When you buy a shading product, it’s crucial it’s the correct size for area of glazing that needs to be covered.

In other words, it needs to fit. In that sense, the blind or shutter is personalised for the space it is going to cover. One size does not fit all.

And for many homeowners, the size of their shading will be as close as they come to customising the product they’ve chosen.

But with so many colours, fabrics and additional elements available for shading products, and blinds especially, it doesn’t have to be!

Perhaps the most obvious next step when it comes to personalising a blind is the colour of the fabric or slats. With wooden Venetian blinds you can have the slats painted to a specific RAL colour and the ladder tapes, if you fancy them, come in different colours and designs too.

Like wooden Venetian blinds, shutters also boast the option of custom colours in addition to an extensive range of standard finishes.

Beyond that, headboxes, side channels, bottom bars and brackets can all be powder-coated in specific colours, while many soft furnishing fabrics can be stiffened and used to make roller blinds.

High quality large format digital printers also mean it is possible to have a roller blind which displays any design, colour or image. Roller blinds also offer the option to add finishes to the bottom of fabric in the way of shapes, braids, pulls and more.

The various options available when motorising your shading brings personalisation to a new level.

Linking them to timers and sensors means they will close or open automatically at certain times or to suit the weather conditions so you can maximise the energy saving qualities of your shading products.

Crucially, personalising with motorisation route means the shading product complementing your glazing is inherently child safe as the need for window blind cords or chains is eliminated.

Ask your local BBSA member for more information about how you can personalise your blinds.

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For more information on how blinds, shutters and awnings can help buildings remain cool in the summer and warm in the winter visit www.bbsa.org.uk/blinds-make-better or contact your local BBSA member.