Closed curtains during the day can signal you're away, but open ones may expose valuables. Partially open curtains or sheers can limit visibility into your home. In hot weather, closed curtains can ...

Before going on holiday, it can be pretty tricky figuring out how to keep your home safe. For me, I thought closing curtains (amongst other things) would be the best option, but boy, was I wrong.

Keeping your curtains closed while you're away helps deter burglars by hiding what's inside and creating uncertainty about whether anyone's home. Most home burglaries actually happen during the day, ...

It seems like only yesterday that UK residents were being advised to draw their curtains during scorching summer heatwave ...