roller blind

Roller blinds are great for bringing pattern and personality to the kitchen."

Apollo Intu red leaf and floral roller blind, from PS83 for a 610mm x 405mm made to measure Intu roller, from Apollo Blinds

The made-to-measure Skylight Blinds work with virtually any skylight brand available and the Easifit Roller Blind is a bracket-less solution which requires no power tools or DIY know-how.

Morris & Co Strawberry Thief roller blind, red, PS35-65, John Lewis

Made-to-measure roller blind, from PS100, Apollo Blinds; apollo-blinds.co.uk

COASTAL Splash beach hut roller blind, Blinds 2 Go, from PS27.95

Then team this with a blind that allows the light in but keeps prying eyes out, such as a sheer roller blind or a Venetian, which you could adjust.

When beam radiation is incident on the surface of a roller blind, it is split into two portions: the undisturbed portion transmitted through the openings, and the intercepted portion--some of which will be scattered in the forward direction (i.e., transmitted) or scattered in the reverse direction (i.e., reflected).

New House Textiles' roller blind collection has designs to suit the conventional or the innovative.

The competition to design a pattern for a roller blind was organised by University of Huddersfield marketing student Taras Semeniuk as part of his placement year at Lockwood-based online blinds retailer Direct Blinds.

You can add more to the drop of a roller blind because it doesn't all have to be unfurled.

Made-to-measure roller blind, from [euro]130, Apollo Blinds; apollo-blinds.co.uk Burken jar with lid, [euro]3, Ikea Ice White Mosaic tiles, [euro]23.95/sheet (330 x 330mm), Walls And Floors Metro basin set, [euro]260, Bathstore Demijohn glass container, [euro]11, Wilkinson's Rasch Wave Tiling on A Roll Wallpaper, [euro]66.41, Wayfair Vase, [euro]16, Debenhams Main wall-hung toilet, [euro]400, Victoria Plumb Vega 60 two-drawer in white gloss and Kyra ceramic basin, [euro]681, First Class Bathrooms Watercolour Hydrangea Bloom Glass Bowl, [euro]4.99, Dunelm Pistachio green floating candles, [euro]5.99 for six, Scented Candle Shop Bloom metal and mango wood stool, [euro]79.99, Maisons Du Monde Notebook 37 WHERE TO BUY: see p62

ROLLER BLIND Kona blackout roller blind cream, B&Q, www.diy.com, from PS7.95

Roller blind with graphic animal print, pounds 119, www.digetexHOME.com

Your design can even be printed on a roller blind. See www.digetex.com for details.