I'm moving but my room won't have windows? What can I do?

Question

I feel like if I don't have windows I'll get sick. 
My room won't have windows, although it will have a shutter folding door towards the living room, but I still can't imagine not getting natural light, and frankly having my door open all the time would deprive me of my privacy.

What can I do in this situation? 

Answer 1

As management what you can do about it.

Answer 2

If you have decided to live there, I would recommend you get an Ott full-spectrum light for your room.  It duplicates natural sunlight as well as possible; it even has some UV, but not enough to cause sunburn.  If you can't get a full-spectrum light, get the nearest thing you can afford.  You should be able to find it at an office supply store or a big lamp store.  

Now, I recommend you not use this light for a couple of hours before bed, as it may make it harder to sleep.  But you can experiment with that.  I think you will like it.  

You probably want to get outside some every day too.

Answer 3

Spend your waking hours in a room that has windows or a door, and (earth shaking revelation) when you are awake go outside and do things. If other people are living with you spnd time with them in a room with windows and doors.

Answer 4

Go to the roof for sometime.

Answer 5

If you have a TV set or monitor, you could hang it on the wall and allow a faux window to stream.

Answer 6

either get use of it or move elsewhere ...your choice ..

Answer 7

Get some good lighting and cheery decor so you're getting the best of that room... and spend very little time in there.

Answer 8

Where on earth do you live where a windowless bedroom is a perfectly safe place to sleep?



I would NEVER live anywhere that did not have a window in my bedroom.



Find another place to live because you will get sick...sick of not having sunlight, sick of not having fresh air, sick of living in the dark and sick of having to keep your door open just to get some natural light.



Besides which, a bedroom with a louvered door to the livingroom will give you ZERO peace and quiet from the moment others wake up until they go to bed.

Answer 9

Obviously, without installing a window, you can't do anything. You're feeling a bit claustrophobic. You can either move in and TRY it, or you can find another place to move TO. There aren't any other choices here. 

Answer 10

Get some full spectrum lights.  This will help with extra lighting and also make it feel less cave-like.  If it were me, I'd also get on craigslist (or your local equivalent) and pick up a couple of wood framed windows free or cheap and use them as decor on the walls.  You can even put an image in the pane of outside.  I'd be specifically looking for interesting looking frames with divided panes, and using images of peaceful outdoor scenes.

Answer 11

Where do you live that you think it is legal to have no bedroom window? Is there the required ventilation to and from this room? Where I live a window and a closet is required to call it a bedroom. If this is an illegal rental you should absolutely get your money back from the landlord. Such a pity that they ripped you off this way.

Answer 12

                    

Answer 13

When you have any Tv set or perhaps keep an eye on, you might hold that around the wall structure and invite any fake windowpane to be able to supply.

Answer 14

You got a bi-fold door(folding door)? You got an oversized closet space.  That is what that "room" is. Probably no electrical outlets either. Which is still what a closet has. The room is definitely legal for many apartments have a bathroom in the center of the unit(so no window) and that is done in the newest apartments.  Your only solution is not to stay cooped up in your room. Get out of there. When you are sleeping you can't see a door or window so what is the difference? I believe in the old houses this was the "study" or drawing room or small library or dining room or clothes closet.  It was that oddball space. Bad design as most other designs try to grab some of that space for the room behind or to the side. It is like a "cubby" hole. Definitely not a room.  If it were my choice, I would "pass" on it.

Answer 15

Go to the Wayfair site and buy a pierce of art...showing a landscape.. that is framed like it is a window.  Hang that on the wall...and get an air freshener that makes the room smell like a fresh breeze.



That will help you out for the 3 to 8 months before the rental  housing inspector inspects...finds the windowless bedroom violation...and locks you all out until it is corrected.

Answer 16

Get a UV lamp with full-spectrum light - it will help keep you from getting depressed. 

Here's one I googled called the Happy Light - I'm sure there are others.



http://verilux.com  

Answer 17

The lack of windows is more about ventilation than daylight. But assuming you are happy about all that. You could create a false window - simply hang a pair of curtains on a blank bit of wall, psychologically you feel as though you are in a regular room, a trick used on inside cabins on ships. Or if you want to be more ambitious create an illuminated 'window' frame by using led strips in Ikea frames (group four or more together) and prints of blue sky and landscape, opaque tracing paper, or just net curtains/ blinds.

Answer 18

There is no universal law saying your bedroom needs a window that can be opened, but you need some form of light and air for it to be legally and safely used as a bedroom.  Of course, there is nothing saying you have to stay in your bedroom 24x7, so you're only there while you're supposed to be sleeping or whatever you do in your bedroom. 



It's simply untrue that all bedrooms require a window, let alone one that can be used for rescue or escape. As long as you have light and air and two unobstructed "means of egress", you're good to go. That could mean a doorway directly outside or into another hallway or room having two exits, among other things.

Answer 19

I'm a merchant sailor.  Half the year my also has no windows (called portholes).  I sleep fine and have had no problems with it.  



Also, I only use my stateroom for sleeping.  Eat in the Mess, entertainment in the ship's lounge, computer/reading ship's library, each activity has its own space.  



I have found that this translated well in my home life.  Everyone in my household sleeps better when the bedrooms are only used for bedroom activities.  Ie no TVs, computers, or eating in bed.  

Answer 20

as long as the room gets fresh air from outside even if it is though another room it is OK 

Answer 21

fire trap zoning violation . 

Answer 22

DO NOT move into a room with no windows. Just don't do it.

Answer 23

Put up some curtains in one section of the room and pretend you have a window there, and no one will be the wiser.

Answer 24

A room with a bi-fold door and no windows is called a closet.  It's against the law to have a bedroom without access via a window; a fire fighter can get in to rescue you, and you have to have some way to leave if the door is blocked. I live in a house that's about 150 years old. All the bedrooms have windows. I'm going to guess you are renting from someone who doesn't ordinarily have rental property and wants a room mate to help with expenses.



Older home or no, seems pretty bleak. If that's what you have to do, I guess you have to. I'll be surprised if there are a lot of outlets in a closet to put in a full spectrum light, but hey, maybe they'll let you run an extension cord across the floor. (Absolutely against code, everywhere) Use that light to get a better job so you can afford a decent room to live in.

Answer 25

If you can, move as quickly as possible. It's very difficult to live without a daylight. It can lead to mental health problems 

Answer 26

your a troll ..i have checked various site on the net ..EVERY site says you MUST have a window ..and older house excuse is rubbish 

Answer 27

If you won't have windows in your room, there are two things you can do to get the illusion of having more space and have more air circulation.  Get some mirrors with backing, and put them on two of the walls.  That will seem to lengthen the room.  Also, get a floor fan (such as a Vornado) that will keep air circulating.  It will keep air moving, and the room won't be stuffy.  If you could, get one of those machines that is an air purifier as well.

Answer 28

ive lived in rooms without windows and it didnt make me sick

Answer 29

Put up curtains on a wall to make it look like their is a window there .  I was in a cruise and our room didn't have a window .  They made it look like we had one . They had a light behind the curtain .

Answer 30

u should call a worker to install a window in ur room.

Answer 31

#1 Although it is legal for a house to have a room with no windows, that room cannot be used as a bedroom.



This is the law in the USA, UK , Canada and Australia.  It does not matter if that house was built 300 years ago when there were no laws about such things.  It IS the law now.



I will go farther and guess that you are moving in with a bunch of people and they have given you that large closet and told you it is your room.



You can go ahead and move into that room if you want to but if anything happens in the house...like a fire or toxic chemicals or even a roommate that does too many bad drugs and freaks out...you will be trapped in that room.  There will be no window to call for help from...the fireman or the police will not be able to come to your window and get you out.



#2 If the landlord (and by landlord I mean the owner of the place...not the person who has the lease and is letting you move into a closet) finds out you are in the closet, they can lose their lease because you are in a room with no windows.



If the housing inspectors come by for any reason and you are living in the closet, they will have the city evict all of you.





Finally....once I was poor enough to live in a closet.  I lasted about 3 months and it drove me crazy...I still have nightmares.

Answer 32

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

It is illegal to use a windowless room as a bedroom.

Answer 33

A room without a window is not a "legal" bedroom in any municipality. A window is required for emergency egress. Think about it - if there is a fire at your door, you need another way out of the room.

Answer 34

Ceiling Vent.  Most Zoning & Health commissions require them for a windowless room.

Illusion of window is putting up "closed" drapes*.

Wall Mounted large screen TV.



* https://www.proskypanels.com/products/fake-window/ 

* https://www.skyfactory.com/products/luminous-virtual-window/