Want summer comfort but hate the AC? Follow these tips on how to keep your house cool without frosty air conditioning.

There's so much to love about air conditioning. First and foremost, it keeps you cool on sweltering summer days. But AC does have downsides. It drives up your utility bills and can cause AC wars with family members, each with a different perception of the ideal temperature. Even AC advocates admit that inside spaces can get too frosty with AC.

So, here are tips to stay cool during warm weather — at least some of the time — without AC:

How to Cool a Room Without AC

When sunlight enters your house, it turns into heat. Blocking sunlight will reduce solar heat gain and keep your house cooler.

Close the drapes: Line them with light-colored fabric that reflects the sun, and close them during the hottest part of the day. Let them pillow onto the floor to block air movement.

Add awnings: Install them on south-facing windows to reduce solar heat gain by 65% and west-facing windows for a 77% solar heat gain reduction, says the U.S. Department of Energy.

Install shutters: Interior and exterior shutters reduce heat gain and loss, add security, and protect against bad weather. Interior shutters with adjustable slats let you control how much sun you let in.

Apply high-reflectivity window film: Install energy-saving window films on east—and west-facing windows. These films will keep you cool in summer and let in warming sun in the winter. Mirror-like films are more effective than colored transparent films.

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