Levolor Riviera Micro Blind (Old Style) Parts by Svejk

Last crawled date: 3 years, 5 months ago

If you have the older style Levolor Riviera Micro blinds with the smaller bottom and head rail you may find that the plastic parts have deteriorated and broken apart. While the blinds themselves are find they may be missing bottom rail end caps, string caps, and tassels. You can still obtain the tassels from Levolor or other vendors, but you cannot get the end caps nor the string caps from anyone. Even if you are lucky enough to find new old stock, they may also be brittle and breaking apart by now.
My parts duplicate the original parts with the same design and fit as the originals. I print them in PLA or PETG, and use soluble support material on the bottom of the rail end caps. You don't have to do that, but it gives a better finish than using PLA or PETG supports. I do not even try to match filament colors to the blinds, and it would be stupidly expensive to buy multiple reels of filament if you have multiple blind colors. Krylon and Rustoleum spray paints come in a wide range of shades, and you can usually find one that is a close enough match to your blind colors. You could also just print the parts in a neutral color and skip painting them altogether, but that looks cheesy.