Shaped Window Solutions

A gable end is one of the most stunning architectural shapes you can have in a home, and it’s not hard to understand why. Their visual appeal is undeniable, and it’s partly the sheer scale, filling the entire wall space and flooding the room with natural light. But it’s also the aesthetic beauty of the shape, with a symmetry that’s always pleasing to the eye, and also how the one overall shape gets broken down into multiple different shapes when it comes to designing a treatment for it. This ability to be split into multiple shapes is what offers more versatility and more practical than it may at first seem. Duette® blinds are a great option here, especially as the smart electric variety can be controlled by an app on your phone or with Google or Alexa but shaped shutters are also a viable option for a truly classic look.

There’s something quite soothing about an arch window, that gentle parabola that carries your eye up and around the top before falling once more. We love both these bathroom examples and the different solutions provided by different treatments. With a full length window like this, creating the illusion of one large shaped shutter really accentuates the arched window, although in reality the arch is one shutter and full height shutters sit beneath, operating separately. In the second example, rather than conceal the shape with shaped blinds, it’s been left visible to draw attention to it, with the addition of a transition or floating pleated blind to give privacy.

With a much squarer profile box bays tend to be a feature in more contemporary settings than the traditional curve and whereas a curve usually features windows of the same size, a box bay tends to feature smaller side than central windows. Custom made blinds can of course be crafted to deal with this size anomaly but it can look a little visually unbalanced. Again this is where shutters’ uniformity becomes the ideal solution and creates a visually seamless flow along all three edges.

Strictly speaking, a skylight is one that’s in the roof, but unlike a lantern window, is a single window set at the same angle as the roof. Nowadays, the term tends to also encompass angled windows set in the sloping eaves of a house, often referred to by the brand name that made them so popular. Either way, they’re a great way of getting natural into smaller spaces and dependant on the location you have a couple of different options for your skylight blinds. Currently our skylight roof blinds are wand operated but if it’s in the eaves you have more options. Opting for a floating blind allows the blind to be fitted to the frame, and it can raised or lowered from either end, giving you great control over the light. Both Duette and Pleated blinds can be installed this way, and if the room gets a lot of sun it’s worth considering a Pleated blind with a special coating that helps reflect the sun, stopping the room from overheating.

Sometimes it's not necessarily the shape of your window that's awkward, but the size, or where it's placed and that too can make it difficult to find the right window treatment. Perhaps its small windows that's a struggle finding blinds to fit, corner windows or simply a window that's too close to furniture or accessories. A made to measure blind or shutter will always be the best solution but both window blinds and shutters can be a viable solution depending on the circumstances. Custom blinds ensure a perfect fit and opting for smart electric blinds offers the ultimate convenience, allowing you to raise the blind by day and lower for privacy at night time without having to touch it. In tight spots shutters can be equally effective, as you don't have to open the whole casement, often simply angling the louvres is enough to give you the light levels you need.