Install fresh batteries in each alarm and use the ones you take out for toys, portable radios and video games until their power is all used up. Here are some ways to create visual illusions with the colors you choose for a room. Light colors are big, airy and cool making you feel alert. Dark colors are cozy, warm and rich making you relax. Ceilings look higher when painted lighter than walls and lower when darker in color.
Narrow halls seem wider when one side is slightly darker than the other.
To make a narrow room look square and balanced paint short walls darker and the long ones light. If you are starting to notice cold feet you might have a crawl space under the floor that could use a little more insulation. Just run some strips of baling wire at right angles to the floor joints with room to slide batts of insulation into place. The facing goes upward and any remaining space creates an air pocket that insulates as well. The Carey brothers have some great energy saving tips that will help you loosen the grip of the recent gas price hikes.