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- Becky Striepe
- November 24, 2012
- 4:30 pm
- 682 comments
4. Cover the Floor
You know how unpleasant it is to step out of bed onto a cold floor. That chilly tile is a sign that heat is escaping. Area rugs can go a long way toward keeping your house warm, especially if your basement or crawl space isn’t as insulated as you wish it were. When temperatures start warming up, you can just roll up unwanted rugs and stash them in the attic or under the bed until you need them again!
5. Bundle Up at Bedtime
It’s hard to fall asleep if you’re lying in bed shivering. Once you doze off, though, your body tends to tolerate cold rather well. If you can, turn the heat down at bedtime, and just toss some extra blankets on your bed to warm you up while you fall asleep.
If you’ve got a thermostat on a timer, you can even set it to start warming the house 30 minutes or so before you’re planning to get up, so you don’t have to hop out of bed into a chilly room.
6. Don’t Warm an Empty House
Heading out for the day? Turn down the heat before you go! There’s no sense running the heater if no one’s there to benefit from it. This is another case where a programmable thermostat can help a lot. Just set it to warm back up before you’re planning to get home.
If you have pets, keep them in mind! Don’t turn off the heat off completely. Different animals can tolerate different levels of cold, so ask your vet before taking things to extremes.
Up next: Get snuggly, insulate, and layer up.
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Becky Striepe
Becky Striepe is a freelance writer and vegan crafter living in Atlanta, Georgia. Her life’s mission is to make green crafting and vegan food accessible to everyone! Like this article? You can follow Becky on Twitter or find her on Facebook!
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Would also be lovely with blueberries .! Just have to wait for the warm weather to arrive !
great ideas, thanks for sharing
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+ add your ownThanks for the tips! I knew most of them but a little review never hurt anyone. :) I did reverse my fans though, thanks for that one! I have also noticed that even if I have on a hat & sweater & sitting in a room with a space heater my feet can still get cold. I find that I need to make sure I have dry socks on too! If your socks get wet from sweat your feet will get cold.
I have my heat set at 64F degrees. When I had ceiling fans, I used to do this trick too. I also like my tea.
Really good info.
Thanks for wonderful ideas!
good tips--and besides being better for the environment, it should save you money
Simple tip- turn a light on. It is a cheap form of heating. You use it too take the chill off a room.
great tips, thanks!
Instead of buying pajamas, I wear sweat pants and sweatshirts that are too old to wear in public but are still fine for warm sleepwear. Wearing socks to bed helps a lot too.
Thanks for the great info!
Good ideas. Thanks.
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