Hillarys Blinds IE Blog

As the credit crunch worsens and the prospect of moving house looks increasingly harder and more expensive, more and more families are opting to improve their current home rather than trying to buy a new one.

Whether you are planning an extension or simply want to freshen up your home with a bit of re-decorating, new blinds could be the perfect accessory. Consider replacing any dark or heavy curtains with blinds to increase the amount of light and really brighten up your rooms.

With more than 700 fantastic styles and fabrics to choose from Hillarys have the perfect look for any window, and as our blinds are made-to-measure, we have the perfect fit too! Choose from Venetian blinds, Vertical blinds, Roller blinds, Pleated blinds, Roman blinds, Wooden Venetian blinds, or Velux window blinds.

One of our friendly local Advisors will come round to your home at a time convenient to you and measure and fit your blinds for you – so you don’t need to worry about making costly mistakes.

Thanks to numerous style makeover shows, Sarah Quilliam, head of product design for Hillarys, believes that a large proportion of the nation’s female population are likely to know their body shape and how to dress it but wonders if the same is true when it comes to making the most of their home’s best asset.

“We’re learning how to dress our pear, apple or hourglass physique to best effect and maybe even how to relax and relish in looking good naked!” says Sarah.
 
“But are we as savvy when it comes to dressing and accessorising our homes? Many of the same principles of proportion, colour and style can be applied to one of our home’s greatest assets – the windows!

“Like bodies, it’s very unlikely that any two windows will be identical and even in the same house it’s very probable that they’ll be a variety of different styles, shapes and sizes. Before deciding on what window dressing to use, first consider the shape and proportions of your window in relation to the rest of the room and whether its position may pose any limitation on the type of treatment you can use.

“Here are some rules and tips for highlighting their assets and minimising their flaws -  and, if you are indeed tempted to practise how to look good naked then you really do need to make sure that your window at least is properly dressed!”

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