Energy|Bill buster
Smart Energy Living, the consumer outreach program from the Colorado Energy Science Center, offers these ideas for staying warm and keeping winter costs down:
Seal chimneys when fireplaces are not in use.
Upgrade insulation in attics, crawl spaces and basements.
Keep window coverings open when the sun is out. At night and on stormy days, close window coverings to keep heat in and cold out.
Read up on energy-efficient home improvements at smartenergyliving.org.
Space|small space
Decorating experts at about.com say these are the steps to follow when maximizing tight quarters:
Start at the ceiling. Window treatments draw the eye upward.
Include built-ins. They take up almost no floor space and yield much-needed storage.
Define different spaces subtly. Separate one room from another without choosing completely different wall
colors or flooring.
