MODERN-DE House Builder provides seven easy tips to cool down a house for house lovers.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter. To avoid getting sunburn, some may choose to stay home and relax, but that usually comes with high electricity bill because of the air conditioner. Here are seven tips to help cool down your house, which will spare you from turning on the air conditioner and lower your electricity bill.

1. Paint your wall or choose the wall material in bright colors, such as white, cream, light blue, and light green, which is pleasant to the eyes and can reduce heat accumulation.

2. Install sunshades or tinted film onto the windows to filter sunlight and the heat getting to your house.

3. Plant trees to shade your house from direct sunlight and garden trees to please the eyes and freshen up the air.

4. Decorate your house with water, such as a fountain, a waterfall, a water rolling ball, or an aquarium. Seeing and hearing water can be a great mood soother.

5. Install a ceiling fan for a better air circulation, which will help save your usable areas and lower the electricity cost when compared with air-conditioners.

6. Pave the first floor of your house with flooring materials that can get the cool from the soil underneath, such as tile, granite, and marble.

7. Use energy-saving electric appliances. Using compact-fluorescent bulbs instead of lamps can lower the room temperature.

Just these easy steps and your house will become cooler and your electricity bill lower. Choose whichever suits you and get started!