Winters in the midwest can be overcast and dreary, and winter sunlight pales in comparison to the blazing summer sun. You can give that winter solar power a boost by incorporating these bright ideas to bring more light into your home.
Carefully remove your window screens and store them in a dry, secure space until spring. Screenless windows allow more light inside and can help reduce heating costs by warming your home via sunlight.
Add mirrors. Reflect light and help make darker spaces look brighter with mirrors. Consider a gallery of wall mirrors, or hang a convex “fish-eye” mirror that relays more light than a flat one.
Lastly, dirty windows and mirrors can block sunlight. Maintain a window-cleaning routine to allow as much light as possible into your home. Enjoy winter.
