Blockout, light-filtering or sunscreen
Blockout gives the strongest darkening and privacy, light-filtering softens daylight, and sunscreen cuts glare while keeping an outward view. Night-time privacy varies, so the right answer depends on the room.
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Practical guidance on choosing fabrics, controlling light, keeping window furnishings safe around children and looking after them once they are installed.
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Choosing the right treatment
The four questions that decide most window furnishing choices.
Blinds, curtains or shutters
Blinds suit clean lines and tight recesses, curtains add softness and insulation, and shutters give a fitted architectural finish that becomes part of the room.
Layering two treatments
A sheer paired with a blockout layer lets one window be soft and open by day and private and dark at night. It needs a double track and a little more stack space.
When motorisation is worth it
Motorisation earns its place on high, wide or frequently used windows, and where grouped or scheduled operation matters. It also removes loose chains at the window.
Living with them
Care, safety and longevity
Child Safety
Loose cords and chains are the main risk at a window. Motorised and cordless options remove them, and where chains remain, tensioners should be fixed to the wall and kept out of reach.
Cleaning and Care
Most fabrics need regular light dusting rather than heavy cleaning. Venetian slats are dusted closed in each direction, and fabric blinds and curtains follow the care guidance for that fabric.
Sun and Fading
Every fabric fades over time in strong sun. West-facing windows benefit from a more durable fabric or an external layer such as an awning or outdoor blind.
Before you order
Why professional measuring matters
Recess depth, wall alignment and hardware clearances affect light gaps, stacking and operation. A site measure lets us identify these details before manufacture and provide a clear proposal, rather than discovering them on installation day.
Accurate openings
Each window is measured individually, even where they look identical.
Each window is measured individually, even where they look identical.
Mounting conditions
Fixing surfaces, reveals and clearances are checked before anything is ordered.
Fixing surfaces, reveals and clearances are checked before anything is ordered.
Operation and access
Handles, furniture and traffic paths are considered when placing controls.
Handles, furniture and traffic paths are considered when placing controls.
A clear proposal
You receive an itemised quote for the specification you have chosen.
You receive an itemised quote for the specification you have chosen.
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