Stop Heat Escaping From Your Windows - And More
I know that net curtains are a bit old fashioned these days - but they protect what’s inside!
So, how about a modern alternative: Blinds.
In winter, an uncovered glass window is just asking to let heat escape 24 hours a day. So why let it? Here are some great benefits and tips for modern window coverings - and it’s not just about heat either, but we will start there:
1) Escaping Heat:
If your window isn’t protected from the inside, all the heat from your room is going to head for the outside. Nature likes to keep everything equal, so if the nice warm air can get outside and mix with the colder air - it will, just like cordial mixing into the glass of water.
If you don’t give the warm air a chance to get cold - all the warm air will stay in your home and keep your fuel bills down. Blinds and curtains are the equivalent of insulation in your roof: without them the heat just escapes!
Close your blinds as soon as it gets dark outside to trap most of the daytime heat inside.
2) Letting In The Sun:
In summer it is quite the opposite! You want all the sunshine you can to come in the windows - flooding your home with warmth.
A net curtain in the way could be a hindrance to this - so blinds are perfectly designed to roll completely out of the way - allowing you room to fill with the sun’s rays - and keep your home warm into the evening.
Use natures power when you can! (and it’s free!)
3) Security:
Closing your window blinds when it’s dark outside is also essential for good security. Once you lights are on and it’s dark outside - everyone can see straight into your home - with all your electrical goodies on show.
Walking in the streets when it’s dark is a great opportunity for thieves to ‘case the joint’. They can see everything you are doing - and more importantly - they will know when you are not in!
4) Privacy:
Linked to above, but for those people who have a window actually on the street front - you don’t want people looking in, but you don’t want to shut out the sunshine - so why not fit a half-blind at head height.
Alternatively you can now order blinds that open from the top rather than the bottom. Ideal for letting in the light without letting in the nosey parkers!
5) Conservation:
Sunlight and UV rays can damage precious materials and paintings over time, so sometimes you would want to block out the light when it is directly shining onto a certain piece of furniture or art work.
Net curtains won’t do the trick and full curtains will make the whole room pitch black - however blinds can be adjusted to cover only the articles you want to protect, letting the rest of the room stay in sunlight!
6) Style:
And finally - why should saving energy be boring? It isn’t, you just have to look in the right places.
There are many suppliers of trendy, fashionable, traditional, plain, black-out, bamboo and wood blinds, either fitted into the frame for extra heat and light control, hanging loose - so you can still peak around them, or top opening for privacy.
So, maybe consider using blinds to save money, save energy, protect your property and look great!
