Hillarys has launched Verticals, a stylish and unique collection of vertical window blinds.

It’s made up of four different ranges, the highlight of which is a Mix and Match assortment that allows you to do exactly that – mix and match the louvres to create your own bespoke blind.

Sarah Quilliam, head of product design at Hillarys says, “This is a first for Hillarys and as far as we know, the only verticals collection available, that allows you to come up with your own individual design.”
 
“The Mix and Match range was created in response to an increasing demand from customers, for a more personalised look,” she adds.

“Verticals have always been extremely popular, as they’re such a practical and versatile window dressing solution.”

“Now we’ve raised the standard in the style stakes, by giving people the chance to co-ordinate their window dressing, even more closely with their décor.”

Prices for the new verticals collection start at £45 measured, made and fitted.

Some of the fabrics are also available in wider 127mm louvers, which make a great budget alternative to sliding panels.

Web: http://www.hillarys.co.uk
Tel: (0800) 169 3938.

Digetex is a leading UK luxury home furnishing brand, designing and manufacturing furnishing fabrics, wall coverings, murals, roller, panel and roman blinds, bespoke wall art canvasses and a wide range of soft furnishing accessories.

Their philosophy is to combine creativity and innovation with quality designs and products - “Wallpaper is back but this time it’s different - a means to express your individuality - playing with scale and using your wall as a canvas.”

The business offers bespoke interior products, which are individually designed and made to client specification, at optimal standards of quality scale and colour at competitive prices; work can also be created from the client’s own images.

Wall Art offers the ultimate creative visual medium:

Gallery style art canvasses are printed onto 100% cotton-canvas with Digi-Gard for added durability; stretched over a stable wooden frame for contemporary style with no size limitation.

The spectacular murals are all size specific and digitally printed to client specification.

Featured here is the Ying Mural from their First Emperor range.

The Digetex samples encompassing over 7,000 images/designs from Classic Masters, Fine to Pop Art, Zen and Contemporary, to name but a few can be viewed online.

There is no minimum order and prices start at £35 per panel for murals, £20 per metre for fabric, £40 a canvas and £65 for a blind.

Web: http://www.digetex.com/collection.asp 

Tel: (0161) 873 8891

After three years in development, Thomas Sanderson has launched the Nexus Patio Awning.

Boasting advanced technological design this exclusive patio awning not only offers revolutionary new features, but also its sleek design will complement any home and garden.

The unique Mistral Wind Sensor built into the new patio awning, detects any movement of the canopy during windy conditions; should the wind reach an unsafe level, the Mistral Sensor will communicate wirelessly to the awning controls and immediately retract it, preventing damage to you and your property.

Further intelligent features include:

• The Advanced Light SolarSensor, a solar-powered light sensor communicates wirelessly to the awning’s electronic control, which can be programmed to extend the canopy as the sun rises and retract as night falls.
• A unique ‘nano’ coating ensures that rainwater will simply wash light dirt off the awning.
• Thomas Sanderson’s bespoke installation method, ensures that the awning fits to the wall in a tidy casing with minimal gaps and its integral control system avoids the need for conspicuous electrical control boxes.
• A beautiful collection of over 200 different fabrics, LED mood lighting and optional heaters and valances, make sure that the customer will find a style to suit their taste.

Also new this year are stylish Metal Venetian Blinds for the conservatory or elsewhere, offering a novel system whereby the blinds are fitted to each individual windowpane, providing excellent light and glare control; there are over 90 style and colour options.

Web: http://www.thomassanderson.com

Tel: (0800) 220 603

The eclectic blind collection is unashamedly for modern living; the look is clean and uncluttered but with flair, texture, colour and stylish twists.

Picture This is a range of blinds that not only serve as window dressing, offering privacy and protection from the sun, but are so visually appealing, they become an integral piece of art.

Available as Roller binds and Kyoto sliding panels, each design is quite different, enabling you to create a dramatic focal point in any room with bold and beautiful digital designs:

• ‘Atmosphere’ is a funky abstract combining two photographic images.
• ‘Rainforest’ pictured here has a dramatic jungle theme.
• ‘Cityscape’ depicts London at night with a monotone palette and is spectacularly moody, yet versatile and really epitomises the urban look.
• The photographic images in particular are strikingly different, capturing high definition and photo-perfect colour.
• When made into Kyoto sliding panels, the photographic designs create the effect of a mural.

eclectics offers this service on a bespoke basis – simply provide your sizes and they will scale your chosen design up or down accordingly; your own photographic images can also be printed directly onto a Roller blind or Kyoto sliding panel.

Prices start from £459 for a Kyoto sliding panel and £75 for a Roller blind.

The entire eclectics range can be purchased from your nearest eclectics stockist or online:

Web: http://www.eclectics.co.uk.

Tel: (0845) 241 1715

Silent Gliss has introduced ‘Inspiration - a luxurious collection of new fabrics for exciting window treatments in your home.

The new fabrics bring new textures and colours, together with exciting new patterns; you will find digital prints, laser cut-outs and embroidery work, confirming the Silent Gliss aim to be your partner for all creative and striking ideas for your windows.

They have been selected with care in regard to design and textures, but also intensively tested to ensure that they work perfectly on various defined window treatment systems and are sure to inspire you.

Finest translucence suggested by thinnest Trevira, rich linen, or traditional cottons offer cool and natural looks; a total of 29 fabrics offer a wide range of textures, colours, and moods.

Featured here is Feather.

The fabrics are presented in two inspiration books, one with plain fabrics (Inspiration 1), the other one featuring various textures, prints and patterns (Inspiration 2).

A compact user-guide is provided to help you in your selection and provides the necessary information for each fabric and its applications.

Web: http://www.silentgliss.co.uk

Tel: (01843) 863 571

Blinds tend to take pole position when the weather perks up and the days get lighter and brighter,” says Sarah Quilliam, head of product design at Hillarys.

Heavier fabrics are great during chilly dark winter months when we want to cosy up, but come spring we want to let the sun shine in and maximise the light.

So fitting window blinds is an easy and relatively inexpensive way to breathe fresh life into a room and help banish those post-winter blues.

Make it spring all year round with the lovely tulip adorned roman blinds featured here - Tula Cotton from Hillarys Romans collection. Prices start at £89 (60cm wide x 75cm drop).

Or, Hepburn Pink - vintage style floral blinds layered with Rocas Camellia also from the Romans collection. Prices start at £89 (60cm wide x 75cm drop).

Hot on the heels of the catwalk, trend spotters predict a move towards earthy green in interiors, a colour that brings the outdoors inside and a fresh uplifting feel to any room; so why not infuse your home with a dose of feel-good factor by adding a touch of green at the windows?

Bath 30 - Victoria Green from Hillarys pleated collection, prices start at £76 (46cm wide x 91cm drop).

Misc 13 - Acacia Olive from Hillarys Rollers collection. Prices start at £49 (61cm wide x 76cm drop).

Prices include measurement, making and fitting.

Web: http://www.hillarys.co.uk

Tel: (0800) 169 3938.

Wave goodbye to grubby net curtains with the new Vari Light Blind from Thomas Sanderson; the product looks like a fabric Venetian Blind and its delicate, ethereal-like quality, makes it perfect for any room in the home.

The Vari-Light Blind is operated by remote control, so that you can alter your shade or privacy at the touch of a button; the control also features a memory option, enabling you to choose your desired setting to provide total shade and atmospheric control.

The blind is perfect for protecting your upholstery and carpets from fading in bright sunshine, since the fabric acts as a UV filter providing protection when open or closed; a dim out option is also available.

There is a choice of 14 colours and 2 louver widths (50 or 70 mm), plus 10 rail colours, so that you can coordinate your decor.

The Vari-Light Blind is part of the new Thomas Sanderson Window Blinds and Shutters Collection and comes with a 5-year guarantee.

Web: http://www.thomassanderson.com 

Tel: (0800) 220 603

Hillarys new Venetian blind collection is a diverse, up to the minute mix of bold bright colours, contemporary patterns and textures, cool metallics, earthy tones and an enhanced range of gorgeous shimmer effects.

“From the catwalk to the high street, current trends are all about pattern and strong colour,” says Sarah Quilliam, head of product design; “Our new Venetians collection picks up on those themes and features some really unusual designs such as Paisley Gold, metallic Treadplate and Sparkle Black, a lustrous shimmering black shot through with gold.”

There are more than 90 different slats to choose from in 12 different groups, ranging from classic Stripes and the candy-coloured deliciousness of Ice Cream to the pulsating vibrancy of Rio Carnival and the seventies disco feel of Shimmer.

The Venetians are available in 4 different slat widths* – 15mm, 25mm, 35mm and 50mm; “Size is really a matter of taste,” says Sarah, “although the light-filtering properties do vary slightly with more light coming through, the wider the slat”. (*Only selected blinds are available in all four slat widths).

Featured here is: - Grey and mulberry, which is a sophisticated and contemporary combination that also works well with an element of surprise, created by introducing a strong accent colour. Mulberry is from Hillarys Rio Carnival collection. Prices start at £55 (46cm wide x 61cm drop) measured, made and fitted.

Web: http://www.hillarys.co.uk 

Tel: (0800) 169 3938.

New House Textiles has pioneered decorative elements for blinds and curtains, ever since the launch of its first ground-breaking collection in 2002.

This year the company is introducing a unique new accessories collection to bring the whole concept up to date, with a feast of inspiring products from gorgeous textured braids to beautiful handmade pulls in glass, ceramics, metal, leather, suede and wood.

Featured here is the Fiesta blind pull, which is available in a choice of delightful colours. 

Curtain tiebacks get a fresh new look too, as do accessories for vertical blinds and light pulls.
 
Country house or city loft; new blinds and curtains or facelifts for old ones; eclectic or sophisticated; whatever the look, the New House Textiles accessories collection will add the finishing touch to all your interiors.

Traditional craftsmen in the UK make all of the New House accessories.

Web: http:// www.newhousetextiles.com
Tel:  (01989) 740684

Thomas Sanderson has introduced TecNeat, an exclusive and innovative blind system especially for conservatories.

The new system allows the fabric to take centre stage, with the hardware discreetly hidden so that the visual impact comes only from the material to enhance the beauty of your room.

The arrangement is suitable for all shapes and sizes of conservatory and is especially ideal for the roof, where the sun’s rays can often seep through so that blinds are a must.

Adding Thomas Sanderson’s PowerPleat remote control to TecNeat, enables you to control the light and heat from the comfort of your armchair, transforming your surroundings swiftly and easily, at the touch of a button.

There is no need for pull cords or rods to operate your blinds – it’s all done electronically, with each blind having its own miniature motor.

Only available from Thomas Sanderson, The PowerPleat and TecNeat combination, provides state-of –the-art technology and the ultimate in ease of use and convenience.

Web: http://www.thomassanderson.com

Tel: (0800) 220 603