“This is a sort of tight Austrian shade I use often,” says Roberts, with only a single gathering point between the width of each window. “Balloon shades and real Austrian shades can be ...

The art of dressing a show window properly is one that has come to the front only in recent years. Time was when the show windows were used simply as a sort of storehouse, even as the sub-cellars ...

The family, who live in Cae Glas Road, Rumney, Cardiff, went further than putting up balloons, flags and banners – they employed someone to come in and paint the windows to mark the special day.