Freshing your Home During Summer

Summer in Australia is one of the most intense in the world. Keeping our home fresh and breezy throughout these feverish months is a top priority. After all, summer will be a lot more fun if we are comfortable and just enjoying the warm summer breeze. But keeping cool during summer does not have to mean living in a freezer. You can keep your home fresh with just a few simple tricks. Here are some of them:

• Welcome summer into your home – Ready your home for the summer! Keep everything light and bright. Change your linens, mats and roller blinds for a lighter fabric. Put some home accents in pastel colours. You can also put accents that have a light, natural feel such as flowers, wooden furniture or timber blinds. Store away anything that reminds you of the winter season. Simple and seasonal home updates can contribute a lot to make your place suitable for the summer.

• Clean up and clean out – Cleaning the whole house makes it fresher and brighter. Donate or sell things you no longer need but still usable, then throw away things that are no longer functional. The rule is to part away with stuff that you have not used for more than a year. By cleaning your house, you can improve air circulation and creates more space within your home. Cleaning is also a good opportunity to update your home inventory.

• Get the air and sun flowing into your home - Clean out the windows inside and out so sun and air pass through more efficiently. Open up your venetian blinds or vertical blinds during mornings and tilt them during the nights to keep cool air inside your home. Exterior window coverings like awnings can also keep out the sun's glare and heat from your home. Blinds can do more than shield your privacy, they can also help you manage the temperature inside your house as well as help you save energy. In Australia, you can order blinds online so you can freshen up your home easily.

• Freshen up the airflow – Managing the airflow in your home can make such a huge difference in your comfort and energy bill. Turn your ceiling fan to counter-clockwise in order to push the air down and keep you cool. Clean out the filter of your air conditioning unit so it can work more efficiently.

• Deck out the outdoors – Summer is a great season to spend your time outdoors. Make an outdoor entertainment area with outdoor furniture and large umbrellas. Invite some friends over and enjoy cold margaritas and ice pops!

No matter how high the temperature gets this summer, you can keep your home cool and fresh with just a few fixes and some nice roller blinds, venetian blinds, vertical blinds, and timber blinds.