Let’s face it, we all enjoy a bit of sunshine, lying in the garden feeling the sun caress your skin, as you sip on a delicious beverage. It’s wonderful. What isn’t as wonderful is trying to have a good night’s sleep while you’re stuck with unbearable heat. This stops you from being able to drift off because you’ll feel hot and sticky and sweaty, and that’s an awfully difficult way to try and get comfortable. You will then find yourself struggling with stress because you’ve had so little sleep, but there’s no reason you should need to suffer from this. There are options, you just need to get creative and do what needs to be done
Here are some of the best ideas.
Circulate the room –
Make sure you open a window or two when possible. This will stop the room from being filled up with static hot air, because it’s very easy to let in by the sun shining through the windows, building up more and more, but it’s not so easy to get rid of it, so opening a window will help let out any hot air. Leaving the windows open at night, as well as the bedroom door, will allow you to create a circulation of air flow that comes in from the window, and either out through the other, or through the door.
Control the shade –
Sure, you most likely get into bed once it’s dark, but that doesn’t mean you can’t set up the room beforehand. You will want to restrict as much light from getting into the room as possible because this is what will stop it from warming up too much. You can achieve this by timber plantation shutters because you are able to control exactly how much light goes in, from a little bit, to a lot, to nothing at all. Not only that but they look beautiful too and add a natural, earthy look to your room.
Change the sheets –
If you’re not already using cotton sheets, then you will need to get some. They are a lot more breathable than fleece or flannel, meaning you won’t get the sensation of them sticking to you or making you feel as though you’re in an oven. You may also want to purchase some buckwheat pillows too. Buckwheat hulls have a natural air space between them which doesn’t hold onto your body heat like the usual pillows.
Make your own AC –
If you can’t seem to escape the heat while you’re asleep, and a fan by your bed is merely pushing around hot air, then there is a very clever trick to alter this idea. Get a bowl and fill it with ice from your freezer (not too much otherwise it will melt and overflow). Then all you need to do is place this ice bowl in front of your fan, and position it on your face or body. This will blow freezing cold fresh air in your direction, keeping you cool enough to fall asleep.
Love,
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