{"id":4757,"date":"2017-01-25T10:31:30","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T15:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=4757"},"modified":"2017-01-25T10:32:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T15:32:12","slug":"5-cheap-and-easy-methods-to-sound-and-light-proof-any-bedroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/5-cheap-and-easy-methods-to-sound-and-light-proof-any-bedroom\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Cheap and Easy Methods to Sound and Light Proof Any Bedroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Living with roommates<\/a> in a house\/apartment that isn\u2019t particularly well-constructed is kind of an inevitable part of renting. The major upside is that you save a ton of money on rent, but the downside is that all roommates like to time their loud music and door slamming to coincide perfectly with that moment right before you fall asleep. If you’re in New York City,<\/a> you’ll face even more noise and light. While you can\u2019t control what they do there are a few things you can adjust in your own room that will help make any bedroom a place where you can easily fall asleep. There are ways to sound and light proof a bedroom to make the sleeping environment more comfortable.<\/p>\n

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Five Ways to Sound and Light-Proof the Bedroom<\/h2>\n

Consider some of the following tips to sound and light-proof the bedroom.<\/p>\n

1. Work with Thin walls<\/h3>\n

Your walls are thin, and the noise levels in the house are high. No matter how many times you ask, your roommates insist on slamming the microwave at 3:00 a.m. and blending their morning smoothie at 7:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

Solution: There are a lot of things you can do here! First of all, if your bed is against the wall that\u2019s adjacent to noisy areas move it immediately. Next, put up shelves and other furniture on\/against that wall, which will muffle all incoming sound before it gets to you. Finally, you can lay down cheap area rugs outside your door and wall, which will muffle any foot traffic outside your door if you have a roommate who likes to stomp around in the middle of the night,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Settle a Rattling Door<\/h3>\n

Your door rattles when someone else in the house shuts a different door loudly. This happens when the door doesn\u2019t fit perfectly in the frame, and makes a loud banging right near you that\u2019s almost impossible to ignore.<\/p>\n

Solution: Stick a t-shirt in the door frame. Seriously. Fold over any t-shirt once and close the door with it between the door and the frame, and your door will stop trying to explode out of its frame every time someone else in the house uses a different door.<\/p>\n

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