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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
I like the idea of cellular shades having now googled them. Does most of the heat come in from the windows? I live on the top floor (which certainly doesn't help), but if I get good window coverings like these cellular things, am I going to notice a big difference?
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In my apartment, heat comes from the window and from electronics (especially the oven - duh). Good blinds should make a pretty big difference though, especially if you currently don't have any blinds. Even bad ones will.
My parents recently installed some and they were really simple... cut to the length you need, mount inside the window frames, cordless and silver lined on the inside (makes them very effective at keeping light out, which in the day/summer means keeping heat out - be warned that these will cut the light you get a lot - you might want something that lets some light and heat through to balance the effects).
You might also consider switch your lightbulbs to CFLs, though I'm not sure how big the impact of that would be.