How to Refresh a Room in Your House in Summer?
Is the heat of summer making your apartment stifling?
Difficult to sleep at night and it's not really more livable during the day?
Do not wait until September for a little freshness to reappear.
Discover our tips for cooling your home, even during the worst summer heat waves.
Avoid letting the sun in
Unlike Julien Clerc's song, "Let the sun come in", in summer, it is not recommended to let it in, if the heat outside is unbearable.
So as not to let the sun in, you know the techniques:
- leave the shutters slightly ajar so that a slight draft is created without the sun's rays being able to illuminate your interior. Fold the hook of the shutters to prevent them from opening at the first gust of wind ...
- leave your windows ajar and close the curtains to block the heat and prevent it from entering your home.
- if the heat is too much outside and the outside temperature greatly exceeds the inside temperature, also close the windows to preserve cooler air. Open windows at night to let in cooler air.
A draft and a bottle of frozen water
The sun's rays neutralized, we need to create a current of air, otherwise the heat would eventually become embedded in your house and our trick would not be effective for long.
For this, the technique is to leave the windows of several rooms ajar. Secure them with a chair or an old rag to prevent them from slamming.
Likewise, block the doors between each room, this will also prevent the slamming of the door which can cause paint chips ...
Now that the draft is created and the doors and windows are secure, place a bottle of frozen water on the windowsill where the draft takes place in the room you want to cool.
This simple trick will help you remove heat from the room.
The freshness of the frozen bottle will cool the hot air coming into your home!
A fan and a bottle of frozen water
Variant is to place the frozen water bottle in front of a fan if you have one. This will allow you to refresh a room even faster. This is a great tip for cooling a room with a fan!
It is practical to refresh your room at night before going to bed or that of your children who will sleep better.
The only problem is that you are not going to leave the fan running all night.
Once you have cooled the room and go to bed, move the bottle to the windowsill so that the room does not heat up overnight.
To get a good night's sleep when it's hot, we've got a tip for you.
Wet fabrics in front of the window
If the heat is stifling. Don't stop there.
The best trick, the icing on the cake, is to stretch dampened fabrics across the windows.
The air is thus refreshed with the passage of each air current. Be careful not to soak the fabrics too much. If you use something other than a fogger: the water may run to the ground!
It is an effective method of cooling the air in an apartment.
Green plants are refreshing!
Finally, last tip, if you like vegetation, you can also install some green plants in your apartment at home.
Mist their leaves or dampen them with a damp cloth and they will magically diffuse a little freshness in your room. Here is a smart decoration!
Your turn...
Have you tried these grandma's tips to freshen up a room? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to hear from you!
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Also to discover:
How to Cool a Room Without an Air Conditioner?
The Simple Tip to Avoid Overheating Your Computer.
