How I Combat The Heat In The City.

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I recently moved to a beautiful 5th-floor apartment in Munich. As much as I love the view and the liveliness of a big city around me, one thing I do not like is experiencing the summer heat in the city. Of course, I do love hot days, but only when I can spend them laying on the lake with an ice-cold drink in my hand. But trying to work from home while sitting in 30 plus degrees, is not ideal. 

So as soon as we moved in, I started looking for ways to combat the heat in the city.
These are a few things that really helped me so far:

1. Open your windows only early in the morning or late in the evening. 
2. Rethink your bedsheets (maybe switch to a cooling linen fabric).
3. Stick to cold dishes and avoid using the oven (nobody needs that extra heat).
4. Have a spray bottle of water ready to refresh yourself when needed.
5. Stick your pillow (or stuffed animal) into the freezer a few hours before bedtime.
6. Get yourself a high-quality ventilator.

One thing I never realized is how (excuse me) ugly most ventilators actually look. I really took a lot of time figuring out the furniture and decor of our space, so I did not want to put just any old ventilator in any of my rooms. After a lot of research, I got stuck with Dyson. I am already a huge fan of Dyson, as I own one of their cordless hoovers and the Dyson Airwrap Styler and love them both to death. So I knew I would be getting a high-quality product.

As I was ready to splurge on an investment piece, I wanted to get more than just a ventilator. While browsing through their selection I came across the Dyson Pure Hot + Cool. It not only cools your room, but can also heat it! This surely will come in handy in german winters. And what I like about it the most: It is an air purifier as well! Seriously... this thing is an all-in-one wonder. Living next to a busy road and loads of construction work, I never realized how important staying on top of your air quality is. The little display gives you an overview of the current air quality in your room, as well as the temperature and humidity in and outside of your apartment. 

It has almost become a game for us to see our Dyson signal a 'yellow' air quality shortly after opening the windows and for it to turn green again after just a few minutes. 

Oh, and before I forget it: You can link up your phone or tablet to the Ventilator and actually see all the statistics around your air quality and temperature in your room, current and past ones. And you can remotely turn the Dyson Pure Hot + Cool off and on and change the settings. This came in handy already so many times when I couldn't be bothered to get (or find...) the remote.

And for those of you who don't like the black colour, it comes in a bunch of different finishes including a white colour! But for me personally, I find the black to be absolutely classy and chic.

Which colour would you go for?

x Lisa