There are several options available when ordering new blinds. We have created these pages to help you choose your blinds, providing an insight into a range of design options, controls and and the various finishes our basswood blinds are available in. Please click on the links below or to the left to get started and read our design tips.

• Which range is right for me?
• Stained blinds or painted blinds?
• Tapes or strings?
• Where to locate my controls?
• Inside or outside mounted blinds?

Proceed to the Ranges of Blinds advice page.

In our design guides for DIY blinds we cover our new for 2011 ranges of blinds, with something for everyone from essential basswood quality at low cost, right up to shutter style blinds with thicker luxurious slats in our Shutter Style Blind range.

With a broad range of colours and stained finishes to choose from our stains and paints guide walks through options available and how different finishes of blinds will suit different rooms and create the perfect atmosphere for your home.

Adding tapes or strings for blinds will give another quality to your window coverings and we discuss options which will bring your blinds to life. The controls for blinds are also an essential part of how they operate, together with how you can decide to hang your DIY blinds, and we cover both of these aspects fully to give you the chance to make an informed decision and really choose the best options suitable for you. We hope you find these pages useful and enjoy your fabulous quality custom blinds from The California Company.