Energy saving
Cellular shades, shutters and screens that help keep rooms warmer in winter and cooler in summer.
- Warmest
- Cellular shades
- Tilt-and-turn windows
- BetterFit no-drill cellular
- Skylights
- Skylight shades
- Summer sun
- Solar screen roller
The in-home consultation is free. Measuring and installation are quoted with your order.
Cellular shades and four more ways to a comfortable room.
A window loses heat in winter and lets it pour in in summer. A layer of still air against the glass slows both down.
| Question |  WarmestCellular shades |
 No drillingBetterFit no-drill cellular |
 SkylightsSkylight shades (framed cellular) |
 All yearShutters |
 Summer sunSolar screen roller |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter: keeps heat inout of 3 | 3 of 3: Best: pockets of still air | 3 of 3: Very well: framed, no side gaps | 2 of 3: Well: cellular pockets in a frame | 2 of 3: Well: a solid extra layer | 1 of 3: A little |
| Summer: cuts sun and heatout of 3 | 2 of 3: Well, when it’s closed | 2 of 3: Well, when it’s closed | 2 of 3: Well: closes off the hot sky | 2 of 3: Well: tilt the louvres away | 3 of 3: Very well, and you keep the view |
| Keeps the view | No. Raise it for the view | Partly. Lower it from the top | No. Open it to see the sky | Partly. Tilt the louvres | Yes, through the weave |
| Also helps with | Softer sound. Cordless comes as standard | No drilling, and privacy from the top | Dark rooms under a skylight | Privacy. Vinyl copes with steam | Glare on screens and the TV |
| Best for | Cold bedrooms and living rooms | Tilt-and-turn and inward-opening windows | Skylights and sloped glass | Bay windows and rooms used all year | Hot south and west windows |
| More | See the page: Cellular shades | See the page: BetterFit no-drill cellular | See the page: Skylight shades | See the page: Shutters | See the page: Solar screen roller |
We don’t promise a set saving: it depends on your windows and your home. Everything is made to measure, and we confirm what fits at the consultation.
Quick picks.
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A cold bedroom
Cellular shades
Pockets of still air keep the warmth in. They soften street noise too.
Cellular shades -
Tilt-and-turn windows
BetterFit no-drill cellular
A slim frame clips onto the window and swings open with it. No drilling.
BetterFit no-drill cellular -
Hot afternoon sun
A solar screen
It cuts heat and glare, and you still see out.
Light & glare control
In real rooms
Cellular shade in a bedroom 
BetterFit shades in a bathroom 
Wood shutters in a living room 
Skylight shades above a bath
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Feel the difference at your own window.
We bring every cellular fabric, shutter sample and screen to your home, so you can compare them.
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