What works well in New Romney
New Romney was one of the Cinque Ports, and its centre keeps older cottages and Georgian houses near St Nicholas Church. Small or unusual windows suit café-style shutters or made-to-measure rollers; thermal and blackout roller fabrics help with heat and glare without the cost of shutters. Our fitter measures on the free home visit, and blinds usually follow 2 to 3 weeks later.
Towns and villages covered
New Romney, Littlestone, Greatstone, Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay, Burmarsh, Lydd, Old Romney, Ivychurch, Brenzett, Newchurch, Brookland, Snargate.
Behind the sea wall at Dymchurch and St Mary's Bay
Homes along the Dymchurch and St Mary's Bay frontage live with salt air, damp and driven rain. For bathrooms and rooms facing the beach we suggest waterproof shutter ranges, which will not swell the way painted timber can, and moisture-tolerant roller fabrics that wipe clean.
Many of these properties are bungalows or holiday homes with several windows in one wall. Wipe-clean rollers, PVC vertical louvres and faux wood Venetians are practical choices for rooms that see a lot of use, and blackout rollers keep bedrooms dark through the long summer evenings.
Lydd, Littlestone and the open Marsh
Out on the flat land around Lydd, Old Romney, Ivychurch, Brenzett, Newchurch, Brookland and Snargate, wind and low winter sun cross the fields with little to stop them. Thermal-lined Roman blinds and Luxaflex Duette honeycomb blinds hold a layer of still air against the glass, and solid shutters give the firmest barrier for the coldest rooms.
Littlestone and Greatstone face the beach with strong reflected light, while the centre of New Romney has older cottages around St Nicholas Church with small, out-of-square reveals. We measure each one on the visit rather than working from standard sizes.