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The comfort and beauty of your home or office can be enhanced with horizontal blinds.Most standard window sizes have many blinds.Sometimes window blinds are sold in sizes that are too wide to fit your window.You may need to cut the blinds on your own.It is easy to cut horizontal blinds at home.
You can cut blinds by marking a straight line on the head rail and using a pencil.Use a hacksaw or tin snips to cut the head rail.Attach the ends of the blind slats with a rubber band and cover them with masking tape once you've cut the head rail.Then, mark the end of the head rail on the slats so you know where to cut them.Cut along the mark on the slats with a circular saw or table saw.To figure out how much you should cut off your blinds, read on.Did the summary help you?