Winters remind us of grizzly bears hibernating in their caves. Such is the imaginative figment that comes to our minds when we speak of winters. So if animals are snuggling in their dens, why not us humans take a little advantage of this cozy weather, enjoy and relax a bit. You can make simple arrangements in your houses to make this winter a snuggly one! Let's go and check out the easy steps to give a makeover to our houses this cold and cuddly season!
Ways to make your home cozy and more comfortable during the winter months
- First and foremost get all your comforters and blankets out of the cupboard. It is showtime! Neatly place them on the bed and line some pillows along with the headrest. Making your bed is the first thing on the list of things to do for winter comfort. The cushion covers can be replaced with woolen fabrics to give you warmth when you have hit the pillows at night.
- Automated bed heaters are a good way to keep your beds warmed up during winters in cold countries. They are power efficient and quickly heats the bed for you. The temperature can also be adjusted according to your will. Some of them have an inbuilt moderator to adjust and control the temperature on their own. As soon as your bed is warm and comfortable, the device turns down the thermostat.
- Arrange the couch and warm it up with sets of woolen cushions and woolen sofa covers. Pull up a blanket and you are good to enjoy a movie lying there embraced in warmth.
- Clean up the fireplace and get some wood from the garden wastes. For example, broken branches and dry leaves are good for setting up occasional bonfires. This will lighten your mood and you will be able to spend some family time beside the comfortable fire.
Changes and construction jobs to be undertaken during winters
- If you have got wooden floors, make sure you tighten up the nails and fix the broken hole in them to avoid the rushing in of cold winds through the crooks.
- If you have got marbled, mosaic or tiled floor set up they will likely turn extremely cold during winter. To avoid the shiver creeping up your feet, you can make use of the idea of purchasing carpets. Lay thick carpets or furry rugs all over the house. This will simultaneously not let the heat of the room escape to the outside and neither let the cold damp winds rush in through the floor holes. They feel comfortable to walk on and will enhance the beauty of your rooms.
- Put up curtains that can prevent the warmth of the room from escaping into the surrounding. They will be a stylish addition to your house which will also serve its purpose of maintaining the optimum temperature inside the house. Thick fabric upholsteries are good for such an idea. They are affordable and require no investment of artificial energy harvest to heat your rooms. Available in different colours and designs, they are sure to bring you compliments from visiting guests.
- Seal the ceilings and mend the roofs during winters to prevent the ordeals of hail storms or dew drops which melts and seeps through the broken edges. You can also call in the experts to fix a false ceiling made of tiles to avoid such a situation. They are fancy looking and available at cheap rates. They trap the warm air between the top roof and the false segments and do not allow it to escape easily. Thus this way, they successfully help in keeping the rooms warm.
- Sealing the windows in double layers is also an effective way to trap the heat inside the house. The air stuck between the two layers of the shutter is a bad conductor of heat and will prevent passing it onto the exterior environment.
- Other ways to make one home cosy and comfortable are by introducing a power-saving. They are cost-effective appliances and modulate the temperature of the whole house.
- If you further wish to cut the cost and make some changes that won't change the budget of the house, there is another easy hack. During day time you can draw the curtains away and open the windows and doors to all the sunlight to enter your rooms. Let the house bask in the heat for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Not only will this keep your place warm but also kill microbes and disinfect the environment inside. Place an armchair with a comforter on the patio and enjoy the bright sunshine of winter mornings. This arrangement will refresh your mind and will prove beneficial to your health. You can also carry the beddings and cushions and pillows to place them under the sun. It will kill the germs and warm up the comfy cushions for peaceful nighttime.