Creating a Healthy Home

As we get older, our homes play a bigger role in our wellbeing. The Covid lockdowns highlighted just how important it is to have a space that’s not only comfortable, but supports how we live day to day.

Improvements for a healthier space

4 points where small improvements can create healthier space are:

• Light quality

• Air quality

• Sound quality

• Insulation

As we are writing this from a perspective of a window covering business, you will no doubt not be surprised to find that window coverings can help with all these points.

Nevertheless, it is true.

Today’s homes present new challenges:

• More glass and less brick

• Open-plan layouts and bifold doors

• Better sealing, which can reduce ventilation

• Homes built closer together

• Rising temperatures and changing comfort levels

The key is to identify what you want to improve, and look at options to achieve that. For example:

• Light: control glare and natural light levels

• Air: breathable fabrics / airflow (or reduce overheating)

• Sound: absorb external noise

• Insulation: reduce heat loss and overheating

Take noise reduction.

Dampen external noise levels with window coverings.

Now we are in British Summertime, the dawn chorus hits earlier, and people are in their gardens or out on the streets longer and later into the evening.

You may need to control that increase - dampen the noise level. You may not wish to run to the expense of soundproofing a room, but you know you need to do something.

We wrote a blog about this very thing last year

You can consider:

• specific acoustic fabrics,

• layering over existing window coverings

• changing an existing window covering to something better suited to the task at hand

Creating a healthier home doesn’t mean starting from scratch. Often, small changes - like the right window coverings - can make a noticeable difference to how your space feels every day.

Expert window solutions in South Yorkshire & Derbyshire

At Bespoke Blinds & Poles, we provide tailored advice on everything from noise- reducing blinds to custom curtain poles and shutters. Simply send us your measurements for a free, no-pressure quote. We’re proud to be Which? Trusted Traders and members of Derbyshire County Council Trusted Trader, giving you complete peace of mind.