Luxury interior design and energy-efficient home designs can go hand in hand. Elevating your space with stylish, eco-friendly design options is a great way to save on utility bills and no longer means compromising style.
Energy-Efficient Home Designs
Integrating energy-efficient elements into your home doesn’t mean sacrificing style; in fact, it enhances creativity by blending innovative technology with aesthetics to create a more sustainable environment. Lowering utility bills is not just a financial win—it’s a strategic approach to achieving long-term savings.
For homeowners, this means more disposable income, but this is not just about cutting costs; it’s a smart investment that yields benefits over time. A well-designed interior can significantly reduce energy consumption, leading to savings on monthly expenses. Energy-efficient design extends far beyond just looks, and these are a few ways to incorporate energy efficiency into your home.
Updated Lighting
LED lights are not a new concept, but this simple upgrade can greatly impact energy efficiency. Residential LEDs, especially ENERGY STAR rated products, use at least 75% less energy and last up to 25 times longer than incandescent lighting. LEDs also emit very little heat while incandescent bulbs release 90% of their energy as heat, and CFLs release about 80% of their energy as heat.
Rugs and Carpet for installation
Some say that carpet is outdated. However, carpet still has its place in interior design. Carpet is still a popular choice in rooms where comfort is a priority. Carpet also helps insulate your home. Carpets can help retain the warmth in a room and, therefore, save energy. Carpets have low heat conduction and are natural thermal insulators, creating a heat barrier. As a result, as much as 10% of the heat in a room, which would be dissipated with smooth floorcovering, is retained in the room by the carpet.
If wall-to-wall carpet isn’t your style, add more rugs during the colder months and store them during the warmer months.
Choose Insulating Window Treatments
Drapes, blinds, and shades all affect the temperature of your room. In Texas, insulating options like the Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular Shades will help your house stay cozy when it’s cold and cool when it’s hot.
Hunter Douglas has a variety of energy-efficient shades, and we can help you pick the best options that block light and harmful UV rays while keeping you warm on cold nights and cool on those hot summer nights.
A new way to save on your utility bills is by installing solar chargers for your PowerView Shades. The charger, which is compatible with the rechargeable battery wand and the internal rechargeable battery, has a uniquely efficient design. The charger works exceptionally well even in low-light, north-facing windows—meaning most rechargeable PowerView® or SoftTouch® shades connected to a Solar Charger won’t require manual recharging.
The Solar Charger is a great solution if you have multiple rechargeable shades, hard-to-reach rechargeable shades, and non-primary residences with rechargeable shades. Reach out to a design consultant to learn more and get help choosing the best energy-efficient window treatment options for your home!