How To DIY Install Plantation Shutters.

Why I am dancing in my kitchen? This time it’s not because of Beyonce.

My culinary swing is because…I installed the beautiful plantation shutters you see behind me.

Myself. Me. And also Saxon. Together. With a drill.

I’m no stranger to renovations – big and small – and along the way I’ve learned little skills that are starting to accumulate into some meaningful ability.

Whether it’s baking a cake or hanging a shelf – using your hands, you brain, getting involved…nothing beats the feeling of having accomplished something outside of your comfort zone.

This is the only proof you’ll ever need that window dressings can totally transform a room.

The blinds in our kitchen could not have been uglier. It was like cooking inside an office block in East London in 1971.

Now it’s like cooking in the South of France.

Before & After

We saved SO much money by using DIY BLINDS – an Australian online window furnishing company that are doing things a little bit differently.

DIY BLINDS allow you to customise your service. So, you can buy full installation or do the whole thing yourself. By cutting out showrooms and sales commission they’re able to deliver top quality at a much better price.

The most difficult part of self-installing any window treatment is the measuring (even builders can get it wrong). We chose to have our kitchen windows professionally measured because they are old and I have never trusted myself with a measuring tape.

Check measures only cost $99 (no matter how many windows you need done) and if the product doesn’t fit then DIY BLINDS handle the remake at their cost.