Advice, Ideas & Inspiration, Page 6

Partially opened white blackout vertical blinds at a living room patio
Yes, vertical blinds are good for privacy, and you can use them to occlude the view others have of inside without losing all of the natural light coming in if...
White dimout roller blinds in cosy sunny sitting room
No, when it comes to most types of blinds. However, that’s a soft “no” rather than the sort of “no” you got from your first ever attempt at scoring a...
Colourful mixed vertical blind louvres in a large modern kitchen diner
Yes, as long as you stick within some broad guidelines to make sure the end result looks good and works how it should, which largely means thinking about the “match”...
View of house from outside with white wooden blinds in the windows
Yes, generally; if they work to complement the home itself, and particularly if they are to the tastes of your prospective future buyer.
White wooden blinds with contrasting red ladder tapes
Wooden blind tapes hold the blind’s slats up and keep them tidy, evenly spaced, and uniform, and they allow for the blind as a whole to be raised and lowered,...
Row of colourful terrace houses on UK street
If you’re living in a rented property, you’re probably quite limited in terms of the sort of changes or upgrades you can make to your home; both because your tenancy...
House to let on a UK residential street
There are quite a few things to consider if you are looking to buy blinds for a buy-to-let property you want to rent out; practicality, longevity, suitability, and cost, to...
Blue and white striped curtains in kitchen diner
In approximately 99.9% of kitchens, curtains are a bad idea. If your kitchen is one of the 0.1% that never gets humid, doesn’t result in cooking smells, isn’t ever splashy...