If you are looking for blinds or awnings in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire or Buckinghamshire then what are your options? Lets take a look and see if we can help you through the maze.

You may have an idea about which blinds you would like to purchase as well, but if not you will need advice on whether to buy vertical, roller, wooden, venetian or roman blinds for your windows.

Vertical blinds are the most popular because they offer the most flexibility and control options. You can move the louvres so that people can’t see in from certain directions and yet light can still come into your room.

The simplest blind is the humble roller blind. This is just basically a piece of fabric stuck to a barrel that you can wind up or down. You don’t really get to control any light though. Roller blinds are still very common and account for about 20% of all blinds sold.

Wooden venetians are increasing in popularity all the time and will probably soon overtake the common vertical. The disadvantage is that the slats are thicker than fabric, and if you want to draw the blind up you can end up with a large “stack” of wood at the top of your window.

Onto where to buy blinds. If you are in Milton Keynes, Flitwick or Ampthill areas then there are plenty of outlets that supply blinds at set sizes. Some people go for this option because they expect the blinds to be cheaper but let’s look more into this. First of all you give up half a day at least going to all of the outlets selling these types of blinds. You will then spend half a day fitting it unless you are experienced at this kind of work. You are likely to have compromised on colour because they aren’t made for you; they have to be held in stock. I can’t speak for them all but as the blinds are mass produced to sell at a price, the quality is often poor, and you certainly will have compromised on how well the blind fits because it isn’t made to measure. You will either have gaps or will have to spend an hour or two cutting the blind to size.

Some people I know have purchased blinds from the web, but they have never found the whole process easy. Often misunderstandings occur with measuring because there are things a professional will look out for. You have no recourse to an online supplier if your measurements are incorrect. Better to let a professional do it for you.

We can recommend the following suppliers as they offer a complete service and pass on the savings they make by not renting shops. Blind Inspirations cover all of Hertfordshire, and Yager Blinds cover Milton Keynes and most of Buckinghamshire. We personally have dealt with both companies and were delighted.