Easy way to keep warm at night. Curtains!

 A simple way to increase your comfort level on cold nights is to use heavy curtains :) I have found a 5 C difference either side of curtains!


A clothes peg can help close tricky curtains and a board behind a radiator can keep the heat the right side of them :)

And remember good quality curtains at bargain prices can be got in most charity shops! Like Second Chance Animal Rescue - SCAR in the Shannon Town Centre :)



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