{"id":111,"date":"2016-09-08T16:55:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T15:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/?p=111"},"modified":"2016-09-08T16:55:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T15:55:25","slug":"why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Choose Shutter Blinds over Curtains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row margin_top=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here at <b>Lifestyle Shutters &amp; Blinds<\/b> we love a good shutter blind but don\u2019t just take our word for it! Here are a few reasons why you should convert and become a blind person!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Firstly\u2026<\/b> light, light and more light! Curtains are like a switch &#8211; on or off! They don\u2019t give you the option to have light gradients in your home or office.<\/li>\n<li><b>Secondly\u2026<\/b> you can get shutter blinds in any material you can think of! Have you ever seen a metal curtain? We think not! Our <b>made to measure shutters<\/b> and <a href=\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/wooden-venetian-blinds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>shutter\u00a0blinds<\/strong><\/a> come in all colours, textures and materials.<\/li>\n<li><b>Thirdly\u2026<\/b> no working out allowances for all those pesky hems and rings. Simply measure the area you wish your blinds to fit &#8211; job done!<\/li>\n<li><b>The fourth is with you\u2026<\/b> they are easy to clean! No washing and ironing &#8211; just a damp cloth and a spare five minutes! Even with our fabric blinds &#8211; they can be hoovered and dusted down!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So don\u2019t delay &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>pick up the phone today<\/strong><\/a> and have the light and ventilation solutions, for your home or office, you have always dreamed of.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firstly light, light and more light! Curtains are like a switch &#8211; on or off! They don\u2019t give you the option to have light gradients in your home or office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blinds","category-shutters"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Choose Shutter Blinds over Curtains - Lifestyle Shutters &amp; Blinds Ltd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Firstly light, light and more light! Curtains are like a switch - on or off! They don\u2019t give you the option to have light gradients in your home or office.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Choose Shutter Blinds over Curtains - Lifestyle Shutters &amp; Blinds Ltd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Firstly light, light and more light! Curtains are like a switch - on or off! They don\u2019t give you the option to have light gradients in your home or office.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lifestyle Shutters &amp; Blinds Ltd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-09-08T15:55:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Why-Choose-Blinds-over-Curtains.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lifestyle_user\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lifestyle_user\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/\",\"name\":\"Why Choose Shutter Blinds over Curtains - Lifestyle Shutters & Blinds Ltd\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Why-Choose-Blinds-over-Curtains.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-09-08T15:55:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f0078fa0b0c2286134dbc85dbb91f528\"},\"description\":\"Firstly light, light and more light! Curtains are like a switch - on or off! They don\u2019t give you the option to have light gradients in your home or office.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Why-Choose-Blinds-over-Curtains.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Why-Choose-Blinds-over-Curtains.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":628,\"caption\":\"Why Choose Shutter Blinds over Curtains\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why Choose Shutter Blinds over Curtains\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Lifestyle Shutters &amp; Blinds Ltd\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f0078fa0b0c2286134dbc85dbb91f528\",\"name\":\"Lifestyle_user\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f110f9428d296e6cfb521ef70bf095fe5d8d7b9fcdd052648152a5de24712d3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f110f9428d296e6cfb521ef70bf095fe5d8d7b9fcdd052648152a5de24712d3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lifestyle_user\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/author\/lifestyle_user\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why Choose Shutter Blinds over Curtains - Lifestyle Shutters & Blinds Ltd","description":"Firstly light, light and more light! Curtains are like a switch - on or off! They don\u2019t give you the option to have light gradients in your home or office.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why Choose Shutter Blinds over Curtains - Lifestyle Shutters & Blinds Ltd","og_description":"Firstly light, light and more light! Curtains are like a switch - on or off! They don\u2019t give you the option to have light gradients in your home or office.","og_url":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/","og_site_name":"Lifestyle Shutters &amp; Blinds Ltd","article_published_time":"2016-09-08T15:55:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":628,"url":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Why-Choose-Blinds-over-Curtains.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lifestyle_user","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lifestyle_user","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/","url":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/","name":"Why Choose Shutter Blinds over Curtains - Lifestyle Shutters & Blinds Ltd","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Why-Choose-Blinds-over-Curtains.jpg","datePublished":"2016-09-08T15:55:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f0078fa0b0c2286134dbc85dbb91f528"},"description":"Firstly light, light and more light! Curtains are like a switch - on or off! They don\u2019t give you the option to have light gradients in your home or office.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Why-Choose-Blinds-over-Curtains.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Why-Choose-Blinds-over-Curtains.jpg","width":1200,"height":628,"caption":"Why Choose Shutter Blinds over Curtains"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/why-choose-shutter-blinds-over-curtains\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why Choose Shutter Blinds over Curtains"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/","name":"Lifestyle Shutters &amp; Blinds Ltd","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f0078fa0b0c2286134dbc85dbb91f528","name":"Lifestyle_user","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f110f9428d296e6cfb521ef70bf095fe5d8d7b9fcdd052648152a5de24712d3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f110f9428d296e6cfb521ef70bf095fe5d8d7b9fcdd052648152a5de24712d3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lifestyle_user"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/author\/lifestyle_user\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essexwindowshutters.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}