Started with one van and a sample case
Fitting for a large chain, Rosie kept meeting customers who had picked a fabric from a photo and disliked it on the window.
She set up Sillwright in 2011 with a simple rule: every customer sees the samples at their own window, and the person who measures is the person who fits. Gareth joined to sew Roman blinds, and the workroom in Broadheath followed; the other blinds are made to her measurements by specialist makers.
We still work that way. We keep the firm small on purpose, so the price you are quoted is written down by the person who will fit your blinds.
- Rosie DunmoreFounder, measures and fits
- Gareth PyeSews the Roman blinds
Sample portraits. The team profiles on this demo are fictional.
Working with a small local fitter
What changes when the people who sell you blinds also measure and fit them, and sew the Roman blinds themselves.
Samples in your own light
Colours change from window to window, so we bring fabrics and slats to you rather than sending a link.
No handovers
The person who measures your windows comes back to fit them, so nothing gets lost between visits.
Child-safe as standard
Every corded blind has its child-safety devices fitted before we leave, and we suggest cordless styles for children’s rooms.
A written price
You get the quote in writing at the visit, with fitting included, before anything is ordered.
Tidy fitting
Dust sheets down, old fixings filled if a blind moves, and the packaging goes with us.
Repairs and refits
Moving house, or a chain has snapped? We refit and repair blinds we did not make, where parts allow.
How we work
Two trips to your home: one to measure and choose, one to fit. The price is agreed in writing in between.
Step 1: We come to measure
A fitter visits at a time that suits you, measures every window and brings samples to see in your own light.
Step 2: Made to your measurements
Your blinds are made to the millimetre. We put the price in writing before anything is ordered.
Step 3: Fitted in one visit
The same fitter comes back, fits and checks every blind, and takes the packaging away.
Sample reviews
“They brought the samples round on a Thursday afternoon and we chose the fabric holding it up to our own window. Fitted ten days later, and the bedroom is finally dark at five in the morning.”
“Shutters for the bay at the front of the house. They measured every angle twice and the panels line up perfectly.”
Imran, SaleSample review “Three Roman blinds for the kitchen and the snug, in a linen we picked on the day. Tidy, quick, and the price never moved.”
Margaret, HaleSample review
Measured in your home, fitted in one visit
Book a free measure and a fitter will bring samples to your windows, then leave a written price.