Sitting next to a window - ideas to keep warm

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I work from home and my desk is next to the window - to give you an idea, I could sit with my left elbow resting on the window sill. The desk is built in so I cant move it.

I have a venetian blind which is 2/3rds of the way down and closed. I cant drop it the whole way without it interfering with my stuff in the sill as its not flush to the window pane.

The radiator is under the window but the heating goes off at 8 and stays off till 5. I have a small electric fan heater next to it which I switch on and off as I need to throughout the day.

The window is double glazed but it's old and I can feel the cold. Not a breeze, just an 'aura' of cold iykwim.

Anyone know if I can stick something over the window pane to keep it warmer? Already layered up and wearing fingerless gloves and a hat.

Thanks.

Google Window Insulation Film, I'd probably work at the Kitchen table...

Sadly I don't have have a kitchen table. Also everything is set up here with monitors etc. But will have a look at that - thank you. 😊

Oddie, longjohns, thermal socks and fluffy slippers.

Or get a log burner and light it up then you will be toasty.

Hot water bottle so the heat is on you and not in the air and constantly cooling. Oil filled radiator I find better then a fan heater.

My desk is next to the window so I do know exactly what you mean. You could add curtains or an alternative window dressing and pull one across. You could even fashion something that you only have up when working either from fabric with hooks and remove when not working or winter. Or even cheap and cheerful a large piece of card cut to fit the pane of glass you sit next to. You could even paint it with a pattern or wallpaper it etc so it didn't look hideous on zoom calls. If it's successful get a more attractive one build or source a screen of some sort.

A way to keep the draft off you would be the most effective I agree

I'm in almost exactly the same situation, a cheap heated throw has been the answer for me. Just be aware, once you have one you will want one for every room 😀

Thanks all, some great ideas there.

I saw somewhere online someone covering their window with bubble wrap.

Rather than insulation film but plexi sheet, I pit up 3mm ones in my office exactly because of this. It's game changer! Just attache them to the frames. It creates good buffer between cold glass and warm air and you don't even see it

My standard wfh get up...

Normal socks. Then heat holders over the top.
Leg warmers.
Normal blanket, but heated throw next to me in case. Can swap between the 2.
Blanket on my chair, underneath me.
Vest, long sleeve top, jumper.

I also have an oil filled radiator under the table. And a hot water bottle under my feet.

Warm lunch.

Sometimes I crack and put the heating on.

It's only like this for 3/4 months of the year otherwise I would not cope!

"I have a venetian blind which is 2/3rds of the way down and closed. I cant drop it the whole way without it interfering with my stuff in the sill as its not flush to the window pane."

Take your stuff off the sill.

You could also fit a roller blind, either flush to the wall or to the window frame, or cafe curtains.

Heated throw, definitely

Magnetic secondary glazing might be worth investigating.