KEEPING YOUR HOME WARM during winter requires a multi-pronged approach. If you’re renovating, consider appropriate insulation in your roof and walls. If you’re not, adding curtains, blinds or shutters is easy. “With the right window coverings, much of the heat inside your home can be stopped from escaping,” says Amelia Taylor, head of product and communications at Wynstan. She says the best types are blinds with a honeycomb structure that traps air – like their Whisper Cellular blinds – which could save you 32 per cent off your heating bill. “The next level of insulation would be with plantation shutters,” she says. Soft furnishings, too, such as rugs and upholstery, will keep heat inside, while a good old draught excluder, aka the door snake, will prevent chilly breezes from sneaking…
