TweetDuring July we made our first ever appearances at two of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Flower Shows. The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is the world’s largest and its spectacular location makes for a great day out for all garden lovers. While RHS Tatton Park offers a brilliant location if you don’t want to [...]

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Why the 50s are influencing interior design
We’ve been working hard on putting together a new capsule collection of roller blind fabrics, inspired by the current trend for all things vintage. It’s called ‘Family Favourites’ and it’s made up of 22 fabrics designed to appeal to all members of the family and every room of [...]

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This year Hillarys Blinds is 40 years old. Take a look back at the trends of the 70s
Yes, it’s true. Tony Hillary established Hillarys Blinds back in 1971, originally using his converted garage at home as the company’s manufacturing facility and HQ! In the four decades that have followed we’ve grown to become the UK’s [...]

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While the 70s were all about simple, functional blinds, the 80s focused on more extravagant touches that brought a touch of Dynasty glamour to the windows of the UK. Just as shoulder pads and hair were getting bigger, so were the blinds in our homes! Fancy Festoon and Austrian blinds were all the rage, while [...]

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In the past few blogs we’ve been reminiscing over trends gone by. Now we’re onto the 90s. During this decade our love affair with home improvement programmes (remember Changing Rooms) began and interior designers such as Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen and Linda Barker become household names. The amount we were spending on our homes dramatically increased [...]

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By the time the year 2000 arrived, most of the population were more than willing to try their hand at interior design and it was time to really expand our range with products that reflected current trends. During the noughties we launched eco-friendly Woodweave blinds and Panel blinds that were perfect for apartment living.
Shutters became [...]

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Interiors and fashion now go together hand-in-hand. No longer do we expect our interior décor to last 10 or more years. Instead we’re changing our rooms every couple of years. And we’re becoming more clever too – picking out key accessories including blinds that we can change for a completely new look without too much [...]

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