Clonsilla Blinds is situated in the Coolmine Industrial Estate which is about a ten minute walk…read morefrom the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.
When I went in initially, I didn't have a clue about what types of blinds I needed. I fought there was just cream and white and a couple of shapes at the bottom. When I went into the show room I was a little overwhelmed at their range of stock, but once I got talking to Helen, I was sorted.
I had a picture of my sitting room and kitchen windows, but I had no measurements so she was able to help me with style, but I had to organise a call-out. She was able to sort me out with cut, colour, everything. I thought they had hired an interior designer by the time I was finished with her!
Now, the shop is not that big, but there is a lot of good well laid out stock, so if the staff are busy, have a look around yourself at their catalogues and one of them will be to you quickly enough. When they deal with you personally, you will see why there is a queue in the store for the personal shopping experience!
Unlike a lot of places, which sell cheap ready made blinds, Clonsilla Blinds sell tailor made, good quality blinds made to measure for your windows. It was a surprise to me that me and my neighbours houses (I live in an estate) did not have the same sized windows, but they came out to my house free of charge and measured my windows up.
Between the measuring and the fitting, my blinds were sorted out in no time.
You can get them even cheaper if you fit them yourself, but as I don't have a car, there was no way I could transport them. But the fitting did not cost all that much and I knew if I had an issue with how they were done, I could call up about it. If I did it myself, the onus was on me and I did not want that!
Before they came out and fitted, I was given a short time window a week in advance that I would have to be waiting. None of the "I'll be there Tuesday" stuff, it was "We will be there next Tuesday to fit between 12 and 1 if that suits you."
When the lads did come out, they were lovely and chatty but still got the job done quite quickly.
I'd definitely recommend these guys for your blinds. I've not had an issue with mine, but if I do, I was assured that they replace the fabric on your poles for a fraction of the price, so I think I have these blinds for the long haul.
