Archive for the ‘Trends’ Category

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…)

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!

Warm up with our new Roman Blinds range this Autumn

Monday, October 8th, 2007

With Autumn here and the cooler weather creeping in you’ll want window furnishings that create a cosy warm feeling to your home.

We’ve just updated our Roman blinds range with some fabulous new fabrics and designs including grey suede and silk. Our Roman blinds come in 137 gorgeous fabrics and four styles – fully lined, unlined, cascade and blackout. With brand new Romans and the existing range to choose from you’ll be spoilt for choice!
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Conservatory blinds

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

The sun may not have always been shining this summer but that’s no excuse not to be using your conservatory. Not only can you use your conservatory on hot summer days but also in cooler weather. A conservatory is a useful addition to any house, an extra room that combines space and multifunctionality with a great view that is easily accessible.

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Window dressings – Key looks for Autumn/Winter 2007

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Although many of us wish the Summer (or lack of it this year) would last forever Autumn is coming up fast, so what are the new trends for Autumn and winter this year?

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More than just window decoration..

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Blinds may just seem like a way of decorating your windows but they are in fact much more exciting. Blinds can have a number of uses that you may never have thought about before. For example what about solving those storage problems by using a blind to replace your wardrobe doors? Roller blinds work best for this effect and not only create more space, as large doors are not continually being opened into the space of the room and therefore particularly useful in small bedrooms or where beds or other furniture are situated close to your wardrobe doors, but they also look good too.  

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Stay on trend with fashionable window shutters

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Forget curtains, blinds and shutters are now the window furnishings chosen by most people in Britain. And why wouldn’t they? Blinds and shutters combine attractiveness with practicality, a great style that’s easy to maintain.

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Become more energy efficient with Honeycomb Blinds

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Environmental issues are mentioned virtually everyday in the news but it can be hard to decide exactly what you can do to help, especially when most options seem to involve a lot of time and/or a lot money.

 

But there is one way that won’t break the bank; becoming more energy efficient is quick and easy, anyone can make small changes to their home or daily routine resulting in not just ‘saving the world’ but also your hard earned money. As always Hillarys is quick to pick up on a trend and we have recently launched our new Honeycomb blind range, looking similar to the well-loved Pleated blind, the fabric in our energy efficient Honeycomb blinds is formed from hexagonal cells placed side-to-side, which trap air and create a barrier against draughts coming through windows.

They come in ten different shades, a range of sizes and we even offer a cordless option to protect your little ones. By being more energy efficient we can all help to save the planet and prevent climate change, looking out for future generations.

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