Should you tilt your blinds up or down to keep your room cooler? We reveal all

When the heat is on, I try all sorts of hacks to keep cool during a heatwave, from trying the ‘caveman method’ (it’s not as bizarre as it sounds) to beating the heat using wet laundry. But there’s one way that you can keep cool that’s far simpler than either of these methods, and it has to do with the direction you tilt your blinds.

Does it help to tilt the blinds up toward the window, or down toward the room? When it comes to keeping a room cooler, it’s best to tilt your blinds up — here’s why.

Tilt your blinds upwards to stay cool

Your blinds are tilted upwards when the top of each slate is angled toward the window.