Let’s be honest; the winter months are tough. We have to endure months of cold and damp before the sunny reprieve of springtime, and we feel it in our homes, too. But since incorporating an ‘opening shift’ method into my morning routine, my once-damp Victorian house has felt drier (and cosier) than ever.
The concept of the opening shift method is simple. When you wake up, you spend 10 minutes ‘opening up’ your home to get it ready for the day ahead. And while this method allows for short bursts of cleaning and decluttering, an underrated perk is that it can also help to prevent damp and condensation in a house.
