I thought about what I wanted the new blinds to do before I ordered them.
First and foremost...they needed to cut down on the heat...
(so we got the double cone shades!)
...next...they needed to block out the light...(picture before...
and after...
I also decided that I did not need the 'day-night' blinds because we had the exterior window awnings - BUT I wanted to make sure I still had some since of privacy so I opted to have the shades so that they could also drop down from the top or raise from the bottom!
......I am very pleased with my choice!