Posted on June 20, 2010.
What are the European blinds that roll up and down called? The name starts with an R. You control them with a switch on the wall and they go up and down, they are like window shades, but they are outside of the house and when they are closed, they completely fail in the bedroom. No flaps, they are not called. They have a name. You do not really see, on average, American homes. Please help.
Tell you roll down shutters? These components are installed outside above the windows and can be lowered at the touch of a button. Completely seal off the window.
These windows are used primarily in the areas of hurricanes. You can find them in high crime areas. They protect your home by keeping intruders from entering your house through a window.
Hope that helps.
All I can think of is roman shades. But for those who are inside the windows.
Roman Blinds
In Italy, we had these shades, and they were called persianas