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BLINDS & SHUTTERS
The finishing touches for your windows.
Tips and advice for choosing blinds, shutters and awnings to finish your windows.
BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 4 Mar 2026
Intelligent Blinds
Intelligent blinds manufacturer Sona launches SonaApex Pro system Specialist blinds manufacturer, Sona, is celebrating a successful start to the year following the expansion of its best-selling SonaApex range. Featuring a unique patented system and high-quality British-made components, the SonaApex
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 12 Jun 2025
Automated SOLAR Shading
Automation for your home’s solar shading Shading transforms how you can manage light, privacy and the climate of your home. Shading combined with automation brings all of those benefits and makes them more effective and convenient too. The British Blind & Shutter Association explores how.Automation
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 12 Jun 2025
Transform OUTDOOR Living
BRITISH-MADE BRILLIANCE: Caribbean Blinds and Grillo unite to transform outdoor living Caribbean Blinds, the UK’s leading manufacturer of luxury external shading systems, has announced a new partnership with Grillo Outdoor Kitchens to deliver fully integrated, design-led outdoor cooking and dining s
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 17 Mar 2025
Keep COOL This Summer
Shading to keep you cool and comfortable this summer As the weather warms up and the heating gets switched off, attention is going to turn to keeping our homes cool and comfortable.The right shading solutions can make a significant difference. Whether it’s regulating indoor temperatures, enhancing o
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 20 Sept 2024
Welcome LIGHT Into Your Home
How window blinds and shutters can help you welcome light into your home We know natural light is beneficial for both our physical and mental well-being and should be encouraged in our living spaces. As such, contemporary home designs often feature large glass installations which flood our living sp
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 4 Jun 2024
A PERFECT Fit
Integral blinds offer a perfect fit for holiday homes Integral blinds can provide the ideal solution for the UK’s growing number of holiday homes due to the way they can help to maximise comfort and protect properties during unoccupied periods, according to Morley Glass. The latest industry data fro
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 6 Mar 2024
Delicate LIGHT
Delicate shining light Picture Credit: The “pergola style” from markilux combines graceful design with playful lighting effects. These features lend both awning and patio a touch of magic. Pergola awning is an enchanting addition to a patio with its graceful look and coloured interplay of light Perg
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 22 Nov 2023
The OVERHEATING Issue
The UK’s overheating issue: Why external shading is the answerAlthough the UK has experienced a somewhat short-lived summer – with temperatures remaining relatively cool throughout July and August – the recent heatwaves and devastating wildfires across Europe are not to be taken lightly. The Met Off
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 13 Sept 2023
Longing For A Spa Experience At Home?
NEW DIMENSION & SPA EXPERIENCE with the Caribbean Blinds’ Outdoor Living PodTM CASE STUDY: Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa In June 2023, external shading company Caribbean Blinds delivered a highly effective and stylish outdoor shading solution in the form of 4 luxury louvered cabanas at Pennyhill Park H
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 13 Sept 2023
A Blinding Choice
Make Your Shading More Than Just A Measurement 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 […]
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 15 May 2023
Think Differently About BLINDS And SHUTTERS
In the UK, blinds and shutters are often viewed as an optional window dressing rather than a useful tool to help save energy and play an important role in our wellbeing. Dr Zoe De Grussa, technical and sustainability consultant at the British Blind and Shutter Association (BBSA), explains how to thi
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 15 May 2023
Magical Moments
Awnings bring a coloured interplay of light to the façade The “MX-4” is part of the markilux MX series. A series that focuses on a modern, timeless design for awnings. But this new model doesn’t just want to sparkle with its look. It also wants to delight with a completely new world of light underne
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 15 Feb 2023
STUNNING Pergola Cluster
Caribbean Blinds Installs 8-Cluster Premium Pergola To Complement Renowned London Members’ Club If the global pandemic and multiple lockdowns taught us anything, it’s the importance and value of outdoor spaces. All hospitality and commercial establishments had to reconsider the use and functionality
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 15 Feb 2023
From TRENDY to CLASSIC
From TRENDY to CLASSIC New awning fabric collection offers vivid variety in a compact format A wide range is the common credo when it comes to fulfilling customers’ wishes. But there is also another approach – as demonstrated by awning manufacturer markilux. The company’s current cover fabric collec
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 29 Sept 2022
Shading Your GLAZING
Shutters: A Stylish And Effective Way Of Shading Your Glazing Following a summer of record-breaking temperatures in the UK, now is the time to think about how solar shading can help keep your home cool. While blinds are brilliant – trust us, we at the BBSA would know – shutters are also fantastic pr
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 28 Sept 2022
EVOLUTION Of The Pergola
The Rise & Evolution Of The Pergola In the past, a pergola has typically been viewed as four posts and a roof made out of timber, however, this previously humble wooden structure has come a long way – especially since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Having evolved over time, consumers now have ac
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 30 Jun 2022
Alternative SHADING Methods
Alternative Outdoor Shading Methods To Help Save You Money This Summer On 1st April 2022, the energy price cap rose again by 54% (following an increase last October) as the cost for wholesale gas and electricity continues to soar. Energy bills are skyrocketing for many families across the country, w
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · 30 Jun 2022
Big SHADING
Got Big Glazing? You Need Big Shading! Large, statement pieces of glazing look incredible and are fantastic at flooding inside spaces with light. However, when the time inevitably comes for some privacy or light and heat control, you’ll need some shading to help you. Therefore, it’s crucial to plan
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · NEWS · 9 Mar 2022
Caribbean BLINDS
Case Study: Norfolk (Burnham Market)(Cuba Awning) External shading specialists Caribbean Blinds delivered a sleek and highly effective solar shading solution to complement a countryside garden setting in Burnham Market, Norfolk. This seamless addition to a newly built extension proves that a modern
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · NEWS · 9 Mar 2022
The Ideal Living Space Come RAIN Or SHINE
Many of us view our home and garden as two separate entities, with a firm boundary in between. However, linking these two spaces to create the perfect indoor/outdoor living zone can make both areas look and feel bigger – regardless of the size of your property. With the unpredictable British weather
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · NEWS · 12 Oct 2021
MOTORISATION Is Your Friend
Large Installation Or Tricky To Reach Glazing? Motorisation Is Your Friend… The British Blind and Shutter Association explains why motorising your window blinds, shutters and awnings is not as complicated as you may think. An option which was previously written off as being exclusively for tho
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · NEWS · 3 Jun 2021
in the SHADE
Shaped shading for your shaped glassBy Daniel Surey, BBSA Glass is – quite literally – a window to the outdoors which allows us to enjoy natural light and views from the comfort of our homes and businesses. For many, they have been a saving grace during this time of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · NEWS · 6 Sept 2020
blind AMBITIONS
Beat the WFH blues with these interior design secrets from Couture Living We’ve all been spending a little – or a lot – more time indoors lately. Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, households of all shapes and sizes across the UK have had to adjust to lockdown life. Working, playing, exercising, learn
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · NEWS · 12 Sept 2018
Cordless Blind with Swish Style
Swish, Keyless technology for the savvy home owner by WPR Agency. For effortless style and ease of use, the unique new Cordless Aluminium Venetian blind range from leading window decoration experts Swish takes ready-made blinds to the next level. Using its revolutionary SwishRise cordless sys
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BLINDS, SHUTTERS & AWNINGS · NEWS · 23 Aug 2018
more than 50 SHADES
Crestron Shades and the elegant collection of Horizontal Sheers, are the latest additions to Crestron’s range of motorised Shading Solutions providing one-touch control of natural light. With a wide range of fabric options designed by Hartmann&Forbes exclusively for Crestron, Crestron Shades provide
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