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Two blinds can look similar in a photograph and come with very different quotations. So what are you actually paying for?

If you are looking for made-to-measure blinds in Bicester, Banbury or elsewhere in Oxfordshire, the useful starting point is the complete specification: the size, fabric, operating system and fitting requirements. A headline ...

September sunlight is different.

The days are getting shorter, but that doesn't necessarily mean glare becomes less of a problem.

In fact, as the sun sits lower in the sky it can shine further into a room than it did during midsummer.

Suddenly the television becomes difficult to see at four in the afternoon.

Your home-office ...

Tilt-and-turn windows are extremely useful.

You can tilt the top inward for ventilation or open the whole window into the room.

Then somebody decides they'd like a blind — and discovers that fitting a conventional blind above the window can interfere with exactly the movement that made the window useful in the first place.

Why ...

Moving into a new-build home should be exciting. However, once the boxes arrive and the evenings draw in, many homeowners discover that completely uncovered windows are not especially practical.

The bedrooms may receive early morning light. Ground-floor rooms can feel exposed after dark. Patio doors may face neighbouring properties, and the ...

A wide run of bifold doors or floor-to-ceiling windows can be one of the best features in a home. It brings in natural light, opens the room towards the garden and makes a kitchen, extension or living space feel considerably larger.

However, once the initial excitement of the glazing has passed, many homeowners face the same practical question: ...