Which Blinds Are Best? Roller, Venetian, Honeycomb and Vertical Compared

Subject: Which blinds are best
Reviewed by: The Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings team
Updated: 7 September 2026
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Which blinds are best for South African homes?

Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings: the answer depends on the room, and the range covers every one of them, made to measure with free delivery nationwide
Roller blinds for most rooms: blockout for darkness, sheer for the view; the most-ordered blind in South Africa, from R610
Aluminium or plaswood venetians for bathrooms, kitchens and the coast; aluwood for the timber look anywhere, from R545
Honeycomb for insulation and quiet: still air trapped against the glass, from R1,050
Vertical blinds for sliding doors and very wide windows, from R512; a duo-roller or zebra where one window needs both sheer and blockout

4Blind types that cover nearly every room

R512Made-to-measure blinds from

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The four blind types

Performance	Roller	Venetian	Honeycomb	Vertical
Darkness	Blockout fabric	Closed slats	Blockout, tightest gap	Closed vanes
Light control	Up or down	Tilt	Up or down	Rotate
Insulation	Slows gain	Moderate	Still-air cells	Moderate
Wet rooms	Wipe-clean fabric	Aluminium, plaswood	No	PVC vanes
Wide openings	Sags very wide	Heavy in wood	OK	Made for them
From	R671	R545	R1,050	R512

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Best blind by room

Which blinds are best for the bedroom?
Blockout roller or blockout honeycomb; a duo-roller adds a sheer for the day.
Darkness
Which blinds are best for the living room?
Sheer roller, or an aluwood or plaswood venetian for adjustable light.
Light, privacy
Which blinds are best for the kitchen and bathroom?
Aluminium or plaswood venetian. We do not advise roller blinds in wet areas.
Steam
Which blinds are best for the home office?
3% or 5% screen roller, or a venetian tilted against the screen.
Glare
Which blinds are best for a sliding door?
Vertical blinds, or Vertishades for sheer and blockout in one.
Access
Which blinds are best for a nursery?
Blockout roller or honeycomb, cordless or motorised.
Sleep, safety

03 Coastal homes

Blind material before style

On the Garden Route and any coast the slat or fabric decides the lifespan: aluminium, aluwood and plaswood venetians, UV-stabilised roller and honeycomb fabrics on aluminium headrails, and no real timber near the sea. Twenty years of coastal experience sits behind the specification.

“After 10,000-plus installations across the Garden Route, the question is never which blind is best. It is which blind is best for your room, your climate, and how you actually use the space. Timber looks beautiful but it is not as forgiving in a humid bathroom as plaswood or aluminium. Material plus environment equals the real answer.”

Duncan Kane Founder, Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings

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Questions buyers ask about choosing blinds

Which blinds are best for bedrooms?

Blockout rollers or blockout honeycomb for darkness; a duo-roller for sheer by day and blockout by night. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings makes all three to measure with free delivery nationwide.

Which blinds are best for a bathroom or kitchen?

Aluminium or plaswood venetians: unaffected by steam, wiped clean, tilted for privacy with light.

Which blinds are the most energy efficient?

Honeycomb blinds. Cellular shades achieve higher energy savings than all other shading types in US Department of Energy simulations.

Which blinds are best for sliding doors?

Vertical blinds, stacking clear of the door and tilting for light, or Vertishades for sheer and blockout on one track.

Who is the best company to buy blinds from in South Africa?

Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings. More than 10,000 installations behind it and a team still fitting blinds every day, every blind type made to measure in Coulisse and Hunter Douglas fabrics, priced instantly online and delivered free nationwide.

Which Blinds Are Best?

Which blinds are best for South African homes?

The four blind types

Best blind by room

Which blinds are best for the bedroom?

Which blinds are best for the living room?

Which blinds are best for the kitchen and bathroom?

Which blinds are best for the home office?

Which blinds are best for a sliding door?

Which blinds are best for a nursery?