How to Make a Room Warmer

Costs for heating a home are very high, but there's nothing quite as bad as spending your evenings in a cold room or waking up feeling chilled. Aside from the obvious steps of turning up the thermostat, putting on extra layers of clothing and sipping hot tea, there are several other means--some inexpensive and others more costly--by which you can warm up a room.

Instructions

1

Install insulated curtains or drapes. You can purchase these or make your own by sewing a layer of insulating fabric to the back of your existing drapes.

2

Open your drapes and blinds as soon as you see the sun shining toward the window. The sunlight will warm up the room very quickly.

3

Keep doors leading to and from the room closed if there is a heat source such as a wood stove inside. If there is no heat source inside the room, open all doors leading from the room to wherever the heat source is located to allow heated air to circulate.

4

Place a rolled towel tightly against the crack beneath the door; this prevents cold air from flowing in. If you don't like the look of the towel, you can create a stylish under-door cozy by stitching some brightly colored fabric around a rolled towel or some rolled open-cell foam.

5

Install energy-saving insulated windows, doors and skylights to replace old leaky or drafty ones.

6

Conduct a home energy efficiency inspection to identify areas where insulation may be lacking; installing extra insulation in the roof or attic may help retain extra heat throughout the house.