Honeycomb Blinds: Melbourne cellular blind experts
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Increased energy efficiency and comfort with cellular honeycomb blinds
Honeycomb blinds, also known as cellular blinds or cellular honeycomb blinds, are becoming a popular choice for Melbourne homes. This modern window covering looks great, can reduce energy bills and adds comfort to your lifestyle. With a specifically designed cellular structure, honeycomb blinds can provide improved insulation, light control and energy efficiency for your home. Installing honeycomb blinds for sliding doors, bedroom windows and various rooms throughout the house can be both incredibly effective and stylish.
If you’re looking for honeycomb blinds Melbourne homeowners, architects and builders recommend, speak with our team of specialists.
How cellular honeycomb blinds work
The simple design of cellular blinds traps air between two or more layers of fabric arranged just like a honeycomb in a beehive. The air trapped in the cells insulates the glazing in your windows, preventing heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer.
Window furnishings aim to keep your home warmer in winter and cooler in summer. The unique cellular structure of honeycomb blinds prevents heat gain and loss, controls light and provides privacy. We can advise you on the best options for insulation, heat or light control, operation and privacy, depending on your priorities.
Slimline design options for honeycomb blinds
The slimline design and innovative stacking system of honeycomb blinds mean they aren’t bulky when fully opened—the cell size and drop, or length, of the blind affect the exact size of the stack. Honeycombs can span windows up to three metres wide.
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Advantages of cellular honeycomb blinds
Energy efficiency and cellular blinds: Insulating windows
Windows significantly affect energy efficiency in your home, so insulating them with cellular honeycomb blinds makes sense. While they are popular in colder climates, cellular shades in Australian homes give potential energy savings in both summer and winter and make your home more comfortable.
This energy efficiency study shows that using thermal blinds like our range of honeycomb blinds helps make your home more energy efficient. The insulating cells in a honeycomb blind range from 25 to 62 millimetres and they can be arranged in a single or double-cell layout, with larger cells giving better insulation. Cellular blinds can reduce the energy load on your air conditioning by over 30%, which quickly adds up to significant energy bill savings.
When building a new home, consider the benefits of window furnishings, especially honeycomb blinds, to ensure compliance with the Victorian Government 7-star energy ratings that commenced in October 2023. Choosing window furnishings that enhance your 7-star rating can help maximise solar energy using automation and smart home technology. We have more than 20 years of experience helping homeowners integrate window furnishings with automation. We can advise you on how to best use solar energy technology to control your blinds and curtains.
Light control: Using honeycomb blinds to manage glare and privacy
Honeycomb blinds are available in three light control options so you can choose the right level for your windows. Choose from room darkening, translucent—also known as light filtering, or sheer fabrics.
Room darkening honeycombs give almost 100% light block. If room darkening is a priority—maybe you’re a shift worker or have a new baby—we can help find the best solution for your home. Like most window furnishings, honeycombs will almost always have a small amount of halo light or light bleed, even at night. This can be eliminated with some of the honeycomb options supplied by Norman Australia. Combining honeycombs with plantation shutters achieves 100% light block at night with all the benefits of timber shutters during the day.
Light-filtering or translucent fabric lets filtered daylight into your home while you enjoy the view. Translucent fabric works well in street-facing rooms or rooms with a north or west orientation, as it reduces glare and UV damage while creating some privacy. The day/night blind option combines a sheer honeycomb with a room-darkening or light-filtering honeycomb blind in the same unit.
Acoustic benefits and noise dampening with cellular blinds
Honeycomb blinds help dampen sound, although they don’t soundproof your room completely. The cells, especially double cells, form a better sound barrier than a single roller blind.
Easy to operate: Manual or motorised honeycomb blinds
Cellular blinds in Melbourne have cordless, cord operated or motorised operating systems, which you can see at our showroom. Cordless and motorised honeycombs minimise the risk of injury to children or animals and are easy for anyone to operate. Motorised honeycomb blinds are perfect for large or hard-to-reach windows or anyone without the dexterity to manage a corded blind. With blind cords now illegal on all new window furnishings in the US, our shutter supplier, Norman Australia, is a world leader in creating cordless window furnishings.
Top down/bottom up honeycombs operate in both directions, so you can position your blind perfectly at different times of the day for privacy and access to your view. This is also a feature of the Norman day/night blind range, where you can combine sheer and blockout, or sheer and light filtering fabrics in the same unit.
Operating systems for Norman honeycomb blinds
Honeycomb cellular blinds are available in various options to suit your home and family’s lifestyle needs. With single or double shade options for day and night, Melbourne homeowners can choose from five different operating systems:
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Cordless honeycomb blinds
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Automated and motorised honeycomb blinds
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Continuous cord loop
Top down or bottom up operation
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Standard cord operated honeycomb blinds
Frequently asked questions about honeycomb blinds
How to choose the perfect honeycomb blinds for a bedroom?
As premium suppliers of honeycomb blinds in Melbourne, we work with homeowners seeking the ideal privacy, light control and energy-efficient solution. With a wide range of fabrics, cell sizes and operating styles available, honeycomb blinds make an exceptional choice for bedroom windows. Honeycomb blinds for sliding doors are now available. These open vertically and stack to the side, allowing access to adjoining bedroom balconies and patios. They can also be installed on external windows for sound and temperature insulation.
Energy efficiency and sound control
The honeycomb structure provides incredible insulation qualities in the bedroom. Choose double honeycomb blinds for maximum sound insulation and temperature regulation within the room. They keep the heat and cold outside the glass from entering the room, reducing the need for excessive air conditioning and heating.
Lighting regulation
Opt for fabrics that allow the perfect amount of light into your bedroom during the day while ensuring the level of privacy you prefer in the evening and overnight. A double shade option works well in the bedroom, allowing you to control light at any hour.
Operating styles
With five operating systems available, our honeycomb cellular blinds in Melbourne can be easily configured and installed to suit your lifestyle and bedroom design. Choose from motorised and automated blinds, cordless, continuous loop, standard or bottom up/top down operation.
What is the lifespan of honeycomb blinds?
We have been installing honeycomb cellular blinds in Melbourne for many years. Our clients have experienced minimal issues and our supplier, Norman Australia, offers an exceptional warranty service. While they are more delicate than many other types of blinds, this simply means that they require careful use and gentle cleaning.
Honeycomb blinds: The perfect solution for energy-conscious homeowners
SOM Blinds confidently recommend cellular honeycomb blinds in Melbourne because we have first-hand experience with their performance. We would love to help you select the right option for your home.
SOM Blinds is based in Burwood. Our team helps Melbourne homeowners, builders, architects and interior designers with window furnishings for new builds or renovations anywhere from Northcote to Port Melbourne, through to Melbourne’s East, South and South Eastern Suburbs.
Contact us to find out more, or make an appointment to visit our Burwood showroom to see our honeycomb blind range and experience how easy they are to operate. Alternatively, we can visit you in your home with our range of samples.
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