There’s no getting away from the cold now. The heating sputters into life every morning as I leap out of bed ready to forge through the day. As you draw back your curtains or lift up your blinds in the morning to cast your bleary eyes over the new dawn,
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Category Archives: Energy Saving
Curtains To The Rescue – How To Reduce Your High Energy Bills
Thermal Curtains – how to stay warm and cut heating bills
Posted in Blackout Curtains / Blinds Blinds Energy Saving FAQs Thermal Curtains / Blinds
My central heating kicked in automatically yesterday morning. I’d set it so low that it would only kick in when it was really cold. Guess what? It was really cold. It was an unwelcome reminder that the summer is over and autumn is upon us. Beautiful though it is,
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Aim for a Greener Home
Aiming for a greener home does not have to lead to a radical adjustment to your lifestyle. There are many ways to be eco-friendly without having to have a complete overhaul to your home and life. Being more eco-friendly also has the added bonus of saving you money… Focus on
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Bring The Outside In – How the humble pot plant can benefit your home
Whether you treat your home as your refuge from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind, or use it as an office for a small business, your interior environment plays a much more important role in maintaining your physical and mental health than you might think. While there are
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Decorating On A Budget – How to save pennies and still achieve the look for you
Posted in Blinds Choosing your Curtains or Roman Blinds Company News and Press Releases Curtains Energy Saving FAQs Fun Stuff Interiors and Ideas Making your Own Curtains and Blinds Tips and Hints Useful Resources
Bored of your boudoir but can’t stump up the funds? Tired of your living space, but worried about saving pennies? Decorating your home doesn’t have to be a bank-breaking excerise. Below are a list of tips, hints and suggestions to help you plan your re-design on a budget, whatever your
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Shades to suit your mood – How to decorate your home using the power of colour psychology
Posted in Energy Saving Fun Stuff Tips and Hints Uncategorized Useful Resources
PART ONE It’s no secret that the colour of a room has an incredible affect on the way we perceive our interior surroundings. Equip with paint and brush alone, we have the power to manipulate the size of a space, artificially create the appearance of sunlight, conceal flaws and accentuate
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The Mysteries of Thermal Lining – Unravelled
Posted in Choosing your Curtains or Roman Blinds Energy Saving FAQs Measuring
So, you’re looking for curtains to keep your rooms nice and cosy? Choosing a thermal lining for your curtains or Roman blinds is an easy way to help reduce energy loss through your windows – and save you a few pennies on your heating bill at the same time. Tests
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Blackout Lining for Dreamy Nights
Posted in Choosing your Curtains or Roman Blinds Curtain Accessories Energy Saving FAQs Interiors and Ideas Tips and Hints
Having trouble paying your nightly visit to the land of nod, now that the sunny season has arrived? Don’t worry; you’re not on your own! The summer sun comes at a price for many of us, when morning time begins to arrive before its welcome, and the moon starts to
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Save Money And Be Eco-Friendly – 40 Tips For Your Home
At the turn of the century, Upton Sinclair helped our raise national awareness about the toxic nature of unregulated industry with his novel The Jungle. Today, people have recognized another toxic by-product of civilizations. The healing process, known as the green movement, has begun. However, the green movement requires more
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10 Tips for Saving Energy (& Money) in Your Home
Posted in Blinds Company News and Press Releases Curtains Energy Saving Tips and Hints Uncategorized
With the semi-bleak outlook of today’s economy, we are all becoming increasingly concerned with cutting costs and saving money. But, not only is it important to save cents…We are looking for ways to “save cents” that also “make sense.” What better way can we save money than by similarly cutting
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