Curtains and blinds for less

The best-priced curtains and blinds across the country

• Shaftesbury's Blinds & Shutters (020-7228 5858; www.discountblindcentre.co.uk) offers high-quality real wood Venetian blinds with up to 75% off. All blinds are made to order and prices start from £39 for the 50mm design, which is available in natural, white, pecan, mist and walnut finishes. They also stock cut-price Velux window blinds.

• Visit any of the 14 branches of The Curtain Exchange (www.thecurtainexchange.co.uk) to find professionally made, designer fabric curtains at a fraction of their original cost. The Curtain Exchange buys and sells high-quality second-hand designs, which are cleaned before going on sale. Many have never been hung – the result of the original buyers not measuring correctly. There's also a 24-hour loan service, to ensure your buys will fit before purchase.

• Save substantially on an impressive selection of poles, finials and holdbacks at www.polesdirect.com – a 120cm brass antique-style design, including ball-end and rings, costs just £11.35. There's also an extra 5% discount if you buy more than one pole, plus a further 5% if you email five friends to tell them about the website. Delivery is free on orders over £50.

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