Whatever you do, do not have pure silk curtains, unless you are prepared to fit a blind as well. I made the mistake of buying silk curtains from Laura Ashley five years ago and they have started to fray at the edges. I do blame myself as I knew silk was not as durable as synthetic but I fell for them and hoped by having them lined and interlined they would be ok. I was wrong, as they are in a bedroom with great views I really didn't want to fit a blind as well. I am going to have to now and have the curtains repaired, by putting an edge on them in a different colour, they were far too expensive to change for new curtains as the window is very wide and the curtains are floor length, plus, they look good in the room, apart from the fact they are fraying! To start with I might just swop the curtains over, rather than have them altered, but I am certainly having a roller blind fitted, it will have to be plain white and in use when nobody is staying, luckily the bedroom is a guest room.

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Thanks. i already have internal fitted velux thermal blinds and external velux sunshades - which are cheaper and possibly less effective than the shutters. These make a difference, but the sun still does get to the glass to some extent and this is what essentially turns the windows into heaters. Logically it makes sense to me that if the shutters can totally prevent sun reaching the glass on a hot day they will help - but given the cost, id like to know how much theyll help before investing!

Do you mean like this? They were from The New England Shutter Company