Love is blinds
I once interviewed a Danish lady about her house, and about how wonderfully fresh her Copenhagen apartment looked, with its large windows, bleached wood flooring, and acres of space and light. Having only seen the photographs, and speaking to her on the phone, I was shocked to learn that it was actually just a two bed flat, which she claimed was tiny. ‘It just looks bigger because I keep the windows without curtains,’ she said in her charming and almost undetectable Scandi accent. ‘I do not understand the British obsession with fabric, with curtains and carpets everywhere. They attract dirt, and just aren’t helpful in your quest for a clean and uncluttered life.’
With that in mind, and because curtains are now being drawn a lot earlier in the evening, we’ve decided to look at the alternatives. After all, drapes can often impose on the room, take up more space than you really have and, let’s face it, house enough dust to make even Miss Havisham blanch. This is what we found in the way of shutters, blinds and more…
Colour me beautiful: A rainbow selection of shutters at Shutterly Fabulous (above)
Sex and the city: A very covetable photographic blind (seen here with Nelson’s Column) from Digetex (below)
Touch me: Textural orange at House Couturier
Back to black: A touch of noir at California Blind Company
Film star: ditch the net curtains with this pane covering from the Window Film Company
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http://www.digetex.com/ is the link for the site,
yours john b
What an amazingly diverse collection of styles and each creates such a different atmosphere.
It would make the Victorians feel positively naked!
What a fabulous inspirational article with amazing photos – packed with style. HOWEVER I must put in a good word for fabric; there is nothing in the world that cosies up a room more than a pair of lush curtains draping on the floor. You don’t have to have them everywhere of course and they are a pricy investment but during the winter there is no substitute for drawing nice thick curtains and watching the telly. These interiors are stunning but some might feel a bit chilly during a cold snap!!
Hello Achica Team,
Where is the table and chairs from featured in the main image (in front of the coloured shutters)?
Thanks,
Luke
Hi Luke
Please get in touch with http://www.shutterlyfabulous.com/ re the table
thanks
Emily
Thanks John B