Update Your Home For Winter

Top Tips To Get Ready For Winter Without Breaking The Bank

With Summer fading away into a distant memory, Autumn is stepping into the spotlight – and already Pinterest boards are filling up with pictures of pumpkins, puppies under leaves and toffee apple recipes.

Having spent the last few months outside in the sunshine, we’re moving inside and looking around our homes with uninspired eyes. Autumn is a great time to prepare for winter, bringing your home into shape ready for you to hibernate (unless you’re Mariah Carey who skipped Autumn and went straight to the festive period, putting her Christmas tree up by October 2nd…).

It’s the little things that count, and that is very true when it comes to updating your home. We’re not talking a whole revamp, so leave the sledgehammer in the shed – you won’t be knocking down any walls today – and opt for subtle changes that will refresh a room and make it feel more inviting. What’s more, it shouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg! Here are our top 5 simple tips to update your home for winter!

5. Throws and Blankets

Throws and blankets are an easy way to change the colour of your furniture without buying a new suite. They are also perfect for snuggling up under on those cosy nights on the sofa.

throw and blanket on sofa

4. Rugs

Like a throw or a blanket, a rug is a simple way of changing the look and feel of a room. It softens hard floors, helps to introduce some new colours and you’ll certainly appreciate it underfoot on a cold winter’s morning!

Modern interior with patterned cushions with a black and white patterend rug

3. Transform your fireplace

You might have a disused fireplace in need of a little TLC. A fireplace doesn’t necessarily need fire in it to look cosy: simply fill it with an autumnal display, adapting it to suit the season. Add fairy lights and logs to create the effect of glowing embers, or with pumpkins at Halloween, and stockings and decorations at Christmas. The possibilities are endless!

Logs in fireplace with fiary lights around them to create an ember effect

2. A lick of paint goes a long way

Our eyes and brain can fool us. As we become accustomed to our surroundings, we will sometimes become blind to something that would previously have bothered us. Like a spelling mistake in a blog post, or a scuff mark on the floor. After a while, you’ll fail to spot it. A lick of paint on dado rails, skirting boards and banisters are a great way to refresh the room without having to take on the enormous chore of redecorating. What’s more, if you’re only looking to cover up a few blemishes and don’t feel like splashing out for a whole tin of paint, you can pick up free test pot samples in your colour.

Paint brush over a tin of purple paint

1. A New Blind

The easiest, quickest way to make an impact on the way your room looks is to update your blinds. Choose a fabric that suits the room, perhaps opt for a bold colour to make a statement, or a subtle tone. One of the most popular colours right now is grey: homeowners can’t get enough of it! The Graphite Verona Dimout Roller Blind is a superb example of how a dark coloured blind can lend texture and depth to a space simply through its pattern.

Graphite Verona Dimout Roller Blind

Alternatively, the Palermo Tangerine Dimout Roller Blind is a burst of happiness, radiating orange in a solid colour that is simply joyous to behold. By making such a statement in your room, everybody will notice that you have updated your home for winter. Different fabrics, colours and patterns from our enormous collection mean that there truly is a blind to suit any person and any room. Take a look at DotcomBlinds’ range of roller blinds today!

Mandarin Sorrento Dimout Roller Blind

Hopefully these handy tips will get you started updating your home for winter! If you're in need of more inspiration, please take a look at our enormous range of blinds, including our wooden venetians.