Outdoor ideas & inspiration
Design inspiration and practical guides for outdoor blinds, awnings and alfresco living.
How to Choose the Right Outdoor Blinds for Your Perth Home
With so many styles, fabrics and colours to choose from, how do you choose the right outdoor blinds for your home? Read our guide to find out more...
Buying Guides
5 articles
Buying GuidesComparing Zipscreen Outdoor Blinds vs Ziptrak and Slidetrack
How do Zipscreen outdoor blinds compare with other well-known systems like Ziptrak and Slidetrack? Find out what sets Zipscreen apart from other brands.
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Buying GuidesHow to Choose Outdoor Blinds for Your Perth Home
Zip, straight-drop or café blinds? A simple, no-jargon guide to picking the right outdoor blind for your patio, alfresco or balcony — and getting it to last in WA conditions.
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Buying GuidesTypes of Outdoor Blinds Explained
Zip, straight-drop, café and channel-guided screens — the outdoor blind types we make, how each one works, and which suits your space.
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Buying GuidesWhere Outdoor Blinds Work Best
Patios, alfrescos, balconies, cafés and pergolas — the spaces outdoor blinds transform, and what to consider for each.
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Buying GuidesWhat Can Outdoor Blinds do for You?
Living in such a beautiful climate, many of us are on a perpetual quest to bring the outdoors in. Especially with spring coming on, there’s no reason to shut ourselves away inside but we all do need to spend a certain amount of time at home.
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Tips & Tricks
5 articles
Tips & TricksZip Screens vs Café Blinds vs Straight-Drop: Which Should You Choose?
Three popular outdoor blinds, three very different jobs. A quick decision guide to the right one for your patio, balcony or café.
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Tips & TricksAre Motorised Outdoor Blinds Worth It?
Remote and smart-home control is a popular outdoor-blind upgrade — but not for every blind. When motorisation pays off, and when manual is smarter.
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Tips & TricksOutdoor Blind Fabrics & Openness, Explained
Mesh openness, colour and clear PVC all change how an outdoor blind performs. A simple guide to choosing the right fabric for view, privacy, shade and airflow.
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Tips & TricksFive window furnishings that keep your home cool in a Perth summer
Air-con bills add up fast in WA. The right window treatments can drop your cooling load by 20–30% — here are the five most effective options we install.
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Tips & TricksAn Outdoor Christmas – How to Stay Cool This Summer
Australia is renowned for its summer heat and the typical Aussie Christmas is only a few sleeps away
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