Find ready-made curtains and curtain fabric online
Whether you’re in the market for blinds, shutters or curtains, home interiors expert Alison Cork knows where you can get the best for less. Conservatory blinds at half price, 80% off curtains and wooden blinds for under £10 – here’s the last word on frugal fenestration.
Thomas Sanderson
When it comes to bespoke blinds and interior shutters for the house and conservatory, Thomas Sanderson is a name to be reckoned with. Operating nationwide and with a free design service, keep an eye out for seasonal promotions to get the best possible deal.
Blinds In A Box
Instant paper pleated blinds, affixed via a self adhesive strip. Blinds in a Box can be cut to fit any window and at £39 for a box of 6, they won’t break the bank.
Curtains to Bedding
For ready-made curtains and blinds, Curtains to Bedding offers choice, quality and value for money. Discounts of up to 50% are commonplace with a selection of designer poles and tracks available at internet-only prices. Keep an eye on the “Special Clearance” section where discounts of +80% make regular appearances.
Digitex
A fabulous library of over 7,000 images can be applied to standard, sheer and blackout roller blinds. Prices start from £115 so they’re not the cheapest but you won’t find an off the peg alternative with the same impact.
Coolscreen Direct
For pinoleum, pleated or roller conservatory blinds, Coolscreen Direct offers fantastic quality at highly competitive rates. Based on a standard Victorian conservatory (3m x 2.4m), you’d save well over £3000 compared with competitor brands.
Loose Ends Fabrics
Based in a converted barn in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, Loose Ends Fabrics has over 5km of discontinued and overstock designer fabrics from the likes of Osborne & Little and Malabar all at up to 70% less than the high street. Better still, in-house seamstresses are on hand to make up cushions, blinds and curtains to order. Visit www.looseendsfabrics.co.uk to request swatches in your preferred colours and designs.
Shutterly Fabulous
For FSC-certified, hardwood shutters, Shutterly Fabulous offers a bespoke service at affordable prices. Made to order with an unrivalled palette of colours on offer, visit the website to view the range of designs, woods and stains available.
Sash Window Workshop
Sash Windows can be an expensive luxury when it comes to heating bills. Make sure yours make the grade with the Sash Window Workshop. Specialising in the replacement and repair of traditional sash windows, it’s the crème de la crème of authentic fenestration.
Curtain Factory Outlet
www.curtainfactoryoutlet.co.uk
The best kept secret of savvy interior designers, the Curtain Factory Outlet is a London-based warehouse stocking over 5000 rolls of designer fabrics (previously up to £140 per metre) reduced to £6.99 plus VAT per metre.
Wooden Blinds Direct
Boasting some of the hardest hitting brands of the blinds arena, Wooden Blinds Direct offers great value for money with prices starting at just £8.95. Free delivery on orders over £50 only sweetens the deal – order online at www.wooden-blinds-direct.co.uk.
