Maybe it is because the last few summers have treated us so well here in the UK, but since the arrival of warmer weather, I have seriously been considering investing in air conditioning for several of the rooms around our house. In all honesty, it is the bedrooms that would benefit the most – thanks to a lack of insulation in the roof and loft, as well as the fact that two of them are south-facing, they can transform into stuffy little saunas at certain times of the year.
In the past, I have questioned whether air conditioning is worth it in the UK and been put off taking the plunge, partly because of costs, but mainly because, in my view, most systems seem to require the presence of some form of bulky white box, either stuck slap bang in the middle of the room in the case of portable units, or mounted on the wall, looming down and lending the whole space a distinctly office-like feel.
