The California Company (www.thecaliforniacompany.co.uk) is the leading web-based company specialising in DIY bespoke shutters, blinds and doors at an affordable price. The company and the team have a reputation for great customer service and for selling products that are specifically designed for easy self-installation.

The collection includes a wide range of affordable window treatments and solutions to suit all tastes and living spaces.

Shutters Contemporary plantation shutters are an easy and cost effective way to alter the look and feel of a living space, whether you're looking for a bit more privacy from prying eyes or wanting to create a more Continental feel. The shutters are made from high quality hardwoods (yellow poplar and elm), while the wetroom shutters are made from waterproof polyvinyl. Free samples are available through www.thecaliforniacompany.co.uk.

Blinds Simple, stylish and elegant, the beautiful hardwood, Venetian blinds are made to measure with each wooden slat cut specifically for the size of blind that you have ordered.

The Santa Ana wood privacy blind is the new range from The California Company, and features slats without holes, which stops the light from filtering through.

Temporary Blinds Temporary vinyl blinds are innovative, practical and robust. Easy to install in a matter of minutes, the blinds simply stick onto the window and no tools are required, and leave no mess when removed – perfect for those doing a spot of DIY or for those waiting for their new blinds, shutters or curtains to be delivered.

Doors Competitively priced premium quality aluminium folding sliding doors are the latest addition to The California Company's collection. Essentially the door is a glass wall that can slide open, with no fixed section. These luxurious looking doors provide a brand new way to open up your living area and make the most of outdoor space. The Roto German triple lock systems also mean that the doors are not only practical and stylish, but secure too.

Co-owners and interior design gurus Murray Clark and Mark Carter established The California Company in 2003 as a means of supplying their plantation shutters product to interior décor savvy UK shoppers.

Murray says: “When we started The California Company, it wasn't possible to purchase plantation shutters in many areas of the UK. Popularity of shutters was increasing outside of London, yet it was exceptionally difficult to find a company to buy quality wood shutters from at a competitive price.

“Our ethos has been to offer quality shutters and blinds at a competitive price, coupled with superb customer care. All our staff are exceptionally knowledgeable about our products and design and can therefore offer our customers useful, well founded advice when buying their shutters and blinds”

And ordering the products couldn't be easier through The California Company's revamped website (www.thecaliforniacompany.co.uk), which equips customers with all the information they need to order their shutters, doors and blinds quickly and informatively. Friendly design experts are on hand to answer your questions at all stages of the ordering and DIY process, and every order is also checked by the team before it's processed, giving you complete peace of mind.

The website also features measuring guides, a Quick Quote tool, galleries of images and an Easy Design System, which allows customers to get creative and have a play around with design ideas before ordering.

So whatever product you purchase from The California Company, you can rest assured that it will be perfect fit for your living space.

www.thecaliforniacompany.co.uk

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For further information, images and interviews with interiors expert Murray Clark, please contact PR4: Sophia Cottier E, sophia@pr4.com T, 0207 637 1237

Notes to Editors Shutters • Customers can choose from a variety of colours for their shutters. For the Paint Poplar shutters: white, all white, white tie, shell, ivory, pearl, cream and alabaster. For the Stain Poplar shutters: natural, honey oak, light oak, sugar maple, golden oak, walnut, cherry, black walnut, wenge and black. For the Stain Elm shutters: natural, honey oak, light oak, sugar maple, golden oak, walnut, cherry, black walnut, wenge and black. • Prices start from: £175.00 per square metre for the Paint/Stain Polar shutters; and from £185.00 per square metre for the Stain Elm shutters.

Blinds • Customers can choose from the following colours: white, snow white, ivory, bleached white, oyster, natural, pine, maple, oak, pecan, cherry and mahogany. • Pick from a string or tape option in: white, ecru, taupe, light grey, beige, chocolate, cypress, maroon, royal blue and black. The California Company does not charge extra for tapes. • Prices for the Malibu blinds (50mm slats, and strings or tapes) start from £70.00 per square metre; for the Monterey blinds (50mm slats, fully waterproof and 'wood-like') start from £75.00 per square metre; for the Santa Ana blinds (50mm slats, hole-less privacy blind) from £75.00 per square metre; and the Beverley Hills blind (64mm shutter-style slats, hole-less privacy blind) from £80.00 per square metre.

Temporary Blinds • The California Company was the first company in the UK to introduce temporary blinds. • Small: 915mm x 1900mm drop £5.00 • Large: 1220mm x 1900mm drop £8.00

Doors • Door colours include: white, black, grey, brushed silver, teak and black walnut. • Door handle colours include: white and black. • Prices for the doors start from £395.00 per square metre.