If your family spends a lot of time in a den or other common living area, consider closing off the bedrooms or rooms that are isolated from the rest of the house. If your feet are cold, you re going to feel cold, Christaldi says. Hard, dense surfaces have a reactive feel that can seem colder than the actual temperature, Sullivan says. Wearing warm slippers will make a significant difference in how cold you feel. Window treatments Instead of having plastic blinds, use curtains to keep the heat in, Christaldi says.
Curtains cover more window area.
Even if you don t have air leaks around your windows, large picture windows transfer cold in, and as cold air is heavier than warm air, Sullivan says, a draft is created. Draw the curtains to block off that draftiness, especially if you have a couch right next to the window. That means that more heat is gained during the day than is lost at night. So open the curtains or blinds on those windows and let the sun shine in. It makes an enormous difference, Sullivan says.