Intuitive blinds roll up/roll down mechanism

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By all means a "champagne problem", but half of the time I try to operate roll-up blinds, I get the blinds moving in the wrong direction. The cord is completely outside of the blinds, and it can easily twist, so I can't tell which of the two sides at the bight of the cord to pull.

What mechanisms for opening and closing blinds eliminate this guesswork?

Dan Dascalescu · Accepted Answer

I'm happy with this solution, which separates the up and down runs.

JACK · Answer

If this is all you have to worry about in your house, consider yourself lucky. 
Have you considered putting a motorized drive on this blind? There are a few on the market that operate from your phone or manually. I am not endorsing any products but did come across the one shown below. Good luck.

https://www.blindstogo.com/en/shop/move

LarryBud · Answer

The best thing I ever did was mount the bottom plastic piece to the wall/window sill so it's not flipping and flopping all over the place and changing orientation, and make sure that any blinds I have has the "open" on one side, and the "close" on the other, making them consistent throughout the house.

Beyond that, you could always put a piece of tape on the "open" side.

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