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What Are Pelmets Used For?
What Are Pelmets & How Can They Enhance Your Home Decor? Pelmets, though they might sound like a fancy word, are actually quite simple additions to your window treatments. Essentially, they are decorative boards or panels that conceal the top part of curtains or blinds, creating a clean and finished look for your windows. They’re…
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What’s The Difference Between Half Cassette and Full Cassette Awnings?
Choosing the right awning: Half cassette vs full cassette awnings Choosing the best awning for your outdoor space goes beyond just looks and both half cassette and full cassette awnings have their own benefits. Functional and practical considerations are most important when selecting your awning, as it needs to do the best job for your…
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Ultimate Tips To Consider Before Getting Bespoke Blinds?
Considerations Before Buying Bespoke Blinds Bespoke blinds are an excellent way to elevate your interior décor. With a wide range of styles, aesthetics, colours and materials, bespoke blinds are sure to suit just about any home or office space. Before embarking on your new purchase, it’s important to consider a few factors first. Here are…
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How Often Should You Change Your Blinds?
How Often Should I Change My Blinds? Changing your blinds is something you may want to avoid due to the expense and time it could take. Blinds typically should last around 7-8 years, but with poor blinds maintenance their lifespans may be shortened. Fortunately, there are signs to look out for to indicate when it’s…
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What You Need To Know About Shutters
For many homeowners and renovators, deciding on window dressings can be a tricky task. Should you choose blinds or shutters? Both offer unique benefits and depending on what look you are trying to achieve in your home, one may be a more suitable option than the other. To help you decide, we’re taking a look…
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Why Are Blinds Replacing Curtains?
In recent years, there has been a noticeable trend of blinds replacing traditional curtains in a lot of homes in the UK. While curtains have long been the go-to option, more and more homeowners are opting for made-to-measure blinds, but which is the best option? In this article, we’re going to look at blinds replacing…
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Are Bespoke Blinds Worth The Investment?
When it comes to window treatments, there are many options available to homeowners, but one question that often comes up is whether bespoke blinds are worth the investment. Let’s take a closer look at why investing in higher quality blinds might be the best option for creating a desirable living space. Why Should You…
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Bespoke Blinds & How To Clean Them
With over 40 years’ of experience in the blinds and window coverings industry, it’s fair to say that we know our blinds fairly well. What makes our job so unique and interesting, however, is the plethora of custom projects and bespoke blinds we design and create for our clients – pairing different interior spaces and…
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Why You Should Invest In Thermal Blinds?
Winter is coming, and that means it’s time to start thinking about how to keep your home warm. One of the best ways to do this is to invest in thermal blinds. Thermal window blinds are specially designed to insulate your windows and help keep the heat in.
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Key Differences Between Blinds, Curtains, and Shutters
We are all being told about the importance of insulating our homes to keep costs down this Winter – with solutions which range from expensive fixtures to small lifestyle changes such as drawing the curtains and keeping both internal and external doors closed. But with so many different types of window dressing now available on…
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PROS AND CONS OF VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL BLINDS
This post was originally published on (27th September 2022) and updated on (28th February 2024). Blinds are an integral part of maintaining the aesthetic of the household or office or wherever they are being put up. While the market offers innumerable options, some kinds of blinds have been around for a long time, vertical blinds…
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How to Choose the Perfect Blinds for Your Home? | Quick Guide
Choosing the right blinds for your home can be difficult because of the number of different types of blinds available. How you dress your windows will have an impact not just on the amount of light and privacy you get in each room, but also the overall aesthetic of your home. That’s why we’ve created…
