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New Website Launch

New Website Launch

A1 Blinds is proud to announce the launch of our new website, which coincides with our expanding product range and aims to create a user-friendly browsing experience for our trusted and valued customers and business partners.

The website boasts a clean design and an intuitive and consistent site-wide navigation system with improved menu functionality that directs you to the products and information most relevant to you. It is also fully set up for mobile devices, making it easy to navigate on all your devices.

We’ve introduced a range of new product and content to the website, including easier online ordering that is designed to help you make the right decisions about your blinds, or create a web account to add products to your wishlist to purchase later. Our products are easier to find and choose from, with lots of helpful new information and guides online.

Going forward, we will continue to communicate regularly through our blogs and provide new articles and notifications. We also plan to continue adding more video content and product information to help you.

We’ve been manufacturing and fitting blinds in Newcastle since 1985, and our expert craftsmen use only the best quality materials. From vibrant Verticals to refined Romans, our made to measure blinds suit everyone’s budget and can be fitted within a week. With free measuring and fitting as standard, wherever you are in the North East you can rest assured of receiving the best products and friendly service – that’s the “A1 promise”.

We value the feedback of our customers and business partners, so if you have any suggestions to improve any areas of our website, please email us at info@A1blindsuk.co.uk.

 

Why choose to have an in-home consultation?

Why choose to have an in-home consultation?

To make sure you find the perfect blinds for you, we recommend that one of our experts visit you in your home when convenient. A1 Blinds have a dedicated in-home service, which gives you the ideal opportunity to discover the perfects blinds, curtains or shutters for your décor and have your windows professionally measured. One of our experts will come to you, bringing our wide range along for you to browse through and offer recommendations to match your interior.

During your consultation

Our job is to make your life as easy as possible, with inspiring ideas and practical solutions for your home or office. You’ll find it a relaxing approach to making your interior décor decisions.

Your expert will:

  • Take a relaxed approach, offering inspiring ideas and practical solutions
  • Bring a selection of fabric and fitting samples for you to view
  • Stay as long as you need, usually only around 30 minutes (a little longer for shutters, motorised or conservatory roof blinds)
  • Professionally measure your windows
  • Offer style tips and practical advice

We will provide you with an affordable, no obligation quote on the day. We never charge for measuring or fitting, and you can rest assured that our expert fitters are experienced in fitting all our products, including blinds, curtains and shutters.

Crafted to the highest standards

Once you have confirmed your estimate and paid the deposit for your order, your made to measure window solutions will be made to the highest standards. Our expert makers will make your chosen curtains or blinds, working with an outstanding range of the finest fabrics and materials, selected by you during your design consultation. We are privileged to partner with specialist blind and shutter manufacturers to offer you premium quality roller, vertical, and venetian blinds, and plantation shutters. 

Expert installation service

All our experts fitters have many years’ experience, so you know they’ll be right first time. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy your newly transformed room.

Convenient and safe

With custom blinds from A1 Blinds you never have to worry about dangling cords that could injure your children or pets. Some of our operating systems include cordless options and retractable wands. This will give you peace of mind and you can also enjoy hooking your custom blinds up to your home automation system or using trendy voice commands to operate your blinds. Motorised blinds are great for large blinds or blinds that are out of reach. They also add a nice touch for people who have trouble getting around. Motorisation works when you are home and when you are away, giving your home a lived-in look even when you are on holiday or out of town.

We’ve been manufacturing and fitting blinds in Newcastle since 1985, and our expert craftsmen use only the best quality materials. From vibrant Verticals to refined Romans, our made to measure blinds suit everyone’s budget and can be fitted within a week. With free measuring and fitting as standard, wherever you are in the North East you can rest assured of receiving the best products and a friendly service – that’s the “A1 promise”.

 

Voice-controlled Motorised Blinds with Amazon Alexa

Voice-controlled Motorised Blinds with Amazon Alexa

With the increasing popularity of smart home devices and the Internet of Things (IoT), new innovative ways to control your home are becoming more widespread. People are looking for inventive ways to make their home life more efficient, from smart thermostats to smart televisions, which can be operated remotely, via an app or through voice control.

The introduction of smart speakers with integrated virtual assistants, like the Amazon Echo with Alexa, your connected devices can be controlled even easier with voice commands alone. New functions, skills and ways to use these virtual assistants are being added all the time and connecting your blinds into your smart home system is a clever and desirable step.

A1 Blinds understand the trend of smart homes and how it plays a growing role in our daily lives. This is why we offer smart motorised blinds that you can control via your phone and voice no matter where you are. Motorised blind features allow you to present your window covering positions for countless scenarios like times of the day or night, vacations while you’re away, inviting guests over, different seasons etc.

You’ll be able to connect to a smart home hub, and with Alexa, you can take control of your controlled motorised blinds. This cutting-edge technology enables you, family and friends, to operate your curtains, blinds and even room temperature in your home by simply using your voice.

This Alexa Dot integrates perfectly with Motorised products. Once you have chosen your stylish blinds from A1 Blinds, why not take advantage of our latest smart technology by seamlessly integrating Alexa and automating the process.

Amazon Alexa Features

  • Brand new technology
  • A sleek, effortless and professional addition for your home or office
  • Your property or office will become modernised
  • Perfect for the bedroom – why get out of bed to open the blinds when Alexa can do it for you?

How it works

The Alexa Blinds can be controlled using simple voice commands such as “Alexa, open the lounge blinds.” This installation was very straightforward and simple to set up and our client is very pleased with how easy it is to use.

Watch this video and make sure you turn on the sound to see how it works.

This video features Louvilite’s One Touch Advanced Light Control – Do you use this product of theirs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=u5z5cHO_ZIA

Want to know more? Book a home consultation with us.

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Full House Offer

Full House Offer

Back by popular demand – the Full House of Blinds offer is now available again. This ever popular deal comprises of up to seven Vertical Blinds, kitting out your whole house with fantastic quality British made blinds. There are size restrictions on the offer, but this is a large threshold of 1.8m or 1800mm. Anything over that in size, is merely charged at £5 per foot over. The fabric for this offer has been hand-selected & comes in highly popular White & Champagne.

New Vision Blind Fabrics

New Vision Blind Fabrics

We have fantastic Vision Blinds which are now available to view the full range of fabrics that we offer for these superb, innovative blinds. We’ve introduced a new range with an exciting huge array of colours on offer.

Fabric flat scan images show the range of shades, textures of weave & mesh differences. They diffuse light expertly, reducing glare & providing fantastic levels of privacy. Certain fabrics are also dim-out when left in the opaque-opaque position, resulting in a higher room darkening effect than the rest of the fabulous range.

Child Safety Devices

Child Safety Devices

These are now in regular use with most blinds. One of the more commonly talked about is the Breakaway Connector used with Roller Blinds. What with ALL blinds these days having to be Child Safe, Roller Blinds that we fit now feature a clever little Control Chain Connector, which is designed to break apart under a set amount of pressure. This is to remove the potential hazard that comes with any hanging looped cord or chain.

Further info can be found on our page detailing Child Safety – giving sound advice that we would recommend you have a browse of. You never know, it could mean the difference between a near miss & tragedy.

There is advice given here, specifically about the Breakaway Connector for Rollers, that is tailored towards people whom have Rollers from us & for if the control cord breaks apart (if you have children around the blind or not).

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