Home & Garden

Enjoy Your Conservatory All Year with Custom Blinds

Centuries ago, conservatories were built by the wealthy in order to cultivate citrus plants and other flowers not conducive to the English climate.  Today however, they’ve become a commonplace feature of the quality home, offering homeowners a custom designed space that provides views of the outdoors while maintaining the comfort and elegance of their own interior home.

EnergySmart conservatory blinds
EnergySmart conservatory blinds

Since then, the purpose of conservatories has evolved from one of plant cultivation, to one of home comfort. Much has changed, but one of the biggest developments has been the composition of the glass. Where once it was frosted, it is now clear, and tempered to help the room regulate its temperature depending on seasonal conditions.

As the construction and requirements of conservatories has changed, so has the way in which they are furnished and the first major purchase any conservatory owner will need to invest in is blinds. Conservatory blinds are tailored to benefit to any conservatory no matter its purpose. For homeowners who use them as an additional room, blinds control the amount of light and shade coming in which is ideal for those who spend a lot of time them, but blinds also provide insulation by deflecting the sun’s rays to maintain the ideal temperature all year long as well as affording users their privacy.

For those who use their conservatory as an extension of the garden, blinds regulate temperature, maintaining heat in the colder months to sustain growth of plants that require a warmer climate, and protecting plants from the direct rays of the sun in the summer months which can be just as damaging as frost. The biggest benefit to gardeners is that regardless of the time of year, blinds allow light and heat in the conservatory to be tailored according the needs of the plants, by for example, closing off direct light and giving shade to particular areas of the conservatory as needed.

white conservatory blinds

Blinds made by Thomas Sanderson feature high quality materials that are custom designed to fit, even those odd shaped windows in hard to reach areas.  The newly designed Duette® Energy Smart Collection is the most up to date, energy efficient collection of conservatory blinds on the market.  With a remote control system, homeowners can adjust the blinds automatically to suit their needs. They offer a combination of good looks with perfect functioning to create premium blinds and maximize the purpose, and enjoyment of your conservatory.

Thomas Sanderson have a team of designers just waiting for you to choose your bespoke designed blinds and shutters, choose from a range of different styles and colours to enhance your conservatory into that extra room that completes the home.

Enjoy lazy summer evenings as the sun dips in the sky, adjust your conservatory blinds so just the right amount of light comes in through the windows, bask in that summer glow.

Alternately when the year turns close the blinds as those winter nights draw close, the conservatory can be used year round, and with a bespoke finish that you helped design, you can enjoy the tranquility of the conservatory for the whole of the year.

Thomas Sanderson