Advice, Ideas & Inspiration, Page 5

Purple patterned room darkening roller blinds in a sitting room
Room darkening blinds will reduce the level of light that enters the room to varying degrees, whilst blackout blinds should stop it dead and block all external light almost entirely. However,...
Partially opened lilac vertical blinds in tropical themed sitting room
Basically, either way is fine; even if this might seem like something of an un-problem in the UK, where we’re generally more concerned with keeping the heat we’ve paid good...
Closed white thermal blackout vertical blinds at living room patio doors
You need to turn your blinds (regardless of type) to the fully closed position without any gaps or spaces between slats or louvres (where present) in order to keep the...
Closed floral patterned vertical blinds at living room patio doors
You can turn them either way. Whether you turn them to the left or the right, they will still lie flush against each other and negate the possibility of any...
Roman blind and Venetian blind next to each other for comparison
In terms of appearance, Roman blinds and Venetian blinds look virtually nothing alike. Roman blinds are made of one solid sheet of fabric that folds up in pleats; Venetian blinds...
Birch tree patterned roller blinds in a bathroom window
Not if you choose waterproof blinds that are designed for use in wet and humid environments like bathrooms; which in this instance means roller blinds made of either PVC or...
Black made to measure PVC roller blinds in a bathroom
Roller blinds are the overall winner for me as the most practical all-rounders, for reasons that I’ll detail shortly; but roller blinds are just one of several suitable options if...
Orange horizontal roller blinds and vertical blinds mixed in a large modern kitchen diner
This comes down to a matter of personal taste, so it’s not strictly a yes or no question that I as Queen of Blinds can provide an answer to that...