Do you want to know how to make your room cooler? I have 4 tips that I’m sharing with you to help you avoid sleepless nights and get a restful night’s sleep.
Good sleep is essential to good health, but so many people find it hard to get the recommended 8 hours a night. Often, the problem is that they are uncomfortable in their bedroom because the room temperature is too warm, especially in the hot summer months. A small difference of just a few degrees can make it much harder to get to sleep and sleep through the night without waking up. But if you can find the perfect temperature, you will notice a huge improvement in your sleep patterns and your overall health and wellbeing when you are awake. Here’s how you can get the perfect temperature in your bedroom and improve your sleep.
4 Ways To Make Your Room Cooler
1. Invest In A Breathable Bed
If you are too warm during the night, it’s a good idea to start with your bed first. Cheap mattresses and bedding are not great at circulating cooler air and you will quickly overheat when you are in bed. When you are designing your bedroom suite, do some research and find a good mattress that will keep you cool during the night. Don’t buy cheap bedding either because sheets that are nylon-based can get very scratchy and hot too. Try to stick with cotton sheets or a similar breathable material that will have a cooling effect. Once you get your bed right, you will see a big improvement and you can start making changes elsewhere to get the perfect sleeping temperature.
2. Install Air Conditioning to keep your room cooler
If you don’t have air conditioning in your home, it’s very difficult to manage the temperature in the summer. So, call an air conditioner installation company and have them install an ac unit in your home. When you can have a constant flow of cool air coming into the house and you are able to precisely control the temperature, you can experiment until you find the ideal temperature for sleeping. Once your air conditioning unit is installed, you need to make sure that it is well-maintained.
If central air is not in your budget or you don’t want to cool the entire house you can opt for portable air conditioners or a window unit
3. Open The Windows to keep your room cooler
If you are excessively hot and your air conditioning isn’t cutting it, you should just open the windows for a fresh, cool breeze. However, even though this helps with the temperature, it can cause other problems that will disrupt your sleep. If you live on a busy road, the noise from outside can disturb you, so you’re just swapping one problem for another. If you live in a quiet area, you don’t need to worry, but don’t sleep with open windows if noise is an issue.
4. Close The Blinds During The Day
In the summer, your bedroom is heating up all day long as the sun shines through the window. By the time you go to bed, it will be hot and stuffy and you will be tossing and turning all night long. Even if you have air conditioning, it will take some time for the room to cool down again. A simple way to prevent this is by shutting the window coverings during the day. By blocking the sun from coming in, you keep the room cool and that will make a big difference in how long it takes to cool the room at night. If you live in a part of the country with very hot days, you could even consider blackout curtains or cellular shades to block the direct sunlight and excess heat. You can get some great blinds that are specifically designed to keep heat out.
Hot weather and excess heat are one of the biggest things that get in the way of good sleep, especially on hot summer nights. With these simple changes, you can make your home cooler and get a good night’s sleep
Other ways to make a bedroom cooler:
- ceiling fan
- box fan
- double-hung windows
- change your light bulbs so they don’t throw as much heat
- use a buckwheat pillow
- plant shade trees outside your bedroom
Ways to make yourself cooler in your bedroom:
- put your body in front of a fan
- open the window for some fresh air, and for a cross breeze
- get breathable sheets so your body heat can escape and lower your core body temperature
- Take a cold shower
- Drink ice water
- put a bowl of ice in a plastic bag and make ice packs
- eat some ice cream
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I can’t imagine sleeping without air conditioning here in central Florida! I do need to think about a new bed, perhaps we will find one that helps to keep me cooler (although my hubby thinks it is always too cool at night)!
Thank you so much Chloe