{"id":258,"date":"2019-11-05T06:24:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T06:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/?p=258"},"modified":"2020-09-08T00:59:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T00:59:28","slug":"benefits-of-cordless-blinds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/benefits-of-cordless-blinds\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting the Cord: The Benefits of Child-Safe Cordless Blinds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_276\" style=\"width: 686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/honeycomb-shades\/value-cordless-light-filtering-honeycomb-shades.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-276\" class=\"wp-image-276 size-large\" title=\"Cordless Light Filtering Honeycombs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cordless-Honeycomb-Shades-1024x806.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cordless-Honeycomb-Shades-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cordless-Honeycomb-Shades-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cordless-Honeycomb-Shades-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cordless-Honeycomb-Shades-676x532.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Cordless-Honeycomb-Shades.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Value Cordless Light Filtering Honeycomb Shades in Cork<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You\u2019ve installed child locks on cabinets and drawers, put up safety gates, and covered outlets. But there\u2019s another important way to protect the youngest members of your family. Children can become entangled in corded window coverings such as blinds, which can lead to strangulation or even death. The good news is that this hazard can be completely eliminated with cordless blinds, as confirmed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/services\/home-safety\/blind-cord-safety.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Canada.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Protecting What&#8217;s Important<\/h2>\n<p>Installing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/cordless-kid-friendly-child-safety-shades-blinds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cordless blinds<\/a> throughout your home is an easy way to keep children safe by removing any temptation to play with a dangling or looped cord.\u00a0Cordless blinds are also a smart choice for any home with pets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAFETY TIP: Check your window coverings for exposed or dangling cords and replace all corded window treatments with child-safe cordless blinds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Safety First in Every Room with Cordless Blinds<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_278\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/honeycomb-shades\/value-blackout-cordless-top-down-bottom-up-honeycomb-shades.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-278\" class=\"wp-image-278 size-full\" title=\"Blackout Cordless Top Down Bottom Up Honeycombs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PID-750_CID-7630_a2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PID-750_CID-7630_a2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PID-750_CID-7630_a2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PID-750_CID-7630_a2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PID-750_CID-7630_a2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/PID-750_CID-7630_a2-676x676.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blackout Cordless Top Down Bottom Up Honeycomb Shades in Gorgeous Gray<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_294\" style=\"width: 328px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/bamboo-woven-wood-shades\/value-cordless-woven-wood-bamboo-shades.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-294\" class=\"wp-image-294\" title=\"Cordless Woven Bamboo Shades\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/value-cordless-woven-wood-bamboo-shades-1253-1-cid-10540-cocoa_thumb-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/value-cordless-woven-wood-bamboo-shades-1253-1-cid-10540-cocoa_thumb-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/value-cordless-woven-wood-bamboo-shades-1253-1-cid-10540-cocoa_thumb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/value-cordless-woven-wood-bamboo-shades-1253-1-cid-10540-cocoa_thumb.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Value Cordless Woven Bamboo Shades in Cocoa<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Beautiful, functional window coverings and child safety are not mutually exclusive. Kids and blinds can co-exist.<\/p>\n<p>From venetian and bamboo blinds to roller and honeycomb\/cellular shades, the benefit of cordless window coverings is that your home can be both safe and stylish.<\/p>\n<p>For a nursery or child\u2019s bedroom, you can choose Blackout Fabric Roller Shades to block out natural light for sweet dreams and a good night&#8217;s sleep. These shades come in a wide selection of colours to match existing paint and room decor. In the living room, try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/bamboo-woven-wood-shades\/value-cordless-woven-wood-bamboo-shades.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cordless Woven Wood Shades<\/a>\u00a0 for an elegant and natural look.<\/p>\n<p>With so many cordless options , it\u2019s easy to find blinds you love that protect the ones you love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve installed child locks on cabinets and drawers, put up safety gates, and covered outlets. But there\u2019s another important way to protect the youngest members of your family. Children can become entangled in corded window coverings such as blinds, which can lead to strangulation or even death. The good news is that this hazard can &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/benefits-of-cordless-blinds\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cutting the Cord: The Benefits of Child-Safe Cordless Blinds<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,22,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bamboo-woven-shades","category-child-safe-blinds","category-honeycomb-cellular-shades"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":562,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258\/revisions\/562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectblindscanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}