Doors & Windows
HOW STYLISH NEW CONTEMPORARY COLOURS BOOST INTEGRAL BLIND APPEAL
Ian Short , MD of Uni-Blinds ® integral blinds manufacturer Morley Glass , talks through their latest new colours and why they enable style-conscious homeowners to complete their contemporary window and door look .
Homeowners who want to achieve an ultra-contemporary look for their property will often be thinking about using cool greys , black and other neutral tones , either as a main feature or for complementary elements . In fact , we don ’ t have to look far to see how huge the appeal of these colours has become – from black bathroom fixtures and fittings to grey kitchens , these colours dominate today ’ s décor .
But providing contemporary coloured frames with matching hardware may not quite complete the look for some customers . Many will also want to coordinate their shading and privacy solutions to fully realise their creative vision and this is now easier than ever to do using to the latest new colours developed for ScreenLine ® integral blinds .
Ensuring coloured blinds will always look superb
Every Uni-Blinds ® integral blind unit manufactured by Morley Glass is built using ScreenLine ® systems , which are designed and made by the company Pellini S . p . A . – the global market leader for these types of blinds for more than 40 years . The quality of all ScreenLine ® elements is superior , including the appearance and longevity of the colours applied to the blind slats for Venetian blinds and the fabrics used in pleated blinds .
When you consider that blinds are exposed to direct sunlight and heat day in , day out , the colour finish could easily suffer . With ScreenLine ® integral blind systems , however , this is not the case because of the thorough testing undertaken by Pellini to monitor the stability of the colours over many months – and only when its R & D team is satisfied with the long term performance is the colour approved for production .
Black to the future
We launched an exclusive black ( B160 ) Venetian integral blind in 2022 and it has quickly become one of our most popular blind colours . It looks amazing with anthracite or black frames because of its complementary appeal , but it is also a great colour to create a strong contrast between the blinds and the window or door frames for an interesting aesthetic .
Anthracite still king
We know from market studies that anthracite windows and doors continue to be the most popular frame colour after white . So it is no surprise that our biggest selling colour after white is anthracite ( S159 ) – it is a modern classic , the demand for which remains consistently strong , and exclusively available in the UK from Morley Glass .
Agate grey – the new cool kid on the block
If there is a challenger to anthracite , then it is definitely agate grey ( S120 ). This softer grey is gaining appeal amongst homeowners through its warmer and more homely feel , while at the same time giving any property a more contemporary look than white frames . Hence why the new ScreenLine ® Venetian in agate grey is rapidly gaining attention .
Slate grey brings a subtle difference
Getting home décor right means being able to choose from a variety of different colours , often with subtle differences . This is one of the reasons why we launched a
new shade of grey at the 2023 FIT Show – slate grey ( B158 ). Softer than anthracite , but bolder than agate grey or silver , this is already ticking the boxes for many homeowners .
Grey on the outside , white inside
One popular window and door frame
choice in recent years has been to have white on the inside and anthracite on the exterior , enabling homeowners to achieve a contemporary outward appearance whilst retaining lightness inside rooms . Now there is a Uni-Blinds ® Venetian integral blind option to match these types of windows and doors with our dual coloured slat – S159 anthracite externally and S102 white internally .
Pleated blackouts that are anything but black
Where a homeowner is looking for blackout performance from their integral blinds , the Uni-Blinds ® pleated blackout blind will fit the bill . And the great thing about this blind is that the blackout fabric is available in eight colours , four of which are in the grey spectrum – dove , grey sheen , grey ridge and anthracite – as well as black .
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