How To Know When It Is Time To Replace Your Shutters
The signs that shutters are past repair: stiff operation, yellowing or peeling, visible warping, and when it is simply taste.
Tips, inspiration and expert advice on shutters, blinds and window dressing for your home.
The signs that shutters are past repair: stiff operation, yellowing or peeling, visible warping, and when it is simply taste.
Not every honeycomb fabric can be made into a gable or a long drop. Why we specify 32mm and non-woven for shaped blinds, and what happens when you don't.
Internal or external shutters for UK weather? Compared on light, on glare, and on how each stands up to what the sky throws at it.
Managing heat in a garden room or orangery: adjustable shutters, the right materials, ventilation, and a plan for each season.
A guide to the materials, indoor air quality and environmental considerations behind our shutter ranges, for Scottish homes.
How ultraviolet light damages furniture and flooring, and whether an external screen or an internal louvred shutter protects better.
Arched and irregular windows need shutters built to the shape rather than trimmed to it. How that is designed and then fitted.
Modern Scottish new builds are full of glass. Low-E against low-G, external against internal shading, and what to specify early.
Misted windows and damp sills are a moisture problem, not a window fault. Here’s how to cut condensation, and how to set shutters and blinds so they don’t make it worse.
Salt, humidity, ultraviolet and storms all attack a coastal window. Which shutter materials and finishes actually survive it.
Who actually makes your blinds: how Hunter Douglas and Luxaflex fit together, and PowerView against Somfy for motorisation.
Working at home can be extremely rewarding. or extremely frustrating. A well-designed, purpose-built office will have lots of little architectural touches.