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Drake Blinds is the new name for quality window coverings in Ramsgate and the surrounding areas. But there’s nothing new about our unrivaled reputation for customer service, window blinds expertise and the widest choice of blinds, shutters, awnings and canopies for miles around.
That’s because we’ve been your local blinds specialists for more than 25 years – trading as Apollo Blinds until 2011 when we reinvented ourselves as a fully independent window blinds company.

This now means we can source products from a wider range of suppliers, allowing us to offer you better value for money and even more choice than ever.
So whether you’re looking for a window treatment with an emphasis on style and sophistication or on functionality and technical features, we’re able to source and fit exactly the right blinds solution to suit you.

And we’re still right here on your doorstep at our King Street store in Ramsgate, where our family business has been trading since 1984.

So call into our showroom, where you’ll find an exciting new range of products on display or arrange a FREE no-obligation visit by calling 01843 580860 today.

Drake Blinds offers AWARD WINNING roller and vertical fabric collections as voted by the Home Decoration Retailers Association (HDRA).

With over 345 Roller and 275 Vertical fabrics to choose from, these exciting collections reflect perfectly the current interior trends for window dressing.

• Modern and eclectic mix of prints
• Contemporary sheer fabrics
• Soft suede’s
• Textures and vibrant colours

This great collection of vertical fabrics also enables you to mix and match the vanes, which is great for contrasting textures or complimenting patterns.

Drake Blinds launches a new website to support a one-stop-solution for window blinds, shutters, awnings and canopies.

To live up to expectations of our customers, Drake Blinds realized the need for a website that offers a comprehensive product range including, Venetian, Wooden, Vertical, Roller, Roman, Pleated and Cordless blinds, along with great imagery and information online.

The website also offers the facility to arrange a home consultation using the online booking form.
via the book appointment page.

Click here to arrange FREE no-obligation quotation.

A stunning collection of modern pleated blinds, perfect for dressing any window or conservatory in a sleek and sophisticated style.

With over 120 fabrics to choose from, including black-outs, Duette and sheer options, as well as sumptuous fabrics and on-trend colours, the collection has been designed to inspire and excite. The collection book has been carefully designed to display fabrics that are particularly suitable for conservatories as well as offer a wide selection of blinds that can work well within any room in the home.

Arranged by colour palettes and features a small selection of complementary roller , vertical and venetian blinds, this collection is sure to be a firm favourite.

For more information about our pleated collection call 01843 580860 or arrange a free home design survey.

Duette® blinds give you light, privacy and temperature control. Duette® is highly energy efficient and the fabric structure offers a unique climate control that protects against solar heat gain in the summer and insulator against the cold in winter.

Duette® blinds have a patented double-walled honeycomb design and avialable in standard and blackout finishes.

Duette® Blinds are a realistic option for every window in the home and come in a range of colours. As well as having energy-saving properties, Duette® with a blackout lining is an effective dim-out blind. The honeycomb design means there are no stitching holes for light to penetrate and when used with the Perfect Fit frame solution for UPVC windows, minimal light can get in around the edges of the blind making it perfect for bedrooms.

Duette® is both neat and versatile, with the added benefit of no visible holes in the fabric.

For more information about Duette® call 01843 580860 or call into our showroom at 43 King Street, Ramsgate.

An extensive choice of both modern and traditional designs, with 47 new plain and patterned fabrics. The Roman collection is complemented by the development of a new chain operated headrail system.

The Roman collection has something to suit all tastes and style. The fabrics are displayed in colour stories and contain both plain and patterned fabrics. The collection offers exciting new colours and designs for any room.

So call into our showroom, where you can see this exciting range of fabrics on display or arrange a FREE no-obligation visit by calling 01843 580860. Alternatively, click here to book an online appointment.

Drake blinds provide shading solutions for any commercial setting. We are experts in manufacturing and installing blinds to deliver cost-effective and functional window blinds to create safe, productive and comfortable working conditions.

Drake Blinds use performance fabrics to select the correct window fashion to meet the demands of your office environment.

Our Commercial Blinds have been designed to deliver the levels of functionality and practicality required by office environments. A range of design features and fabric properties enables Drake Blinds to supply the perfect blind for your company.

We supply blinds across all industry sectors.

Our contract product range include:

• Vertical Blinds
• Roller Blinds
• Venetian Blinds
• Pleated Blinds

Fabric performance details are available on request.

Never seen-before fabrics, fantastic textures and wonderful finishes. 120 exciting fabrics, including wonderfully tactile faux-fur and velvets, as well as retro-inspired prints.

The Roman collection has been intuitively arranged by colour palettes to reflect interior design themes and even includes a choice of linings. Within the collection there is the Essentials Range, a capsule selection of plains and textures for style conscious customer. This also includes sleek and modern Calico Roman Blinds in 10 different fabrics colours and 6 different wooden baton choices to create the truly individual looks.

So call into our showroom, where you can see this exciting range of fabrics on display or arrange a FREE no-obligation visit by calling 01843 580860. Alternatively, click here to book an online appointment.

Make a feature of any window in your home with this striking collection of roller blind fabrics. With both contemporary and traditional patterned designs to choose from, there really is a fabric to compliment any style and add that wow factor to a window.

This unique printed roller blind collection has over 50 modern, retro and vintage designs.

So call into our showroom at 43 King Street, Ramsgate, where you can see this fabulous range of fabrics on display.

A brand new Velux blinds collection has been developed for 2015!

The collection has more than 100 new colours and fabrics to suit many different styles and tastes.
This new range also includes a new Roman blind in 20 decorative fabrics in a soft, natural colour palette.
On top of that, They have added to the VELUX Roman blind Colour Collection with 6 stunning designs by the acclaimed Dutch-based design duo Scholten & Baijings.

A NEW wood collection with a selection of the most popular slats, including High Gloss, Traditional and a new 35mm Oiled Oak.

The wood collection is avalaible in 25mm, 35mm, 50mm and 63mm slats and have the option of decorative tapes.

Call into our showroom in Ramsgate, where you can see this exciting new range or arrange a FREE no-obligation visit by calling 01843 580860. Alternatively, click here to book an online appointment.

New and improved Calico Roman Blinds fuse together natural wood batons with the soft touch of our best ever flocked back polyester fabric.

A stunning range that includes 10 vibrant colour options as well as 6 wooden baton colours that can be mixed and matched for use in any room.

Our Luxury Wood Venetian Collection is now extended to offer 20 beautiful wood grain finishes, 4 painted styles , a premium range of high gloss finishes and 4 frosted paint finishes, all in basswood.

For a different appearance there are 5 wood grain finishes made from eco-friendly bamboo.

Our highly desirable wood collection now has a total of 36 finishes.

Following the Prime Ministers latest announcement, Drake Blinds will temporarily close with immediate effect.

We will continue to monitor the situation and follow guidance from the Government and Public Health England.

The safety of our customers and our staff is paramount and the key to beating this virus.

We would like to thank you all for your support and trust that you all understand the difficult, but necessary decisions that are having to be made. We look forward to working with you once again when the time is right.

Keep safe, healthy and look out for your loved ones and neighbours as we all support one another through these tough times.

On behalf of all at Drake Blinds, we hope you are keeping safe and well. Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our customers and staff.

We are taking the necessary precautions to ensure that all at Drake Blinds are following guidance from the Government and public health officials.

A member of staff has had a track and trace notification, meaning the majority of our staff have had to go into self-isolation. We are self-isolating for the “next 10 days”, to avoid spreading the infection.

Apologies for the inconvenience, please be patient with us and we will inform you once we are back up to full strength.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email us and we will come back to you promptly.