Buyer's guides - page 7

Best Blinds for a Cosy Autumn: Warm, Textured Picks

As the nights draw in, texture and warm tone make a room feel snug. Velvets, linens and wood-effect blinds to cosy up for autumn, with ten picks compared.

Seasonal By colour

Best Blinds for a Festive Room: Christmas-Ready Picks

There is no such thing as a Christmas blind, but rich pattern and warm colour dress a room for the season. Festive-feeling picks for hosting, ten compared.

Seasonal Prints & patterns

Best Blinds for Condensation-Prone Windows in Autumn

As the heating goes on, cold glass runs with condensation. Moisture-resistant blinds that wipe clean and let damp air move keep mould at bay. Ten compared.

Seasonal Bathroom & kitchen

Best Blinds for Dark Winter Mornings: Wake to Daylight

Winter dawns come late, so a bedroom blind that lets the first light in helps you wake - the opposite of summer. How to choose, with ten picks compared.

Seasonal By room

Best Blinds for Summer Glare: Home Offices and TV Rooms

Low summer sun throws glare across screens and televisions. The fix is to filter or angle the light, not black out the room. How, with ten picks compared.

Seasonal By room

Best Blinds to Cut Heating Bills: Insulate Your Windows

Windows lose more heat than walls, and that costs you all winter. The right insulating blind slows the loss and trims draughts. How, with ten picks.

Seasonal By blind type

Best Blinds to Keep Heat In This Winter: Thermal Picks

As the cold sets in, the right blind slows the warmth leaving through your windows. How thermal and cellular blinds work, with ten picks compared.

Seasonal By blind type

Best Blinds to Keep Rooms Cool in Summer: Heat Control

South-facing rooms bake in summer. The right blind reflects or blocks the sun before it heats the glass. How it works, with ten cooling picks compared.

Seasonal By room

Best Children's Character Blinds: Sleep, Safety and Fun

Character blinds delight a child but get outgrown fast. How to pick prints that last, keep little ones safe, and dark enough to sleep, with ten picks.

Prints & patterns By room

Best Conservatory Blinds for Winter: Keep the Warmth In

A conservatory bleeds heat through all that glass in winter. Thermal and perfect-fit blinds that make it usable in the cold, with ten picks compared.

Seasonal Large windows