Even with the fan on, it's still unbearably hot and humid. With the <a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/hot-temperatures-to/1788694.html" target="_blank">rising temperatures set to stay</a>, turning on the aircon will be expensive. That warm air will also just re-enter your home later. Try this out instead: make your own heat and light absorber that's cheap, friendly to the environment and totally easy to create.
<h3>How to Have Your Very Own Heat and Light Absorber</h3>
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	<li>Step 1: Clear out some space in your balcony or near a window.</li>
	<li>Step 2: Install a bar or railing across the top part of the wall and hang S-hooks on it.</li>
	<li>Step 3: Prepare some plant hangers. You can even <a href="http://theurchincollective.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/diy-plant-hanger.html" target="_blank">DIY</a> if you want!</li>
	<li>Step 4: Bring home some potted plants.</li>
	<li>Step 5: Hang the plants on the S-hooks side-by-side so as to create a 'green curtain'.</li>
	<li>Step 6: Arrange the plants so that there is <strong>as much coverage as possible</strong>. You can have some of the plant hangers be shorter.</li>
	<li>Step 7: Your 'green curtain' will now shield sunlight out yet keep the breeze in. The more shade it casts, the better it is!</li>
</ul>
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<h3>How It Works:</h3>
Plants are natural absorbers of heat and light. They even <strong>release oxygen and water vapour</strong> to keep the air cool. And get this—plants also remove harmful toxins from the air we breathe in.

Get plants that can thrive in hot weather and are <strong>low-maintenance</strong> so that you don't have to pay a lot of attention to them. Below are some of the best plants to provide some natural aircon.

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<h3>The Best Plants to Cool Your Home With:</h3>
Chinese money tree, Snake plant, English ivy, Spider plant, Areca palm, Aloe vera, Weeping Fig / Ficus tree, Baby rubber plant, Boston Fern, Golden Pothos.
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<td align="center" width="25%"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2339" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/blog-money-tree-plant.jpg" alt="blog-money-tree-plant" width="200" height="200" />
Chinese money tree
(<a href="http://www.thegreenhead.com/2007/05/money-tree-plant-croc-embossed-pot.php" target="_blank">source</a>)</td>
<td align="center" width="25%"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2340" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/blog-snake-plant.jpg" alt="blog-snake-plant" width="180" height="240" />
Snake plant
(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/power_on/3454731117/" target="_blank">source</a>)</td>
<td align="center" width="25%"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2341" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/blog-english-ivy.jpg" alt="blog-english-ivy" width="158" height="200" />
English Ivy
(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/miyo/199250962/" target="_blank">source</a>)</td>
<td align="center" width="25%"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2342" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/blog-spider-plant.jpg" alt="blog-spider-plant" width="240" height="180" />
Spider plant
(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/crazyeddie/1437789445/" target="_blank">source</a>)</td>
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<td align="center"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2343" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/blog-areca-palm.jpg" alt="blog-areca-palm" width="225" height="300" />
Areca palm
(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bfishadow/3855421917" target="_blank">source</a>)</td>
<td align="center"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2344" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/blog-xaloe-vera.jpg" alt="blog-xaloe-vera" width="240" height="180" />
Aloe vera
(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tessawatson/386868234/" target="_blank">source</a>)</td>
<td align="center"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2345" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/blog-weeping-fig.jpg" alt="blog-weeping-fig" width="180" height="240" />
Weeping Fig/Ficus tree
(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/littlelila/4917303049/" target="_blank">source</a>)</td>
<td align="center"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2346" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/blog-baby-rubber-plant.jpg" alt="blog-baby-rubber-plant" width="180" height="240" />
Baby rubber plant
(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/noricum/4410690853/" target="_blank">source</a>)</td>
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<td align="center"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2347" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/blog-boston-fern.jpg" alt="blog-boston-fern" width="225" height="300" />
Boston Fern
(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bfishadow/3933588735/" target="_blank">source</a>)</td>
<td align="center"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2348" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/blog-golden-pothos.jpg" alt="blog-golden-pothos" width="180" height="240" />
Golden Pothos
(<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/power_on/3454731117/" target="_blank">source</a>)</td>
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<strong>Want more?</strong>
For more easy DIY on keeping the heat out, <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/blog/225/An-unbelievably-simple-Ikea-Hack-that-will-cool-your-living-room---DIY-Privacy-Door-Screen.html" target="_blank">check out Eve's IKEA hack</a>.

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