How to Hang Venetian Blinds
Venetian blinds add elegance and style to a room while filtering out light and providing privacy. You can buy venetian blinds in an assortment of styles and materials, including vinyl, fabric, wood or faux wood, and with a few tools, they're easy to install. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Make sure you have all the necessary parts to install the blind including brackets, screws, valances and valance clips. If it is a large blind, it may have a center support bracket.
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Open the brackets and install them first on both sides of the window. For an inside mount blind, attach the brackets just inside the window recess or frame so it is flush. For outside mount blinds, hang the brackets just outside the window frame so the edge of the bracket is flush with the edge of the frame.
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Hold the bracket in place and make sure they're even on both sides; use a carpenter's level just to be sure. Make a mark with a pencil where the screw holes are. While you are still holding the bracket, use the drill and 1/4-inch hex bit to secure the screws in place for both brackets.
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Add the center support bracket in the same manner if your blinds have one. Use a tape measure to make sure it is in the middle of the two end brackets.
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Slide the headrail into the end brackets and center bracket if necessary. The end of the headrail should hook into the grooves on the brackets. Attach the valance clips on the headrail by sliding them on the front and space them evenly apart. Place the top part of valance in top part of valance clip, then gently push down to snap into place.
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Attach the tilt wand (if your blind has one and it was not attached). Slide the wand onto the hook attached to the tilt or shaft on one side of the blind. Bring the the sleeve down over the hook so the wand is secured in place.
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Pull the lift cords on the blinds to fully extend them. Use the wand to adjust the slats and make sure the blinds work correctly. Make any necessary adjustments.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure the bracket doors face inside the room. If the blinds are heavy, you may have to use anchors in the wall before securing screws.
If the cords on the blinds are not at the ideal length, shorten them. Push up the plug at the end of the pull cord and the knot will be revealed. Untie the knot or cut it with scissors. Pull or cut cords to the necessary level and retie the knot. Slide the plug down over the knot.
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