Never mind about keeping up with the Jones’s, modern living is about creating your own interior design identity and fostering a home atmosphere that’s inventive, unique and plays to the strengths of your lifestyle. Our shutters and blinds designers love quirky interior design, so here are their top five unusual home decoration features to suit every budget:

Blackboard Walls

Blackboard paint is cheap, easy to apply and incredibly useful. A square of paint by the front door, one in the kitchen, scribble wall for the kids in the playroom; blackboard wall features add a fun, contemporary edge.

Custom Window Shutters

Of course, shutters and made to measure blinds are what we know, but we believe in their style and versatility because of experience, not bias. Bespoke designs, colours and finishes could be cheaper than you might think.

Murals

Typography and graphics are the style of choice for many summer 2012 interior designers. You can buy mural transfers for a pittance on websites like eBay.

Mirrors

Tricks with mirrors may be nothing new, but think about how best to use your space. Create mirrored feature walls in the darkest spots of your house to carry gorgeous natural light to difficult spots.

Bespoke Furniture

Not quite the pipedream it once was, bespoke furniture could be as simple as having a craftsmen refurbish a cheap, broken vintage find in whatever colour or finish you choose. Don’t be afraid to mix genres – who said Victoriana and digital graphics should be mutually exclusive?