Simeone Salik from Blindsinabox talks to Blinds & Shutters about the company’s offering and the benefits of the product. “Having decided to build a retirement home, the last things on the agenda for the interiors were the curtains. As I was unsure about what type of curtains, I tried to find a temporary interim solution whilst I …
You’ve just moved into your new home, you haven’t got any curtains and you discover that your bedroom is on full view to the neighbours. A quick affordable solution are Blindsinabox – easy to install, low cost, temporary window blinds. They are also ideal if you need privacy during refurbishment or for students. To install …
For all those who appear on the hit BBC’s television show Dragon’s Den,, most will leave empty handed with the words of multi-millionaire Duncan bannatyne ringing in their ears: “I’ll tell you where I am… I’m Out” But Blindsinabox – a company that sells temporary window coverings – managed to walk away having secured investment from not …
‘I had the idea for the temporary blinds while Gordon and I were decorating our new house in 2003. We were waiting for our new curtains to arrive and needed something to cover the windows. I hunted high and low, and when I couldn’t find anything suitable, I designed a paper blind that could be …
Blindsinabox Ltd sell easy to install, low cost, temporary window blinds. Offering the perfect solution for when you’ve just moved into your new home, need privacy during a refurbishment project and for students and those in temporary accommodation, these simple to install blinds are instant, cheap and (even) recyclable. To install these paper window blinds simply …
Launching a new business just before a recession could be fool hardly, brave or just create bad timing. But older people who set out to create a business have and advantage whatever the financial climate. Maturity gives them the experience and the self-confidence to allow instinct and intuition to play a part in their most …
Arriving at Simeone Salik’s beautiful home in Mill Hill, which she and her husband designed, I count and impressive 22 windows, and that is just from the back. Once inside and experiencing the light flooding in it is easy to imagine how the idea for her Dragon’s Den – backed business, Blindsinabox, developed. And taking me into …
We hadn’t decided on which curtains we would have and we weren’t able to find temporary curtains on the internet. I realised there was a gap in the market and, because I did not want to retire, I asked Janice to start a business with me in December 2007 – just when the recession was …
An entrepreneurial blinds company has hit the big time after getting a helping hand from the hit TV show Dragons Den. The firm, Blindsinabox Ltd is based in North London and has a distribution base on the New River Trading Estate in Chestnut Fairways. After appearing on the BBC2 Dragons Den programme in September 2008, …
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BUSINESSES are bracing themselves for the fallout from the ongoing national postal strikes.Simeone Salik, who set up Blindsinabox with two business partners after securing investment on BBC show Dragons’ Den, said the firm was already feeling the effect.Although the company’s instant window blinds are dispatched by Parcel Force, the firm relies on Royal Mail for …
