Home LivingWellnessSleep5 spring cleaning hacks that could improve your sleepCan’t face spring cleaning? Here’s how you can turn it into a way to get better sleep in the summerWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Home LivingWellnessSleep5 spring cleaning hacks that could improve your sleepCan’t face spring cleaning? Here’s how you can turn it into a way to get better sleep in the summerWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Can’t face spring cleaning? Here’s how you can turn it into a way to get better sleep in the summer
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Unsplash / Volha Flaxeco)
(Image credit: Unsplash / Volha Flaxeco)
Spring cleaning. Nobody likes to think about it, let alone get on with it, but around this time of year you get to a point where it becomes inevitable, such as getting up to see a coruscating cloud of dust and pet hair wafting through the kitchen in the bright morning sunlight. At least, that’s what’s going to get me reaching for theShark, the Marigolds and a pack of fresh dusters tomorrow.
Sooner or later you’re going to have to deal with all the cruft that’s accumulated over those dark winter months to get your home ready for summer, but if the prospect of a little endorphin rush once you get it all done isn’t quite enough to motivate you,The Sleep Charityhas suggested five ways that you can use your spring cleaning to help you get better sleep.
“The spring and summer seasons present different challenges that might disrupt our sleep,” says The Sleep Charity’s deputy CEO, Lisa Artis. “But the effect that the shift in time, daylight and temperature often has on our night-time routines can be combatted with some small adjustments to your bedroom.”
So if the you’re losing sleep as the nights get shorter, a bit of spring cleaning could make the difference. Follow these five tips from The Sleep Charity to make sure your bedroom is a perfect environment for good quality sleep over the summer.
1. Give your mattress a refresh
If you can, take your mattress outside for a good airing and then replace it upside-down (if you can) and opposite-ways-round to its previous positioning. Clean the base with a soft brush to remove fluff and dust – if you have to use a vacuum cleaner do so very carefully and with the window wide open. And of course, if your mattress is showing its age and it’s time for a new one, we can point you at all thebest mattresses.
2. Swap to summer bedding
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(Image credit: Unsplash / Jenna Christina)
That heavy winter duvet’s not doing you any favours now the weather’s warming up, so instead opt for a lighter tog duvet and fresh, cotton bedding to keep you cool at night. Bedroom temperatures should ideally be between 16c and 18c.
3. Clean up your clutter
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4. Remove allergy triggers
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May traditionally signals a rise in pollen count, so try and rid your room of anything that might trigger allergies or hay fever attacks. Swap fresh flowers for artificial alternatives and avoid drying clothes on radiators in your bedroom.
5. Time for new curtains?
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