Need advice on how to cool a room...?

My vaulted ceiling living room has no venting whatsoever. It is however attached to the dining room where this is one vent. It does not cool very well at all and its very hot in my living room area and warmer than it should be in the dining room. Does anyone have any ideas on how to help cool this room down. Does anyone know if they make window units for crankout windows or anything like that? I live in a VERY old house that was built in the 1800s and dont have a solution.Need advice on how to cool a room...?
They have sand alone units now. I don't like them but they seem to get decent reviews. Look into some of those.Need advice on how to cool a room...?
if you have alot of windows or even a few that get a lot of sun or just sun through out the day, when youre gone (work, shopping,ETC) you should use some heavy curtains that block out all the sun and when you get home it will be a lot cooler
I believe that installing new crank out windows would be worth while and my only other suggeation would be that if you are finding that your house is humid, try useing a dehumidafier. Beings as your house is very old, it is more prone to mold and the dehumidafier(that word is very annoying to type!) will help to reduce mold caused by humidity.


I hope you will find some solution!


Aisolicious Selly
So, WantToLose, what's happening? Aahh, yeah, it's very hot right now isn't it? yeah...





Umm...yeah, you could strap a fan to the vent at the dining room, and in front of the fan place something cool, like an ice pack...yeah, it should make the air flow cooler...





Great.
I will give you three tips. 1. install a ceiling fan 2. Select insulated curtains. 3. Decorate with cool colors such as blue and white
There are portable air conditioners that need no outside vent.


Just place them where you want and turn them on.