Home Office Blinds: Glare Control, Video Calls and Focus

Subject: Home office blinds
Reviewed by: The Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings team
Updated: 5 September 2026
Reading time: 4 minutes

What are the best blinds for a home office in South Africa?

Translucent roller blinds: the all-round home office blind. Glare gone, the room still lit by daylight, no overhead lights by day
Aluminium venetians: tilt the slats to steer sunlight off the monitor, or onto your face for a call, as the sun moves
Honeycomb blinds: thermal and acoustic insulation for an office that faces a busy street or the afternoon sun
For video calls, even diffused light through the blind behind you; blockout creates a harsh contrast with the lamps
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“The biggest mistake people make with home office blinds is choosing blockout when they actually need translucent. Blockout forces you onto artificial light all day, which is tiring. Translucent fabric gives you soft, even daylight that is easier on the eyes and better for video calls.”

Duncan Kane Founder, Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings

Screen glare

Between October and March, direct sun sits on a north- or west-facing desk for four to six hours a day. The blind has to take the beam out without taking the light out.

Roller

Translucent, not sheer

Does: Diffuses the beam into even ambient light, no hot spot on the screen
Sheer?: Lets some direct light through, so it can still glare when the sun is low. Translucent blocks the beam and keeps the brightness
Look: A clean neutral plane behind you
For: Most home offices, most of the day

Venetian

Aluminium, tilted

Does: Redirects rather than diffuses: slats up bounce light to the ceiling at 10am, closed further they block low western sun at 3pm
Also: Zebra bands for fine control across the day
Look: Horizontal lines, precise
For: A window beside the desk, and light you want to steer

Home office blinds for video calls

Soft, even light facing you is good. Bright light behind you is bad: the camera darkens your face to cope with the window.

Window behind you

A translucent roller drops the window brightness to match the room. No silhouette, and a clean backdrop for Zoom, Teams and Meet.

Window beside you

Tilt a venetian to bounce daylight onto your face from the side: the soft side-light videographers use, for free.

Not blockout

Unless you have a ring light. Total dark behind the blind forces harsh overhead or desk lamps and the shadows that come with them.

Honeycomb blinds for home office heat and noise

Honeycomb is the one blind that insulates in both senses.

Heat: Trapped air in the cells slows heat through the glass, which keeps a north-facing office in Gauteng or the Free State usable without the air conditioner running all day
Noise: The cells absorb sound that would pass through single glazing. Not soundproofing, but the edge off traffic, garden services and barking dogs
Where: An office on a busy street, or one that takes the afternoon sun

04 No drilling

Aluminium frames, rentals, five minutes.

No-drill spring-tension brackets clip inside the recess without screws, adhesive or wall damage. Available on roller blinds and 25mm aluminium venetians from the online shop, for windows up to 2,000mm wide and 2,500mm drop, fitted in under five minutes with no tools. The same fabric, hardware and operation as a screwed bracket.

MotorisedSomfy and MotionBlinds motors can open the blind at the start of the day and close it when the afternoon sun arrives, with voice control from your desk mid-call.

Home office blinds prices

For a standard office window of about 1200mm by 1400mm.

Translucent roller: From R610 on the live shop
Aluminium venetian: From R550
Zebra: From R1,770
Honeycomb: From R1,050 duotone, R1,308 blockout
No-drill: Available on rollers at additional cost. Enter your sizes in the Blind Builder for the exact price, delivered free

Buy online:

Translucent rollers·Aluminium venetians·Honeycomb·No-drill rollers

Questions buyers ask about home office blinds

What is the best blind for a home office in South Africa?

A translucent roller blind: it removes screen glare while keeping the room in daylight, and gives an even backdrop for video calls. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings makes them to measure with free delivery nationwide.

What colour blind is best for a home office?

White, cream, light grey or stone. They reflect daylight evenly, cut glare without darkening the room and read as a clean background on camera. Very dark colours absorb light and shrink the room.

Should I use blockout or translucent blinds in a home office?

Translucent, for most. Blockout suits a projection screen, a media room or a shift worker sleeping by day.

Can I install home office blinds myself?

Yes. Online orders come with hardware and instructions. No-drill blinds fit in under five minutes with no tools; standard brackets need a drill and two screws each, about 15 to 20 minutes a window.

Do blinds help with home office temperature control?

Honeycomb does most, cutting heat gain in summer and loss in winter. Blockout rollers also slow heat; translucent and sheer mainly cut UV.

Do you deliver to Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban?

Yes, free, to every South African address, made in about 5 to 7 working days plus courier transit.

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