Roller blinds with photo printing: cassette with print and design on the curtains

After the renovation is completed, the owners of the house face the acute issue of choosing furniture and accessories. One of the most important items for the home are curtains. High-quality curtains will decorate the interior, protect the house from sunlight and prying eyes. The range of curtains on the market is huge. However, modern designers recommend paying attention to a special type - roller blinds with photo printing. Thousands of users around the world have already been able to appreciate this accessory. It is a popular, innovative sun protection system. The advantages of roller blinds with a pattern, the features of their manufacture for plastic windows are described in detail in this publication.

Night city image on roller blinds in the living room — Seascape, night city, drawings with flowers or birds, favorite photos – you can choose anything for photo printing on a roller blind

Content

Roller blinds: description, purpose, main types
- Purpose
- Types
Roller blinds with images: pros, cons
Curtains with photo printing: types of fabrics used, popular technologies for applying the pattern
- Brief description of the technologies of drawing
- Other printing technologies
Roller blinds with photo printing in the interior: examples in the photo
Video on how to replace roller blind fabric with photo-printed fabric
Photo Gallery: 50 Options for Curtains with Photo Printing

Roller blinds: description, purpose, main types

Roller blinds are a single piece of fabric rolled into a roll. The roll itself is installed on a special shaft. The free end of the fabric is wound on a tube - a weight. The shaft is set in motion by a twisting mechanism. It can be electric, chain, spring. The second option is most common. Roller blinds are installed on the ceiling, frame, slope.

Cassette roller blind with chain mechanism — The most budget-friendly option is to control the curtain using a chain.

Important! Roller blinds are unique. With their help, you can independently regulate the flow of light by raising and lowering the fabric.

Closed type roller blinds with photo printing on a bay window — Photo printing on roller blinds will radically change the look of your window

Purpose

Sun protection systems of this type have several purposes at once:

protect the owners of the house and the premises from prying eyes;
create a stylish interior - they fit perfectly into any style: from classic to Provence;
protect from sun rays.

Decorating plastic windows with roller blinds with photo printing — A stylish interior will be complemented by a curtain with a suitable image

Roller blinds with photo printing can be installed in rooms of any purpose: bathrooms, bedrooms, children's rooms, dining rooms, salons, shops, offices.

Types

There are two types of roller blinds: open and cassette. The first type is distinguished by the freedom of hanging of the canvas, an open roll. Such a canvas is controlled by a chain.

Large flowers on open type roller blind — An open roller blind with a wall mount completely covers the window opening

The cassette system is equipped with a semicircular box. When installing it on the windows, guides are additionally attached. The canvas is raised and lowered along them. The guides help to close all the cracks and prevent sagging. Open systems are most often mounted on the ceiling, slopes, and closed systems are mounted directly on the plastic window.

Roller blinds with skyscrapers on a plastic window — Mini-cassette systems are designed for installation on the window frame.

Roller blinds with images: pros, cons

Advantages	Flaws
easy maintenance, operation process,	the emergence of operational problems in the presence of old windows not made of plastic,
the ability to fix the canvas at any height,	in inexpensive models the twisting mechanism often breaks down,
compatibility with traditional curtains,	Some interior styles are not suitable for such curtains. We are talking about Gothic, Baroque, Renaissance styles.
a wide range of colors, images, prints,
resistance to wet cleaning,
durability,
wide selection of fabrics.

Roller blinds with photo printing fruits on the kitchen window — Bright roller blinds serve as decoration and complement to the interior

Cassette curtains with photo printing on the kitchen window — Curtains with photo printing can be selected to decorate most modern interiors

Curtains with photo printing: types of fabrics used, popular technologies for applying the pattern

Roller blinds with illustrations are made from different materials. Manufacturers have strict requirements for fabrics. They must be attractive in appearance, resistant to sunlight, moisture, and sudden temperature changes.

Multicolored roller blinds with photo printing on the living room windows — The fabric of the roller blind can be translucent, shading or completely opaque.

Please note! The product fabric is always additionally treated with special impregnations. They make it antibacterial, dirt-repellent, antistatic. In this regard, the fabrics do not require regular washing.

Living room design with photo printed roller blinds — In the production of roller blinds with images, various natural and artificial fabrics are used.

The following materials are usually used to make curtains:

Polyester. This fabric is used on its own, in combination with others: viscose, satin. Polyester is durable, lasts a long time, absorbs light well.
Polyester-based fabrics are versatile and practical
PVC. This material is often used in combination with fiberglass. PVC roller shutters are very durable, beautiful, and do not fade in the sun.
The PVC-based fabric is resistant to negative environmental factors and mechanical impacts
Linen, cotton. Natural fabrics. They are ideal for eco-style. Such roller blinds easily let air through, are visually impressive, and absorb sunlight. The only downside is significant shrinkage at high humidity in the room.
Cotton roller blinds are a great choice for a child's room

Brief description of the technologies of drawing

Photo printing on curtains is done using different technologies. The most popular of them are:

thermal;
ultraviolet.

Roller blinds made of synthetic materials are more suitable for thermal printing. The pattern will last longer on such a canvas. The thermal method involves applying a thermal film with an image created with water-based paints.

Production of roller blinds with photo printing on special equipment — During thermal printing, a multilayer film with a pattern is “glued” to the canvas

Ultraviolet technology is more universal. It is used to print images on any fabric. With this technology, the image is applied using inkjet printing. After application, it is additionally treated with ultraviolet radiation. This fixes the result for a long time.

Photo printing of roller blinds on an inkjet printer — With ultraviolet printing, the paint hardens on the canvas under the influence of sunlight, which is where this method of applying a pattern comes from.

Other printing technologies

Some companies use other, more modern printing methods for orders:

Eco-solvent. This type of printing is done with special eco-solvent inks. They are a new generation of inks. They are environmentally friendly, have no foreign smell, and are not harmful to humans. The ink dissolves the surface of the canvas, penetrating its structure. This makes the image resistant to water, moisture, and dust.
Solvent printing requires special fabric
Latex photo printing. It is distinguished by odorless ink, which is made on the basis of water. Images left with the help of latex printing are not prone to creases, are resistant to moisture, mechanical impact. Another advantage of this technology is high safety. This fact is confirmed by an international certificate.
Latex printing results in a realistic image that is completely environmentally friendly and resistant to external influences.

Roller blinds with photo printing in the interior: examples in the photo

Classic single-color roller blinds are not very surprising. They do not cause much delight, although they perform their functions of protecting the room from sunlight efficiently and effectively. Curtains with photo printing can not only protect the house, but also become its original decoration. Such curtains are suitable for different interior styles: minimalism, Provence, classic, modern, high-tech, and many others.

Seashore on roller blinds with photo printing — It is important to choose the right picture or landscape, because you will have to look at it for more than one year.

Branch with flowers on the roller blind fabric — It is necessary to take into account the overall style of the room.

For the design of a modern bedroom, many order illustrations of beautiful landscapes, flowers, unusual buildings. Your own photos will perfectly suit the interior. For example, from a wedding celebration. Roller blinds with such a photo will wonderfully decorate the newlyweds' bedroom.

Monochrome photography on a roller blind in a bedroom — Black and white photographs are often used in the bedroom.

For the living room, you can make roller blinds with images of the world map, cars, ships. Floral and geometric prints are also popular.

Waterfall on roller blinds in the living room — Curtains with natural landscapes look gorgeous

Curtains with images of cartoon characters, animals, favorite fairy-tale characters, and idols can emphasize the fairy-tale design of the nursery. Such an original solution will make the design more colorful and the child much happier.