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Set Your Home Office Space Up Right With The Best Blinds

At the start of the UK lockdown, nearly 50% of people in employment were asked to work at home. We spent 12-18 months turning dining tables, bedroom side units or even our laps into offices. Zoom calls with digitally enhanced backgrounds and half-dressed uniforms became the norm. And, it seems that this home working situation may be sticking around for longer. Of the UK’s 50 biggest employers, nearly all of them had no plans to ask their workers to return to the office on a full-time basis. In response to this, the need for home offices has increased significantly and so is the need to find practical and effective ways to boost productivity while you get through the latest items on your To-Do list. 

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The Shop4Blinds Neutral Window Blinds Edit

Neutral tones. No matter how far we wander from traditional style, there’s something eternally alluring about neutral colours in interior design. Whether it’s because of their versatility or the fact that there’s few rooms that don’t look stylish in their hues, we’re confident this is a trend that’s here to stay. In line with our goal to inspire your interior design with the right window blinds, we’ve pulled together this neutral window blinds edit – with our tips and tricks to styling your new window coverings easily. 

Shop4Blinds | Neutral Window Blinds Edit
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What Window Blinds Are On Trend In 2021?

While we may have left behind the bleakest year of many of our lives, 2021 is certainly not a year without restrictions. Over the past 12 – 14 months, we have spent more time inside our homes and interior renovations have become rife. Houzz has reported a 58% uplift in project leads for home professionals. Other reports note that an approximate £55 billion was spent on renovations since the lockdown restrictions began back in March 2020. We are a nation obsessed with improving the four walls around us. At Shop4Blinds, we’re passionate about the impact that window blinds can have on any room. From bedrooms through to offices and kitchens alike, blinds are a cost-effective and easily installed solution to help you build a home to love every single day.

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How to make the Pantone Colour of The Year 2021 work in your home

At the end of 2020, Pantone announced their Colour of The Year for 2021. They surprised us all by choosing 2 colours for this unprecedented year – 17-5104 Ultimate Gray and 13-0647 Illuminating.. Pantone called them:

‘A marriage of colour conveying a message of strength and hopefulness that is both enduring and uplifting’.

Pantone Colour of The Year 2021 - Illuminating and Ultimate Grey
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Brave Ground – Incorporate Dulux’s Colour of The Year 2021 into your home with the right window blinds

Every single year, The Colour Of The Year announcement has architects, interior designers and homeowners fluttering with anticipation. This month, Dulux announced that their candidate for 2021 was Brave Ground – a warm, earthy brown said to ‘create a feeling of stability, growth and potential’ It seems that, in our current climate, the colour powerhouse has identified a need for the world to draw on the positives and thread this through their interior design. 

Dulux announces Brave Ground as The Colour of The Year 2021

So, what does this mean for you? Well, short of decorating your entire home in this bolstering shade, we’re here to show you how hues like warm browns and other earthy tones can be easily incorporated into your home. And what better way than through your window blinds. 

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The 6 Most Common Window Blind Problems And How To Fix Them

The window blinds in your home are likely to be some of the most used items. After all, they’ll be rolled up and down every single morning to allow light in. And, during hotter or colder days, we advise you use them intelligently to manage temperature and light. Therefore, it’s not uncommon for people to have window blind problems that hinder this use. Most of the time, these issues are very easy to rectify and just take some insider knowledge to solve. This blog post will look at the 6 most common window blind problems and provide advice, from our expert team, on how to fix them. 

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Why you should opt for solar reflective window blinds in your home

On average, the UK has 183 days of sunshine per annum. That means that 50% of our days in a year are flooded with sunshine. Solar reflective window blinds have been designed specifically to fit the requirements posed by all of these sun rays. As a nation, we love Summer. There’s nothing quite like picnics with loved ones, spending days at the beach or simply sitting in your garden, enjoying the world go by. When we think of sunshine, it’s hard to pinpoint any negatives. 

Classic Blue Atlantex Roller Blinds
Classic Blue Atlantex Roller Blinds
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The Ultimate Guide To Finding The Perfect Summer Window Blind

There are so many things to love about Summer. More Vitamin D, days out with family and memories that last a lifetime. But one of the downsides to this bright and wonderful time is the challenge of controlling excessive heat and light in our homes. Yes, we want to spend as much as time outside, enjoying everything that UK Summer has to offer. But, it’s just as important that we have chilled and relaxing spaces in our homes to cool down. Finding the perfect summer window blind takes a bit of expert knowledge and planning but there are so many options available on the market now, we’re here to help you find the right one. 

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The Right Blind To Make Your Room Feel More Spacious

Traditionally, we’ve been told that smaller rooms are harder to style. Spaces that struggle to find natural light or accommodate the storage that we need can present problems to busy working families. To combat this, interior designers continue to tweak and adjust out homes to make even the boxiest of rooms feel large. And, here at Shop4Blinds, we believe that the right window blind can make your home feel much more spacious. 

An image showing navy blue vertical windows blinds in an open plan living area

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Half Year Round-Up: 8 interior design trends we’re loving in 2018

In a year where we celebrated another Royal Wedding, basked in one of the hottest, longest heat waves in British records and currently cheer on England through the World Cup, similarly, our love for interior design seems to be going nowhere fast. An ever-growing obsession with Pinterest and Instagram provides hours of inspiration, our houses become more and more unique with nods to styles from all over the world. We are happy to experiment with different colours, textures and furniture while continuing to focus on practicality and liveability in the buildings we call our homes. As we move into the second half of 2018, it’s time to take a look back at the trends and interior styles that have captured our heart so far.

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