Where to Buy Discount Window Blinds

Discount window blinds are widely available on the Internet and also offline at furniture stores and decor outlets. Of course the price of window coverings greatly varies depending on where you buy them.

Probably the best place to buy inexpensive window shades is in your local Chinatown. This especially true if you are looking for blinds made of rice paper. These transparent types of blinds come in just about every color of the rainbow. You can also buy rice paper blinds that have been hand painted or decorated with symbols or motifs. Buying blinds in an ethnic market is usually a lot cheaper than trying to buy them in a specialty boutique. You can also find these types of rice paper blinds for sale on the Internet. They are a mainstay of almost every type of discount window blinds outlet.

You can also buy window shades made out of specialty paper that is embedded with glitter or threads. Once again your best bet for finding these is in China Town or in a Japanese paper store. They are much more expensive in the retail chain markets. You can also find these types of window shades on the Internet in online specialty Japanese paper boutiques or on any of the big auction sites.

It is hard to find Venetian blinds that are really cheap so if you want discount window blinds you might have to shop for these at antique stores, second hand stores or at content sales. Of course it will be mainly the big, bulky corporate looking Venetian blinds with large plastic slats that will mainly be found at this type of sale. Another drawback of buying used Venetian blinds is that you don't exactly have a choice of dimensions. Also a lot of them hang crooked and are quite dirty. No matter how stylish your Venetian blinds are they are not beautiful if they don't work properly and trying to fix broken used ones can be a real hassle. You can also buy used, new and discount Venetian blinds on the big auction sites as well.

Fortunately the newer, lighter aluminum blinds are often offered up for sale at discount window covering outlets. If you can find these at a bargain they are a good deal because they are light, easy to clean and look just right with some of the more modern styles of interior decor. Anodized aluminum blinds also tend to harbor less dirt and dust. Sometimes you can only find these discount window coverings in off beat or undesirable shades. If this is the case remember that you can always take them home and spray paint them another color. However painting Venetian blinds can be a lot of work so make sure they are cheap enough to be worth your trouble!

Manufacturers are now creating Venetian blinds in all kinds of interesting colors and textures by painting, coating or anodizing the slats. The dullest Venetian blinds that you could buy would be the nineties style black kind with narrow slats or the seventies style heavy cream colored ones with wide slats. However these are always the styles that seem to be on sale!