February Checklist for a Smooth-Running Home

Romancing the home includes fresh air, fresh flowers and fresh supplies — and taking timeless sickness prevention tips to heart

Stay toasty warm at home while saving energy, enjoy the light of lengthening days streaming through your freshly cleaned windows and take a break to plan next season's garden over a cup of tea. From the preventive (dealing with flu-season germs) to the purely fun (give your house a valentine), this checklist is filled with helpful tips to keep your home running smoothly all month long.

Eclectic Kitchen design by San Diego Design-build Jackson Design & Remodeling

Keep warm at home. You can stay toasty and conserve energy with a few simple actions: 

• Close doors to unused rooms.
• Move furniture away from heating vents.
• Be sure the chimney flue is closed when it's not in use.
• Use door snakes and door sweeps to stop drafts.

Keep your thermostat set to a reasonable level and set out plenty of warm quilts and throws to snuggle under.

Eclectic Kitchen design by San Diego Design-build Jackson Design & Remodeling

Clean the air. Refresh your home with green plants or even grass planted in wooden or zinc trays. Also be sure to crack a window or two each morning, if only for a few minutes (even when it's cold). Getting fresh air into your home is especially important in winter, when closed environments tend to increase allergens and illnesses.

by Taylor Jacobson Interior Design

by Taylor Jacobson Interior Design

Disinfect. Pay special attention to places where germs tend to congregate. Desks, phones, doorknobs, handles and remote controls top the list. And if anyone in your household is sick, be especially vigilant in trying to prevent it from spreading to everyone in the house.

by Union Studio, Architecture & Community Design

by Union Studio, Architecture & Community Design

Touch up walls and make windows shine.With lengthening days bringing a bit more light into our homes, now is a great time to polish up the windows and walls. Fill small holes in walls and touch up the areas with paint, use your vacuum attachment to clear dust from high corners, and wipe down baseboards and windows.

February Checklist for a Smooth-Running Home

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