How To Make Your Home More Comfortable
How To Make Your Home More Comfortable
Let’s take a look at some of the things that you can do to make your home more comfortable.
Written by Liz Bayardelle, PhD | See Comments | Updated 09/14/2021
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How To Make Your Home More Comfortable
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There is nothing worse than feeling uncomfortable in your home. The house you live in should be the space you feel most relaxed, comfortable and warm. This is the place you come to after a long day working or studying and it’s supposed to feel safe, as if you can be yourself within those walls. It should also not be too cold, too hot, too humid or with broken flooring and chipped paintwork.
You should feel as if you are ready for anything simply by being in your home, and the good news is that there are some home improvements that you could make to make your home space as comfortable as possible.
Let’s take a look at some of the things that you can do to make your home more comfortable:
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Check your lighting. Is there enough natural lighting coming through your home right now? If there isn't, you should consider looking at how your lighting is fairing inside the house. Are your bulbs LED? Are you using ceiling lights only or do you have a good mix of lamps, too. Upgrading your lighting and expanding the natural lighting in your home is going to help you to stay comfortable and make your home more ambient.
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Upgrade your air conditioning. If you haven't looked at your HVAC in a while, it might be time to call an Air Conditioning Repair company to ensure that yours is running well. There’s nothing worse than feeling too stuffy, or feeling the outside cold in your bones while you’re trying to watch a movie. The HVAC you have installed should be running to keep your home at the ideal temperature at all times.
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Ceiling fans are a winner. While you have a HVAC, you might not want to run it all the time. Ceiling fans are going to be a huge help! You can bet that ceiling fans will help your HVAC to be more efficient, too, with cooler air circulating around the room in the summer and warmer air in the winter! This way, you can use less electricity than your HVAC.
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Upgrade your insulation. Your house should be able to keep the warmth in when you need it to, and you can do this with an insulation upgrade. The right insulation in the walls and the attic will keep the temperature balanced in your home.
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Get your windows upgraded. When was the last time that you checked the sealant on your windows and doors? When it’s cracked or split, you will end up with cold air rushing into the house. If you don't upgrade your windows and doors often enough, you will end up with a colder house than you expect. Double glazing or even triple glazing can help you to ensure you keep the heat in from the sun and keep the colder air out.
Each of these tips will really help to make your home the most comfortable space you can be in - no matter the weather!
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Liz (or Dr. Mommy, as her toddler started calling her after learning what a PhD was) is the happily sleep-deprived mom of a toddler (and professional raccoon noise impersonator), a sparkle-clad kidnado, a teenage stepdaughter, 200 cumulative pounds of dog, and herd of dustbunnies (if daily vacuuming doesn't occur). During nights and naptimes, she uses her PhD in business psychology as an author, speaker, and consultant. She also serves as an executive and principal for three companies, two of which she co-founded with her very patient (and equally exhausted) husband.