There is a hidden menace lurking in many peoples homes, and the majority of you don’t even know it’s there. It’s actually something that you have welcomed into your home, and consider to be of great convenience, even a necessity, yet it is committed unspeakable acts around the world. I’m talking about the humble cord that hangs down one side of your blinds, the one that you use every single day to pull your blinds up and pull them back down again. Cords hanging down from windows are a terrible risk, especially for families that have small children that are just starting to walk around and discover the world around them. It has been reported that over 700 children have died as a direct result of the cords off these windows in the last 40 years.

As awareness increased around the dangers of these cords, manufacturers began creating safety measure that would prevent a child from getting caught up in these cords, and although it lessened the risk involved, it did not get rid of it entirely. Traditionally, the cord was one big loop that a child could easily put their head inside. The newer “safer” models have two separate cords instead, however the problem is that these cords can easily get tangled and become a single loop just like the cords of old.

The only way that you are going to be sure that your blinds are safe and that your child will not be harmed from them is to get cordless blinds. Recent advancements in blind technology have meant that you can now get blinds that can be lifted and lowered without the use of any cords at all. Usually these blinds will have a length of board running down the bottom of the blind that is held onto and pushed up. A series of springs, combined with a locking mechanisms, allows the smooth movement of these blinds.

The only place where this style of blind will not work is in those situations where you have a blind that, when raised, cannot be reached from the floor. In this situation, you may want to consider getting a remote control blind that allows you to operate the raising and lowering of the window covering from the ground at a push of a button. You do not want to be climbing up and down on chairs in order to reach your blinds, as this can be just as dangerous as the cords you are trying to get rid of in the first place.

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Any blind that traditionally uses a cord now has a cordless equivalent. This includes cordless cellular blinds, which are a great solution for your house because of their insulating properties. Cellular blinds are very lightweight, so the action that you get when raising and lowering these blinds without a cord is very smooth and easy. Cordless mini blinds are another style that can be used with great effect on windows that are of a smaller size.

Unfortunately, you are going to be paying a bit more for a cordless solution, as the mechanics of the blind make it more difficult to manufacture. You cannot put a price on the safety of your children, however, and if you really can’t afford the extra expense of cordless window blinds, you may want to consider not getting a blind at all, but settling for a curtain solution instead. Most good blind retailers will stock this style of blind now, in fact in many areas the government is pushing for cordless blinds to be more readily available. If you are having trouble finding a local stockist, you could always jump online and browse through the range at one of the many blind retailers that conduct their business on the Internet.