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Back to school – blinds for kids rooms and studies

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Kids can be very hard to please, but luckily you still have the upper hand! Redecorating is a great way to treat your child and Hillarys blinds is just the place to start. Regardless of what style or design you are looking for, odds are you will find what you are looking for.

If there isn’t a colour or fabric in the range you like you can even personalise a blind with any image you like. It really couldn’t be easier, they allow you to upload any image when you visit web blinds.com. All you need to do it enter the measurements of your desired blinds and within 10 working days you will have your brand new, customised blinds.

By using roller blinds you could create a partition in your child’s room to create a tiny study for him/her to do their homework in. It is great to get your kids into the habit of working in a certain spot from a young age. So find a suitable space in their room to create a workspace in and you could even let them choose the design so that it is something they really like and even look forward to pulling down.

There are so many options when it comes to decorating your child’s room and creating a little workspace for him/her, but remember to have fun and encourage them to get involved and decide what they want, it could turn out to be a great parent/child activity.

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Customer feedback – how our blinds look at your windows!

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Here at Hillarys we love to hear your feedback – yes even the bad comments as it means we can improve our service all the time. We especially like you sending in your photos of our blinds when they’ve been fitted by one of our expert advisors – see www.hillarys.co.uk or when you’ve done it yourself – see www.web-blinds.com

Ms Conway in Kent recently sent us some photos of her vertical blinds in action she says ‘I have a large bay window at the front of my home and wanted blinds to block out the light however i didn’t want to loose the bay by having blinds that went across like curtains’ our expert local advisor went round and measured and fitted a curved bay for her which went round the bay window rather than covering it up.

Ms Conway says she was very pleased with the results and will be getting the rest of her house done. As you can see from the photo below the blinds really add to her home.

If you have a photo of your blinds you’d like to send in please send them to enquiries@hillarys.co.uk and ask for them to be sent to marketing.

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Forget the credit crunch with our red hot sale!

Friday, July 4th, 2008

We’re all worried about the so called ‘credit crunch’, with food and petrol prices soaring it can be hard to think about buying anything, whether its an essential or not.

So to make sure we have enough money to spend on other things Hillarys makes sure that its sales just get better – our Red hot sale this summer offers huge choice at great prices! Instead of spending money redecorating freshen up your home with the simple addition of a blind.

Our expert Advisors will come into your home and measure and fit for free so you don’t need to worry about splashing out on any extras. Book an appointment today!

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Brand new pleated range from Hillarys Blinds

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Hillarys Blinds have just launched a brand new designer pleated range. These new fabrics are ideal for adding some texture and pattern to your windows. The range includes something to suit any décor, from opulent prints to striking stripes and elegant jacquards as well as sleek simple plains.

Pleated blinds are perfect for both traditional and modern decors and can be used to fit almost any window making them ideal in Velux windows or conservatories. Our pleated collection also includes performance fabrics – special backings to keep the temperature down in the summer, and retain the heat during the winter months.

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Hillarys made-to-measure Shutters are the UK's number one!

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

If you‘re looking for a stylish window dressing then why not consider Shutters – Hillarys has a range of Shutter styles - tier on tier, cafe style and full height all of which offer privacy and light control.

And if you do decide to Shutters who better to go to than the UK’s market leader in made-to-measure Shutters – something that Hillarys Blinds has achieved within just 18 months of launching the product.  

“Shutters are doing for windows what plasma is doing for television,” says John Risman, chief executive of the Hillarys group. “Widely regarded as the ultimate in window dressings, the market for shutters has grown by 40 per cent in 2007 and we’re delighted that Hillarys has gained the largest share of that in such a short space of time.”

Mr Risman attributes this to the company’s unique ability to bring a quality product to a mass market with speed and affordability. “We believe that our scale and unique service proposition of measuring and fitting means that we can bring a top-end product to a wider audience all over the UK at a reasonable price – no other company has the ability to do that within the lead times that we offer.”

He also believes that shutters are viewed as an investment and an opportunity to provide a greater level of security. “Shutters offer an additional set of benefits to other window treatments,” adds Mr Risman. “People are seeing them as a fashionable way of increasing the value of their homes, something that is becoming more and more important if the housing market is due to get a little tougher”.

“The product has proved so popular that we’re launching a wider range which will include a choice of custom matched colours and shaped shutters to fit arched or awkward shaped windows.”

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Don't miss out on the last few days of our biggest ever January blinds sale!

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

This year thousands of people have braved the high streets to get their hands on a bargain in the January sale. Here at Hillarys we want you to avoid the queues and hit the sales from the comfort of your sofa instead. Our Biggest ever January blinds sale is still on but hurry its the last few days to get your blinds – our sale must end Thursday 31st January!

There’s no better time to revamp your home quickly and easily with Hillarys Blinds. View our range including Venetian blinds, Wooden Venetian blinds, Roller blinds, Roman blinds, Vertical blinds,Woodweave blinds and Honeycomb blinds. There are eight great collections to choose from and hundreds of different materials.

Your Advisor will measure your windows and provide a no-obligation quote. You’ll be offered help and advice in finding the right blind for your room and budget.

Don’t forget all of our blinds come with a 12 month guarantee – nothing less than you’d expect from the UK’s leading made-to-measure blinds company.

Book an appointment today!

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Blind ambition gets Hillarys Blinds into the record books!

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Hillarys Blinds has made it into the 2008 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records as the manufacturer of the world’s biggest vertical blind. The blind, measuring 20m wide and 8.3 metres high – 75 times the size of a normal vertical blind - was made to mark the official opening of the company’s new factory in Washington, Tyne & Wear in January 2003.

“Our record breaking attempt to create the world’s largest vertical blind was one approach to celebrate the launch in a really unusual way,” said David Burke, manufacturing director at Hillarys. “It was a feat of engineering to make a blind of these proportions and although it was a verified as a world record back in 2003, we’re delighted that it now not only appears in the latest edition of the Guinness Book of Records but actually on the flysheet.”

The blind was unveiled by Denise Welch, who is currently starring as Steph Haydock in Waterloo Road and was a former landlady of the Rover’s Return in Coronation Street.

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New year, New look – A look ahead at new blind products for 2008

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

New Verticals Collection

If you want a bit of pulling power in your home, you’ve got to get vertical… that’s the message from Sarah Quilliam, head of product design at Hillarys. She is of course talking about vertical blinds, the current bestseller at the UK’s leading supplier of blinds and shutters. And March sees the launch of a brand new collection, the highlight of which is a striking mix n’ match range that allows you to mix n’match the louvres to create your own bespoke blind. You can combine prints with plains or any number of co-ordinating or contrasting colourways within the selection.Other ranges in the collection include Shimmer, Retro and Textures. Prices start from £45 (50cm wide x 90cm drop) measured, made and fitted.

Sliding panels

Hillarys is adding sliding panel blinds to its product portfolio. A stunning modern alternative to curtains and blinds, a sliding panel will add an extra dash of contemporary style and function to windows. They’re an effective way of controlling the light and also work really well to screen off sections of a room to create a totally new space – with very little effort. The system is available in a wide range of beautiful fabrics to suit any style or taste from orange and aqua to charcoal, suede, a basket weave effect and a retro seventies style print. (more…)

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Blinds for Christmas

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

The festive season is upon us already (seemingly starting earlier every year!) meaning that the shops are packed with people buying Christmas presents and household essentials for making sure that when the family come round their home looks absolutely perfect.

Instead of trailing round the shops looking for a way to improve your decor quickly why not let Hillarys do all the hard work for you? Simply book an appointment and one of our friendly Advisors will come round to your house to show you our huge range of blinds. Hillarys offer over 800 fabrics in 9 great collections so there is something for everyone. We will even measure and fit for free! Remember for blinds fitted in time for Christmas please order before the 14th of December. Hurry don’t miss out on our up to 50% Christmas dale!

Alternatively visit our sister site – web-blinds, order your blinds and fit them yourself – you can order up to the 16th of December for blinds guaranteed to reach you before Christmas.

Either way it beats braving the shopping centres in search of the perfect home decoration!

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Let it snow!

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Remember when winter meant cold – rather than just wet – weather, snowy days filled with snowball fights, sledging and building snowmen (or should that be snowpeople?). Is it just us or is snow really getting much thinner on the ground these days and are we just as likely to be wearing flip flops in winter as we do wellies in summer! Well, let us help re-create the excitement of waking up and looking out of the window to see winter’s first snow with some good old fashioned scenes on your blinds!

Simply choose your picture, visit www.web-blinds.com and upload the image, enter your roller blind measurements and we’ll bring it to life in just ten working days! Alternatively, you could choose from one of the many fun, floral and tasty images we have on the website www.web-blinds.com.

Prices start at £143.50 (80cm wide x 120cm drop) made to measure.

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