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Guides from Suzie's Blinds
Straight answers to the questions we hear most, written for our own customers.
September 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Can you actually put shutters in a bathroom
The answer is not a flat no. It depends on which material is in the frame, and whether the shower door ever left it wet in the first place.
September 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Is motorization worth it, or is it a gadget you stop using
The question is not whether a remote is nice to have. It is whether the window is one you would actually walk over to and adjust by hand.
September 6, 2026 · 4 min read
What made to order actually means when the workshop is the shop
Older houses are rarely square, and that is the difference between a treatment that fits and one that nearly fits.
September 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Wood or faux wood: the decision that gets made in the wrong room
The most common blind failure we are called about is not a fitting fault at all. It is the right material in the wrong room.
September 6, 2026 · 4 min read
The west facing room nobody sits in after three o'clock
Most people ask us for a darker blind when what they actually needed was a different kind of light.