10 Clever Ways to Heat up Your Home on a Budget
These overlooked ideas are guaranteed to help heat your home for less.
By Hometalk HighlightsBuild a desk size personal space heater
Grab a coaster, tea light, apple slicer, & terra cotta pots. Light the candle on the coaster and cover.
Add extra window insulation
Adhere a window insulation sheet yourself with scissor, a hairdryer and a tape measure. So easy!
Stitch a draft stopper to keep out wind
Sew it with heavy fabric like denim and yarn and fill with fiber material. Great idea!
Make a mini indoor fire bowl
Pour crushed mirror glass into a bowl, add a sterno can and a lighter. Cozy.
Or an outdoor fire tin for your porch
Put a can in the center of a cookie tin, surround with river rocks, fill the can with hand sanitizer and light!
Seal your electric outlets
Place the seal around the outlet to keep out drafts. A proven way to reduce the heating bills.
Turn your ceiling fan to the right setting
The clockwise rotation on a ceiling fan allows warm air to be pushed out to the room, saving energy.
Cover a drafty fireplace with a pretty insert
Fireplace out of commission? Create a log sliced insert to cover the draft & warm up your room.
Add a screen to your door
Repurpose a window into a plywood frame. It adds a layer of insulation & is good for summer.