First off you will need to decide whether to fit the blind inside or outside the window recess. If you choose to fit the blind inside the recess, ensure that it is cut to the right size so that it doesn’t catch on the wallpaper, paintwork or other wall coverings inside the recess, otherwise you could end up damaging the blind and needing to redecorate more often because of the friction as the blind is lowered and raised.
If you have a fabric roller blind, this should be easy to cut, but it is better to cut the blind once, even if it ends up still being slightly too wide, then remeasure and trim to the final desired width of your window. Once you have cut fabric away, you cannot add it back on after all. Alternatively, you could hang the roller blind on the outside of the window recess, usually attached above the window, which is often a more practical approach because it means you will have more room on the window sill for things like pictures, plants or ornaments. You will just need to ensure that when you fit the blind, there is an equal amount of the blind at each side of the window, unless you cut it to fit.
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If you’ve decided to redecorate your home and want a new blind to add the finishing touch around your window, first and foremost you need to find what type of blind is best for you. If you are looking for a soft fabric look then ideally you are going to need roller blinds, these blinds can be adjusted to fit your window if slightly too wide.
Then there are venetian blinds that can be moved up or down dependent on the amount of light you want to have coming through them; upwards for a soft light and downwards for a reverse effect, or at times when you want privacy or you want to block out direct light from shining into the room, you can tilt the blind to achieve this. Venetian blinds come in a number of materials from wooden blinds to PVC and aluminium.
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Painting your home can be a long and laborious task, often putting rooms out of action while furniture is piled up under dust sheets and relocated to different rooms of the house to give space to paint. Applying multiple coats of paint can often be a pain too, because the job takes even longer, but if an even paint finish is desired, or if a bright coloured paint was used for a previous coat, you can’t always avoid second or even third coats of paint.
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With the global population rising dramatically, more people using cars and densely populated cities producing thousands of tons of carbon emissions it’s time to start changing the way we live. While we can’t change the world single handed in a week, we can change what we do in our own homes and lives which together will make a difference over time.
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The use of border for decoration in homes has been around for centuries. Many years ago it was used by only the wealthy as a feature to show how much money they had but over the years and with new developments in technology it has become wide spread and at one point, wallpaper borders were used in almost every home in the UK. They were originally made to conceal fixings in the 18th century, as wallpaper was not pasted up but nailed to the wall or placed on tracks so the border was hung over the fixings giving a neater finish.
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Whether you’ve just moved house and are decorating to cover up old and outdated wallpaper, are selling up and want to make your house more attractive to potential buyers, or want a fresh new feel for your home, hanging wallpaper can provide the solution for you.
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Renting out a property can be a great investment and source of income but there are a number of property maintenance jobs and decorating projects you are likely to have to deal with more regularly. Local tradespeople can be an attractive proposition, especially if you have multiple properties and your own home will also need work doing over the course of the year.
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People have been cutting back on interior design recently in an effort to save money on their redecorating which is having an impact on the amount of business interior design consultants are receiving. An American decorator could have the solution to boosting demand for decorating however.
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Leading paint manufacturer Crown Paints has bought out its independence from parent company / professional investors Endless LLP. The company now run by the CEO Howard Luft, is looking to move forward from this, with Crown Paints and hopefully invest in areas that have future potential for the company. Read more…
