My living has a bay window (pic below). The mini-blind wands are very difficult to reach, so I need to get some method of opening them remotely. I have access to the blinds from above, so I can easily run wires or even cables, to the blinds. I also have wall space to mount the controls across the room, so I don't need a hand-held remote. I'm just looking for something simple.
Thanks for some suggestions
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Are you looking for something that just makes the slats in the blinds rotate open and closed, or are you looking for something that makes the blinds go all the way up and down?
You said that the wands are hard to reach, so that suggests that you only want to be able to control the slats rotating open and closed.
Would longer wands help you? If you got those you could swing them out a bit towards the bottom and rest them in some small hooks in the window opening for easy access. That would make them easier to reach.
If you are looking to open the blinds all the way up or down, they sell blinds that don't use any pull strings or wands at all. You just push up or pull down on the bottom of the blind and it will stay in the position you put it.
They don't have traditional slats, but are made up of material that lets some light in but not direct sunlight. They have an accordion shape to the material that folds up onto itself as you push the blinds up to open them.
They are not terribly expensive, and I have a few in my house that the previous owner put up. They work great. And the best part is that they look nice up or down, and would be perfect for a window like you have shown.
Jim
