to rule out blinds like rollers and Romans either, as these too can be made in some very modern and contemporary patterns and finishes for modern studies as well!