9 Inventive Ways to Stay Warm in Your Freezing Student House This Winter

Move your duvets out of your room and onto the sofa for a great movie night. If you get all of your housemates to move all of their duvets and blankets into the living room as well, and light a few scented candles, you’ll have an extremely cozy setting to commence a Harry Potter movie marathon. This also works well for group revision sessions.

The classic technique for staying warm – carrying a hot water bottle around with you at all times. Bonus points if it’s a fluffy hot water bottle. Hot water bottles are effective, cheap and portable, making them so much better than an electric blanket.

If you’re still cold, you can also invest in some reusable hand warmers to keep in your pockets – effectively making your own heated clothes.

Not that you needed an excuse for this, but a crowd of people in one place and a bit of dancing will definitely help you keep warm in your cold student flat. Plus, it’s a great chance to get all your friends together and have a good time.

Let’s be honest, the house probably needs cleaning anyway, and now is as good a time as any. Plus, you get the added benefit of staying warm. It’s either this or actual exercise, so take your pick.

This is obvious, but so often forgotten about. Take a look at the doors now – are they closed? Thought not. Stop that cold draft and see how quickly the room warms up!

We know this sounds daunting now, but leaving the house means that you can take advantage of your university’s heating, and probably be more productive (although this only applies if you go to a study space and not the pub…)