sloping vertical blind - open position

This Home Extension was a bit of a challenge to fit blinds to because of the design of the window. In the end we fitted three blinds to get the best coverage over the glass. The main rectangular part of the window has a standard rectangle vertical blind. The sloping section is made as a separate blind. You can see that each louvre is a different length. We cut these by hand as our vertical cutting jig can’t cope with all the different lengths.

The small end right hand section of the window was done separately due to the way the door was positioned in the glass frames. The fabric was an 89mm (3.5″) jacquard fabric called Chenille Cream and gives good shade from the sun but doesn’t make the room too dark.

All the blinds draw back and tilt although in daily use I am sure only the main blind is operated. The angle of this sloping vertical blind is quite small. For really steep angles we can supply special hangers that have a universal joint to accomodate the angle.

sloping vertical blind - closed position

Green Vertical Blinds

These are in 127mm Vertical Fabric (5″) in Certex Dark Green. The headrail is our Monarch Headrail which is superb in heavy duty commercial premises such as schools, colleges and offices.

One of the pictures shows how you can have louvres of different length on one blind. This accomodated the kitchen work counter in the meeting room.

The fixing was top fix into plasterboard ceiling. We used special metal plasterboard fixing plugs to ensure an effective and long lasting fit.

Vertical blind with different length louvres

 The finish to this fabric is a blue metallic which fits in very well with all the fitness machines. The vertical blind fabric is called Topaz Steel and comes from our huge range of 1200 fabrics. As well as plain fabrics we can fit Faux Suede, Jacquard, and specialist blackout vertical blind fabrics to suit any window.

The headrail is our standard wide bodied Monarch track. This is the  top quality Vertical Blind rail system in the UK. We are appointed manufacturers for this superior vertical blind rail system. The runners have wheels so that they run very smoothly. Cheaper rails just slide along and can deteriorate with a lot of use.

The blind is fitted into the recess and top fixed. We can fit to the face of the window frame but we prefer not to do this on new UVPC Windows and patio doors.

Arched Venetian Blind

We have made arched blinds in both 25mm wood slats and 25mm aluminium slats. The pictures here show an installation in Sunningdale, Berkshire. The slat colour is Copper Bronze. The effect of these blinds is stunning to look at. They also add much needed practicality to a shaped window.

There are over 120 colours available for these arched and round venetian blinds. In the wood slat there are 18 wood colours available.

Control Options For shaped Venetian Blinds

The control options ae limited for shaped venetian blinds. They do not raise and lower. They will tilt quite well but do not close as fully as a standard venetian blind. Fitting is nearly always face fix directly to the window as very few arches and circles are perfectly accurate.

We also make and supply arched vertical blinds and curved vertical blinds. Howards Blinds are also one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of shaped conservatory blinds. We can make these blinds to almost any shape. See the perfect fit blinds page for more details.

Round Venetian Blind

Arched Venetian in Creamshaped venetian blind detail

You can have romans with a co-ordinating colour cord control as in these pictures. You can also have metal chain in silver or brass. There is also an option for white plastic chain. The advantage of having the chain control is that it does not get any longer as you pull the blind up because it is a continuous chain.

The cord control option is easier to get to as it is at the front of the roman blind, not at the back. The benefit of both systems is that there is no longer any need to have a cleat to wind the cord on. You can ask for a cleat to store the cord if you prefer but it is not a “must have” as the blinds stay up on their own.

The larger Roman Blind Shown below has fabric joins. We use a full width piece of fabric in the middle of the blind with 2 small side pieces. They are pattern matched so that the design is continuous.

• Plain colours
• Blackout fabrics
• Plastic vertical blinds for damp rooms
• Jaquard vertical ranges
• Sheers and semi sheers
• Faux Suede Vertical blinds
• Rigid louvres

The headrail we use is called the monarch system and is a very smooth running headrail systems. It is wide body with travellers that run on wheels. This gives a much better and easier operation than rail systems that slide along.
We can make a single blind up to 5 metres wide. Maximium drop is 4 metres.
There also other options such as curved rails and motorised systems.