Cocooning yourself as cozy as our royal ancestors is a smart and design to save heating.
When heating did not yet exist so simply in homes and because the rooms of castles were far too large to be heated properly, four-poster beds were in order so that our kings would not die of cold. Good, to know that they also slept at 8 in the same bed but we will leave this info aside.
The four-poster bed is back in fashion in the world of voluntary simplicity and in economical homes. With simple curtains around the bed, you can afford to lower the heating even more during the night, or even turn it off completely.
As in a tent, the heat of the body allows you to feel very warm very quickly. In this way, the heating of the room can be practically switched off during the night. And if it's really too cold, one or two hot water bottle(s), a good wool sweater and the winter cold just has to look elsewhere!
With a simple frame made of recycled cleats that you fix together with brackets and a simple canvas and curtains customized according to your tastes, it is possible to build your own marvelous four-poster bed for little cost.
You still have to think about airing all your hands and ventilating the air that has stagnated all night.
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With recycled materials, you shouldn't get more than 70€. But you will gain in style in your room and especially in heating savings.
For adults, the bedroom is only used for sleeping most of the time. It is then easy to turn off the heating completely and save nearly €15 per month winter.
In the children's room, it will be a little more complicated, since they spend more time there than us to play or work there. But the four-poster bed will still allow you to lower the heating a little and save at least €5 per month.
