The peak of summer is here and so are tip-top temperatures! When the heat index makes being outside nearly impossible, changing up the interior of your home will cool things down quickly. Kick out the carpet or switch up the kitchen to keep your home chilled without even having to touch the A.C. And when you’ve had enough of outdoor barbecues and pool parties, you can return indoors to an incredibly cool home.
The peak of summer is here and so are tip-top temperatures! When the heat index makes being outside nearly impossible, changing up the interior of your home will cool things down quickly. Kick out the carpet or switch up the kitchen to keep your home chilled without even having to touch the A.C. And when you’ve had enough of outdoor barbecues and pool parties, you can return indoors to an incredibly cool home.
Steel the Show
Turn down the temperature inside by crafting a new kitchen! There’s no doubt that this room cooks up a lot of heat, but there are a number of ways to keep it cool. Start by making the switch to stainless steel appliances–their metal exteriors make the space look mod and feel even cooler. To drop a few more degrees, keep your kitchen’s design consistent: add brushed silver knobs to the cabinets or swap in a stainless steel countertop. Things may be heating up outside, but with these metal mods your kitchen will be as cool as a cucumber.
Steel the Show
Turn down the temperature inside by crafting a new kitchen! There’s no doubt that this room cooks up a lot of heat, but there are a number of ways to keep it cool. Start by making the switch to stainless steel appliances–their metal exteriors make the space look mod and feel even cooler. To drop a few more degrees, keep your kitchen’s design consistent: add brushed silver knobs to the cabinets or swap in a stainless steel countertop. Things may be heating up outside, but with these metal mods your kitchen will be as cool as a cucumber.
Cooling Colors
A long, hot day leaves us wanting salvation from the sun. To create a complete retreat from the heat, look to the spaces in your home that could use a break from the sun. A quick way to transition a room from sunny to shady is to add a coat of cool colored paint to your walls. Surrounding yourself in deep blues, grays, and greens will calm the mind and make your body actually perceive the room as colder. With a few new hues, you and your home will feel relief and look oh-so-chic!
Cooling Colors
A long, hot day leaves us wanting salvation from the sun. To create a complete retreat from the heat, look to the spaces in your home that could use a break from the sun. A quick way to transition a room from sunny to shady is to add a coat of cool colored paint to your walls. Surrounding yourself in deep blues, grays, and greens will calm the mind and make your body actually perceive the room as colder. With a few new hues, you and your home will feel relief and look oh-so-chic!
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Tile Trade
Refresh your feet with the installation of tile. While carpeting is always a comfortable choice, it can absorb a lot of heat. And sometimes your feet just need to cool off, especially during the hottest month of the year. When the sun is scorching and the situation gets sticky, nothing keeps its cool like tile! Traditionally reserved for bathrooms and kitchens, tile is now a great addition in any room–turning up the style and cooling down the space. Install a design that will fit your place by choosing the right color and shape. With great designs and an even better feel, tile will easily tone down the temperature in your home.
Tile Trade
Refresh your feet with the installation of tile. While carpeting is always a comfortable choice, it can absorb a lot of heat. And sometimes your feet just need to cool off, especially during the hottest month of the year. When the sun is scorching and the situation gets sticky, nothing keeps its cool like tile! Traditionally reserved for bathrooms and kitchens, tile is now a great addition in any room–turning up the style and cooling down the space. Install a design that will fit your place by choosing the right color and shape. With great designs and an even better feel, tile will easily tone down the temperature in your home.
Shady Chic
With the summer sun a blazin’, it’s time you treated your windows to some shade. Not only do shades block out the sun, they let in a little style, too. Dress your windows up with with drapes or, for a more casual look, stick to an accordion style shade. For total darkness, consider floor length curtains. They’ll add color and a kind of classic charisma to the room. Just figure out how much light you’d like inside and let the shade shopping begin! Once they’re hung, you and your home will quickly find your cool.
Shady Chic
With the summer sun a blazin’, it’s time you treated your windows to some shade. Not only do shades block out the sun, they let in a little style, too. Dress your windows up with with drapes or, for a more casual look, stick to an accordion style shade. For total darkness, consider floor length curtains. They’ll add color and a kind of classic charisma to the room. Just figure out how much light you’d like inside and let the shade shopping begin! Once they’re hung, you and your home will quickly find your cool.