Privacy
Privacy
Every room has its own privacy rhythm. Match the product to the room, not one product to the whole house.
At night, with the lights on, a bare window shows everything. Blockout rollers or honeycomb for darkness; a duo roller or shutters if you want daylight privacy too.
BlockoutStreet-facing rooms need daytime privacy without darkness: sheers, venetians tilted against the sightline, or shutters. Sheers alone show the room at night; add a blockout layer or choose a duo roller.
LayeredPermanent screening that still lets light in: moisture-resistant aluminium venetians, or top-down bottom-up honeycomb that covers the lower half of an eye-level window.
PermanentGlare control for screens, a clean background for calls, and the room opened up between meetings. Sheer rollers cut glare; venetians redirect light; motorisation switches in a tap.
Glare02 Layered privacy
A daytime layer of sheer or screen fabric keeps the room bright and the view out. A night-time layer of blockout fabric or closed louvres removes every silhouette. On a patio, sheerweave mesh screens the space while air and the view pass through. A duo roller puts the first two layers on one headrail; shutters give the same control in a single product.
Block the view at night, soften it by day, manage glare, and keep the light and air.
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Relax, entertain or work outside without feeling watched, and without shutting out the air.
05 Privacy and airflow
The trade-off most South African homes live with: doors open for air, or closed for privacy and security. LockLatch locks a door or window in a partly open position, so air moves and the door stays secure. Paired with an indoor sheer or an outdoor blind, the room has airflow, privacy and security at once. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings is a LockLatch partner.
AutomationSomfy and MotionBlinds motors close blinds and shutters at sunset on a timer or light sensor, so a street-facing room is screened every evening and a holiday home looks lived in. Motorised blinds
Big glass sliders and open-plan views mean more exposure. Sheer outdoor blinds and louvred shutters screen without blocking the sea air.
Estate homes face each other across small gardens. Venetians, duo rollers and honeycomb give privacy floor by floor, and honeycomb helps with the temperature swings.
Heat and humidity make ventilation essential. LockLatch, fly screens and sheer rollers keep air moving while the room stays private.
Privacy should not cost you light, air or comfort.
Duncan visits the home or site to consult and measure; the blinds are made to spec and the installation team fits. Book an expert consultation
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Privacy overlaps with security, shade and weather protection: one consultation covers all of it.
Yes. Sheer roller blinds give excellent daytime privacy but show the room at night when the lights are on. For evening privacy, pair the sheer with a blockout layer in a duo roller, or choose indoor shutters that close fully.
Sheer rollers at 3% to 5% openness block the view in by day while the room stays bright. Venetians angle the slats against the sightline with light through the gaps. Top-down bottom-up honeycomb covers the lower window and lets light in above.
Yes. Sheerweave outdoor blinds soften visibility from outside while you see out; clear PVC blinds give complete privacy and weather protection when closed. Both screen a patio from the neighbours.
LockLatch locks doors and windows in a partly open position for airflow while the door stays secure. Add an indoor sheer or a fly screen for privacy, ventilation and insect protection together.
Two fabrics on one headrail, usually a sheer for daytime privacy and a blockout for night-time privacy and darkness. You switch between them through the day in one clean system.
Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings. Sheer, blockout, duo, venetian, honeycomb and Vertishade blinds are made to measure and delivered free nationwide, and on the Garden Route Duncan Kane consults on site, with 20 years of experience, before a team still installing every day fits the job.
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