Setting the foundations for a healthy home

As soon as spring comes around we start to reap the benefits of more daylight hours. So how we incorporate natural light in our homes plays a vital role in our wellbeing.

Long gone are the days of opening and closing a blind and that being your only option. Integrating blinds on your windows and doors allows you to have more precise control over sunlight.

With manual operation or motorised blinds with PowerView® automation, you can adjust your blinds during the day to stop any unwanted glare from the sun or to ensure privacy is maintained while reaping the benefits of natural light.

Venetian blinds, Pirouette® shades, Silhouette® shades and Twist Roller blinds are our top product choices when it comes to clever light control.

By making the most of natural daylight you’ll have less reliance on artificial lighting, and the lighting you do incorporate can feature softer lamps and wall lights rather than bright overhead ceiling lights.

Connections with the outside world can really help when you’re in the home. Think of a cosy chair by a window, a view to the outside when preparing meals in the kitchen or being able to see your garden when you’re sitting at your desk at home.

Increasingly popular is the trend to work outdoors, with trend forecasting company WGSN noting in their 2024 trend forecast podcast that outdoor desks will be the next big thing. Let's face it, we all want to maximise time outdoors when the sun comes out.

Awnings offer a great way to extend your living space, allowing you to be covered and work outside in all temperatures. The awnings’ fabrics incorporate a special UV treatment to assist in blocking out the sun when you’re outside.

Not just useful when outside, but by blocking the sun's rays a Luxaflex® Awning can reduce the amount of heat entering your home, reducing the strain on air conditioning systems and ultimately lowering energy costs.

It’s often an element many people aren’t familiar with, but the materials used to make blinds can impact on your indoor air quality and health.

Luxaflex® works with four principal sustainability certification systems, including OEKO-Tex® Standard 100 and GREENGUARD certified.

Healthier indoor air quality

We are unknowingly exposed to everyday chemicals through the air in our indoor environments, such as homes, offices and schools. These chemicals, often known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), constitute the majority of such exposures.

By selecting Luxaflex® products with GREENGUARD certification, you can help to create a healthier indoor environment for your home, reducing chemical exposure.

This important certification assures Luxaflex® products contribute to healthier indoor air quality in your home.

Our GREENGUARD certified products include: Roller blinds, Plissé shades, Duette® shades, Vertical blinds fabrics, and aluminium Venetian blinds.

OEKO-TEX® certification

STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® is one of the world's best-known labels for textiles tested for harmful substances.

If you see the STANDARD 100 label, you can be certain that every component of the article has been tested for harmful substances and is therefore harmless for human health.

As part of your consultation with a Luxaflex® dealer you’ll get the opportunity to look through our product collection books. Look out for the labels on the back of each sample, fabrics that are OEKO-TEX® or GREENGUARD certified will be identified by their individual symbols.

Happiness isn’t just reserved for the inside of our homes!

In a recent study, the Happy at Home Index, undertaken by property experts Rightmove, indicated feeling a sense of belonging, community spirit and the freedom to be themselves were the top ranking happiness measures.