Blinds and shutter guides
Forty years of answering the same questions, written down. No sales pitch — just what we would tell you on the phone.
Australian made, or just sold here?
Country-of-origin claims on window furnishings are looser than most buyers assume. Three questions settle it.
Read the guide arrow_forwardBlinds, shutters or curtains?
All three cover a window. They behave very differently over ten years in a Queensland house.
Read the guide arrow_forwardChild safety and blind cords
Looped and hanging cords are a strangulation risk to small children. It is a solved problem, and worth ten minutes of your time.
Read the guide arrow_forwardHow to choose blinds and shutters
There is no best window covering, only the right one for what that window is doing wrong.
Read the guide arrow_forwardChoosing outdoor shutters for a patio or balcony
Sun is the obvious problem. Wind is usually the one that decides whether the space gets used.
Read the guide arrow_forwardDo shutters add value to your home?
The honest version, including when they are not the right spend.
Read the guide arrow_forwardHoneycomb blinds and where the insulation comes from
The cell structure does the work. Here is what that means in practice, and which rooms it suits.
Read the guide arrow_forwardHow to clean plantation shutters
Very little work, but the wrong cleaner will damage the finish and void the warranty.
Read the guide arrow_forwardMotorised blinds, and when they are worth it
Not a gadget. On the right windows it is the difference between a blind that gets used and one that does not.
Read the guide arrow_forwardHow much do plantation shutters cost?
Nobody can price a shutter without measuring it. But you can understand exactly what you are paying for before anyone comes out.
Read the guide arrow_forwardFinding a plantation shutter installer near you
The search is easy. Telling the companies apart is the hard part, because the things that matter are the ones you cannot see on a website.
Read the guide arrow_forwardBlinds and shutters through a Queensland year
Summer heat, winter heat loss and the wet months — what genuinely helps at the window, and what only looks like it does.
Read the guide arrow_forwardShutters or blinds?
We make both, so we have no reason to push you either way. Here is how they actually differ.
Read the guide arrow_forwardVenetian blinds on large windows
Large glass is the best thing about a modern house and the hardest thing to shade well.
Read the guide arrow_forwardThermalite plantation shutters, explained
What the material is, how it compares to timber and PVC, and why we have made shutters from it in Brisbane since 1985.
Read the guide arrow_forwardUltraclear: the shutter mechanism you cannot see
Most plantation shutters have a visible rod down the front of each panel. Ours do not, and there is a practical reason as well as a visual one.
Read the guide arrow_forwardWhat blinds keep heat out?
Ranked by what actually works, and honest about which options only help with glare.
Read the guide arrow_forwardStyling your windows, practically
The decisions that change how a room feels are structural, not decorative. Louvre width, colour, finish, and what each room needs.
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