Guides
Guides to choosing blinds and curtains
The questions people ask before they buy, answered in full — no need to message us first.
What does a motorized roller blind cost? Every part of the price, explained
A motorized roller blind isn't an off-the-shelf product with one price. It's priced by fabric area, then a motor and a fitting charge per unit. Here's every component, plus the square-yard formula you can run on a calculator yourself.
6 min readMotorized or manual blinds: what actually changes, and which rooms need which
Same fabric, same look — the only difference is whether you pull it or press a button. So the real question isn't which is better, it's which windows are worth paying a motor for.
5 min readYour home is already finished — can you still fit motorized blinds?
Short answer: yes, and nothing needs to be knocked out. The only real question is where the power comes from — and there are three ways to answer it.
5 min readWooden blinds or roller blinds? How to choose between them
These two are nearly three times apart in price, and people still pick by looks alone — when in fact they solve different problems.
5 min readCurtains for a condo: what to choose, and what building management needs to know
A condo differs from a house in two ways that matter here: you don't own everything you might want to drill into, and the glass is usually larger than the room can comfortably take.
5 min readBlackout or sunscreen fabric: what each one actually does
Most people pick fabric by colour, when the thing that decides whether the room works is how much light it stops — and the same colour comes in several levels.
5 min readHow to measure your own windows before asking for a price
You don't need fitter-level precision — we measure properly before anything is made. But a decent measurement now means the price we send back is far closer to the real one.
6 min readReady-made or made-to-measure motorized blinds: which one do you actually need?
Ready-made motorized blinds are a real option and not a bad one — they just answer a different question. Here is the honest comparison, and which windows suit which.
6 min readChoosing a curtain shop: seven things to ask before you pay a deposit
The hard part is not finding out who is more expensive. It is that no two quotes count the same things, so they cannot be laid side by side. These seven questions make them comparable.
6 min readHow curtains are priced, why it is by the yard, and what cheap really means
The most common question is how many yards a two-metre window needs. The answer is not two metres converted to yards — and understanding why is the key to reading any curtain quote.
5 min readWhat is a zip blind? How it differs from a normal roller blind, and where it's used
A zip blind is a type of roller blind whose two side edges don't hang free — they run inside channels for the full height. That one detail is why it tends to be chosen for the outside of glass, balconies and patios, while an ordinary roller blind mostly stays indoors.
5 min readDo motorized blinds work in a power cut? Plug-in and battery motors compared
It comes down to where the motor gets its power. A plug-in motor stops until the power comes back. A rechargeable battery motor isn't affected by a mains cut, because it never ran off the socket in the first place.
5 min readWhat does a motorized curtain track cost? Priced by length, and what is and isn't in it
A motorized curtain track isn't priced by the square yard like a roller blind. It's priced per set according to the length of the track, and that price already includes the motor. Here's what sits inside that figure, what is charged separately, and what moves the price.
6 min readPleated or wave curtains: how they differ and which one suits your room
The same fabric in the same colour gives a room two different moods as a pleated curtain and as a wave curtain. The whole difference is in the heading and the track, not in the cloth.
6 min readWhich curtain motor brand should you choose? How to read Somfy and Novo specs first
"Which brand is good" can't be answered with a brand name alone — one brand makes many models with different strength and different controls. What matters is that model's specs against your window. This guide walks through each spec, with figures from the manufacturers' sheets.
7 min readControlling motorized blinds from your phone: the Tuya app, WiFi and what to check before ordering
Our motorized blinds can be run three ways: a remote, a phone app, or a wall switch. The app is Tuya and no separate hub box is needed. But before ordering, confirm that the exact motor model you'll get supports the app — the models don't all list the same controls.
6 min readBedroom curtains: how to get the room properly dark
Plenty of bedrooms have opaque fabric and still wake up bright. The fabric is rarely the problem — the light is coming in around it.
6 min readBlinds for heat and afternoon sun: what actually helps a west-facing room
A blind doesn't make the sun go away. It only changes where the sunlight lands once it's through the glass. Start from that and choosing fabric for an afternoon-sun room gets much easier than picking by colour.
6 min readWhat do wooden blinds cost, how are they priced, and how do you look after them?
Wooden blinds are priced by the area of each blind in square yards, with a minimum per unit, and a separate motor charge if you want one motorized. Here's the pricing one part at a time, followed by the care you can do yourself at home.
6 min readVertical blinds or roller blinds? How they differ, and which suits a sliding door
These two are both priced by the square yard, so people assume either will do. In fact they move in different directions and suit different openings.
5 min readHow long does a made-to-measure curtain order take? Every step from first message to fitted
Anyone about to order made-to-measure curtains wants to know three things first: how long the wait is, what gets paid when, and what to have ready. Here is our process one step at a time, from the first LINE message to the fitter packing up.
6 min readMotorized blind warranty: how many years, what to do if the motor fails, and how to make it last
A motorized blind has one part a manual blind doesn't: the motor. So the warranty question always follows. Here are our warranty figures part by part, what isn't covered, and what to do when a blind stops moving.
6 min readInstalling a motorized curtain track: what has to be ready, plasterboard ceilings, and keeping your curtains
A motorized curtain track can go into a home you already live in, with nothing knocked out. Three things do have to be ready before the fitter arrives: power, something for the track to fix into, and finished decoration. This guide takes them one at a time, and says which are yours to sort out and which the fitter checks at the measure.
6 min readTwo-layer curtains, sheer plus blackout: what they are, which layer goes where, and how the cost adds up
Two layers don't make a room any darker than the opaque curtain would on its own. People choose them because the daytime gets light and privacy together. This guide explains how the two layers work, what space they need, and what the cost is made of.
6 min readLiving room curtains: how to choose, and what suits a big sliding glass door
A living room isn't a bedroom: it doesn't need darkness, it needs the right amount of light, a view you can still see, and privacy once the lamps are on. So the right choice is rarely the most opaque fabric. It's the one that fits how the room is used through the day.
6 min readOffice blinds: vertical, sunscreen roller or wooden, room by room
An office asks different things of a blind than a home does. Darkness is rarely the point. Screen glare, long runs of glass and low-effort upkeep are. This guide goes room by room through vertical blinds, sunscreen rollers and wooden blinds, then covers what the person signing it off usually asks: price, fitting times and tax invoices.
6 min readRoom dividers: what they are, where they work, how they're priced and their limits
A room divider splits a space without building a wall and slides out of the way when you don't need it. It divides what you see, though, and it is not a wall. This guide gives both sides: where it works, where it will disappoint, how it's priced and what to measure before asking for a quote.
6 min readOutdoor roller blinds for a front patio, balcony or carport: what to know before ordering
An outdoor roller blind uses the same fabric and mechanism as an indoor one, but the sheet is bigger and it lives with sun, wind and splashing water. So the decisions aren't only about fabric colour. They're about where it's fixed, which motor drives it, and where the power comes from.
6 min readWant the numbers for your own windows?
Send rough sizes first — no need to measure precisely. We'll work out a price, then arrange the real measure.