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Convenient Ways to Stay Cool in a Studio Apartment

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Although many people regard compact living spaces with disdain, there are a number of benefits to living in a studio apartment. In addition to saving a bundle on rent, you’re free from the various headaches and expenses associated with occupying a roomier abode. Furthermore, if you’re based in a warmer part of the country, you’re likely to find that cooling down in a studio apartment is much easier than doing so in a larger residence. Studio apartment residences looking for convenient ways to stay cool amidst periods of extreme heat can benefit from the following tips.

Make Use of Your Ceiling Fans 

Ceiling fans can be powerful cooling aids, particularly in small spaces. If your apartment has air conditioning, dependable ceiling fans will be able to efficiently distribute the cool air it creates throughout the entire residence. Even if your apartment lacks A/C, you can enable your ceiling fans to produce downward-flowing cool breezes by adjusting their blades to spin counterclockwise. Additionally, if the temperatures in your area tend to drop overnight, you can give your air conditioner a break by opening some windows once the sun goes down and letting your fans circulate the cool air from outdoors. 

If the ceiling fans in your apartment have seen better days, get in touch with your landlord. Depending on the terms of your lease, they may be required to replace any fans that are old, inefficient or outright broken. If you don’t have a lot of ceiling space to work with, consider investing in a good flush mount ceiling fan

Hang Thermal Curtains 

Quite a bit of warm air can enter your apartment and quite a bit of cool air can escape your apartment through the windows. Even if they’re securely shut, your windows can act as a major source of escaped air. In the interest of minimizing how much cool air is able to exit and how much warm air is able to enter, outfit your apartment’s windows with thermal curtains. 

As their name suggests, thermal curtains are composed of thermal materials that are adept at sealing in air. Furthermore, thermal curtains shouldn’t prove prohibitively expensive. In many cases, there’s little to no price difference between them and regular curtains. Additionally, thermal curtains come in a wide assortment of colors and patterns, lest you worry about a lack of variety.     

Thermal curtains won’t just serve you well during periods of warm weather, either. During the chilly winter months, these curtains can help seal in warm air while preventing cold air from gaining entrance to your residence. In addition, some thermal curtains help cancel out noise from outdoors. So, if you live in a busy area with a fair amount of traffic, keep an eye out for this variety of thermal curtain. 

Thoroughly Inspect Your Windows 

As stated above, a significant amount of indoor air is lost through windows. This is doubly true for windows with drafts and assorted cracks. To stay on top of this problem, give every window in your apartment a thorough looking-over. Should you come across any drafts or cracks, talk to your landlord about having them sealed. Additionally, depending on the condition of your windows, it may be necessary to replace some – or all – of them. 

Give Your Oven a Rest 

The smaller the living space, the more likely oven use is to affect indoor temperatures. Unsurprisingly, using an oven in a studio apartment during the summer months is liable to have a very noticeable impact on the temp. With this in mind, make an effort to minimize oven use throughout the summer. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of oven-free recipes for you to try your hand at. 

If not using your option during periods of warm weather simply isn’t an option, try to limit oven use to the nighttime hours. For good measure, make sure to turn on the kitchen exhaust fan while your oven is in use.  

The desire to have the largest possible living space is perfectly understandable. While there are plenty of advantages to residing in a large residence, this doesn’t mean that smaller abodes don’t have their upsides. For example, it’s much easier to cool – and heat – a studio apartment than a larger apartment, house or condo. With the previously discussed pointers at your disposal, you should have no problem keeping your studio apartment comfortably cool. 

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