Bare windows are one of the major causes for energy loss in your home. Especially in a country like Australia where hot summers are the norm, leaving the windows uncovered causes severe energy loss and in turn leading to massive energy bills. Effective energy saving window treatments will go a long way in reducing the wastage of valuable resources. One such treatment is the use of roller blinds on the window. Roller blinds are a great way to dress up the windows in your home while also keeping energy consumption and emissions to a minimum.

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Be it any part of your home, to a person with taste, it should be stylish and elegant. Windows, so to say, are the ‘eyes’ of the rooms and contribute largely to their overall appearance. It’s not possible unless they are decorated well, with something appropriate and by appropriate, we mean something that’s lasting, easy to maintain and also looks good. What it is, therefore; that qualifies in all the three categories?

Apart from being simple, stylish and timeless in their designs, aluminium blinds got a utilitarian side to them. You can regulate with them how much light you want in the room and control ... Read more »

Decorating for the Future

Panel glide blinds are a decorative alternative to using vertical blinds. They are made with flat fabric panels that are hooked onto a basic head-rail track system that glide along the track. This makes them easy to use as well as install. Many homeowners are switching to panel glide blinds not only to decorate, but also to help the environment. They are extremely energy efficient which means you do not have to use as much of your home’s electricity. Apollo Blinds Awnings and Shutters provides customers with the opportunity to make their home brighter as well as the future.

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Aluminium Louvre Shutters offer many advantages and always match any home or office’s décor. Upscale designers favor them and know that they please even the most selective of tastes.

Advantages of Aluminium Shutters

Aluminium Shutters offer several advantages to homeowners:

• Safety and Security: Aluminum shutters are exceedingly difficult to break and offer protection against break-ins and theft;

• Resilience: Aluminum shutters are extremely resilient to deterioration and breakage and can endure the rough Australian climate;

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Colours are always attractive. It applies to your dress, your car and also to your home. Lively colours make your interiors come alive and by that, we don’t mean the walls, floor and the ceilings only! There’s more to a well-decorated interior than that.

Ask anyone entering your home about where their eyes go to first. Most of the times it will be the centrepieces, or the sprawling long divan or maybe, an indoor waterfall! But, all these need a background to come up at their fullest. The main attraction for your indoors is nothing unless it’s balanced well with the surrounding.

Here, the colourful accessories play a major role. Curtains ... Read more »

We all want our respective homes to look timeless! An easy way to achieve that is adding shutters to living spaces. Not only are they inexpensive but they also impart a classic, finished look. And when you are opting for plantation shutters, you are also embracing variety, durability and visual appeal; both in terms of stains and finishes.

Why opt for Plantation Shutters?

Plantation shutters are for times when you require an ultimate control upon the surrounding environmental factors and bring ultimate privacy i.e. controlling light, temperature and noise. Plantation shutters block them out much more efficiently than other window coverings like draperies, blinds and shades and increase the value o ... Read more »

Roman Blinds are simple window blinds or screens of soft furnishing fabrics that are rich in material and exude a lot of feel-changing warmth to the room. They are versatile; have unique textures and effortlessly blend into just any surrounding, providing a contemporary look with an elegant and sophisticated style that enhances the beauty of any interior space. A combination of warm and versatile colours and materials, these pieces of soft furnishing fabrics also come with simplicity of operation.

Days of distress for the Roman blinds are over! No more are they considered old-fashioned, frumpish or anything equally derogatory; of late, there has been a delightful revival and it’s a new approach with bright, cheerful and ethereal col ... Read more »

Window coverings like blinds, shutters and awnings are an essential part of your home and play an important role in creating the ambience that reflects your personality and lifestyle. Choosing the right colours or fabrics is not the only aspect that you look at, but you want to create the right atmosphere in your home. Your selection of window coverings define how the light fills the room or how it ensures a cosy feeling on a cold winter's day. Apollo Blinds, Australia is your partner in helping you turn your ideas into reality, to find the perfect setting to suit your tastes.

Apollo Blinds is one of the largest providers of custom made window blinds, shutters and awnings in Australia. The company has been in the bus ... Read more »

When it comes to window coverings, most folks opt for Venetian blinds for their functionality and ease of use. Traditionally, Venetian blinds were always made from wood which is an expensive commodity. In recent times however, blinds are made from material like aluminium or PVC which is quite affordable and provides a lot of features. Aluminium blinds are the best solution for all your window covering needs.

Several advantages make aluminium blinds the most popular choice:

Versatility:
Aluminium is easy to cut and mould into any shape. As such aluminium blinds can be fitted on to windows of any shape and size. In fact, they are ideal for large ... Read more »

Cost-effective yet enthralling, they are elegant as well as stylish. The idea of decorating your home’s interiors for added glamour won’t require turning your home upside down. Give your home a style quotient in style!

Venetian blinds were used by the French before anywhere else and quality French pleasure costs money! Not anymore. For they are popular now with great demands and more sales bring the price down.

The horizontal, one-above-another slats of the Venetian blind have now embraced metal, plastic, natural and artificial wood, bamboo...what not! These aside, there’s a completely different segment in fabric. The suspended strips of cloth are called tapes; there’s a cord that tilts the ... Read more »