How to make your home more energy efficient

There's lots of effective ways to help prevent heat loss in your home, from insulating your loft, installing cavity wall insulation or fitting your chimney with a specially designed draught excluder. But these solutions can be costly, and might not give you the best value for money.

A really easy way to keep that precious warmth inside your room where it belongs is to choose a window dressing that'll help reduce draughts and air leakage. We've got plenty of thermal solutions that do just that, and will stop you reaching for the thermostat. They'll give your home a stylish lift too.

Our innovative range of Thermal blinds including ThermaShade™ and Duette® offer a practical solution, proven by research organisation Fruenhofer IBP to help reduce the amount of heat lost through your windows by up to 55%. They're made up of honeycomb-shaped cells that trap air and create a barrier between your warm room and the cold window to help keep your space at a comfortable temperature. They're suitable for all rooms in the house but are particularly effective in conservatories and garden rooms, which get very cold in the winter months.

Thermal blinds are available in a wide range of colours and styles including in a Perfect Fit frame, providing a streamlined finish that's ideal for uPVC windows and doors.

Shutters are one of the stars when it comes to energy performance. Fitting snugly at your window, they help reduce heat loss by 36%, and are excellent for reducing the amount of cold air that can slip through the gaps in your window frame.

For maximum heat retention, we recommend solid shutters. They offer the biggest insulation impact of all shutter styles, due to the solid design without louvres. Just like curtains, you can have them open in the day to make the most of the natural sunlight, and close them at night to make things nice and cosy.

Tier-on-tier shutters are another great choice, as they're made up of independently operated top and bottom panels. This gives you real flexibility to make sure your room always feels comfortable.

Another great way to manage heat loss is to layer curtains over blinds or shutters. You’ll not only benefit from the additional insulation, but a luxurious finishing look too. Blend different textures, colours, patterns and plains for a finish that’s as cosy as it is stylish.

If you've a radiator fitted under a window, open the curtains while the blind is closed to keep cooler air out without blocking the heat gain from your radiator.

And for rooms where you want additional light control as well as warmth, team thermal curtains with blackout blinds. They're a great way to minimise light levels in your bedroom to create a restful environment for sleep.

Floor to ceiling glazing and roof lights are a key trend in home extensions, and of course, conservatories. But while looking great, it can be difficult to maintain a comfortable temperature in these rooms where lots of windows lose heat quickly.

Go for ThermaShade blinds for the side windows and roof blinds from our SolarPleat fabric range to actively reflect heat. So when it’s hot, you stay cool and when it’s cooler, you stay toasty.