by tuiss :: Bottom up roller blinds

With their intriguing name you could be forgiven for wondering what a bottom-up blind actually is! Quite simply this type of blind works from the bottom up; the roll of fabric sits towards the window sill and is then raised through a simple pulley system to the top.

The advantage of this blind is that it creates privacy at the bottom and then allows the light to flood in at the top. Bottom up blinds are ideal for rooms that are overlooked, whether they be rooms next to a busy street or rooms up high that are overlooked by other tall buildings.

Before the advent of bottom up blinds the most popular solution to creating privacy has been to lower the blinds or close the curtains. The only problem with this has been that you end up sitting in the dark! Now you can raise the blind from the bottom therefore keeping the room private but still allowing light through at the top. You can happily sit in a light and bright room right next to the street, maybe watching TV or sipping coffee, while pedestrians pass by completely unseen.

These blinds are also a great solution to cutting down the glare on screens but still allowing some light to enter the room.

Available with standard fabric or blackout fabric these blinds are suitable for both living areas and rooms such as bathrooms. A blackout bottom up blind will ensure that bathrooms are lovely and light but privacy is protected with no outlines or shadows showing through to the outside world.

Lumiere Lime blackout bottom up roller blind

tuiss Love :: Dear Photograph

Dear Photograph is an addictive pleasure, you can’t help but view the next page and the next page and the next page …. The website is a series of old photographs overlaid with new and has become so popular there’s a book out soon too.

The journey I’ve been on these past eight months has definitely sent me over the moon with excitement and has been surreal, to say the least. More important, it has been and continues to be a journey filled with gratitude. I want to thank each and every one of you for your beautiful and inspiring submissions. It’s an absolute privilege to view and share your photographs, along with your personal stories, each and every day with everyone from around the world.

by tuiss :: Whimsical roman blinds

This collection of whimsical roman blinds is a fabulous tuiss addition. Put together to capture the essence of whimsy the fabrics feature all manner of designs from animals through to stamps, maps, clocks as well as Brambly Hedge inspired designs. Always tasteful these fabrics will lend a room gentleness, a touch of humour maybe and definitely a scoop of style.

Playfully whimsical this collection features beautiful designs; sometimes quirky, maybe a little fanciful or quaint, these fabrics will give your room a distinctive finishing touch.

Available with both a standard and blackout lining these roman blinds will be just as happy in a bedroom or room downstairs. Supplied with a deluxe perfect raise head rail and chrome chain these blinds are raised and lowered so simply and easily.

For the complete whimsical collection click the link, but just to wet your appetite here are three favourites.

Summer Berry Natural

Geograph Ocean

Bonzo Dog Sepia

tuiss Love :: Twisted Twee

Before you even see a Twisted Twee product you fall in love with the homepage. Reminiscent of Mr Benn when he enters the costume shop the homepage is just shy of awesome!

From twisted t-shirts to political pants and his n her / mum n babe sets the twisted twee website will have you giggling for quite some time. Here’s two of the safer (and therefore less giggly offerings), visit twisted twee for the full experience.