| The hottest month of the summer is yet to | | | | clean and moist. For this, you just need to cleanse |
| come, but people in the tropical countries like India | | | | your pot on a regular basis, and you have a |
| are already bracing up for the season and the | | | | perfect chiller for your home. And the good thing |
| scorching heat. Very soon, electronic home | | | | is, this chiller does not increase your electricity bill |
| appliances markets will be abuzz with the new | | | | either. |
| launching and lucrative discount deals of various | | | | So, as you go green to quench your thirst this |
| brands producing refrigerators. And who knows, | | | | summer, use some creativity to make your clay |
| you will be one of the first ones to grab one of | | | | pot look beautiful and befitting for your gorgeous |
| these deals to enjoy a cool and comfortable | | | | home decor. Earthen pots available in the market |
| summer ahead. But, why not try a different | | | | come in various shapes and sizes. While a small |
| option this time? Buy yourself a big clay pot or | | | | pot may be easier to handle, a larger matka is |
| "matka", as they call it in India, and enjoy a chilled | | | | always preferable for storing more water in |
| drink each time you fill thirsty. | | | | summer days because you never know when |
| Drinking water from an earthen pot is a healthy | | | | your taps run dry. But nowadays, earthen pots |
| way to beat the summer heat. The water stored | | | | are also available with small taps fitted to their |
| in a clay pot has a refreshing flavor and gets | | | | sides and little above the bases. Go for this |
| cooled to as much as 14-15 degree Celsius within | | | | variety as they are really easy to use. |
| a few hours. The water, in fact, is just at the | | | | Now, once you have got yourself an earthen pot, |
| "right temperature" in a clay pot - neither too | | | | take out your paint brushes and colors and start |
| warm for a summer sip, nor too chilled like | | | | painting it. At first, hand-polish the outer surface |
| refrigerated water, which is infamous for causing | | | | of the pot with a piece of sand paper, and color it |
| instant throat infections. | | | | with enamel paint. Then, after the paint dries |
| Wondering how does a clay pot cool water in it? | | | | thoroughly, put on the base color and leave it to |
| Now this is very basic science. Like any | | | | dry. Now, draw the pattern of your choice around |
| earthenware, a clay pot is porous in nature. It has | | | | the clay pot with a pencil or a piece of chalk. |
| no coating on its outer surface whatsoever. So, | | | | Once done with it, fill the designs with different |
| when water is poured into it, the inner walls | | | | colors, leave it to air dry. Finally, put a coat of |
| absorbs some amount of water and moisten the | | | | varnish paint to give it a shining finish. But be |
| outer surface. This moisture when evaporates | | | | careful with the last step - an overdose of |
| uses up the inner heat of the earthen pot, and | | | | varnish paint, can clog your pot pores for good. |
| consequently, brings down the overall | | | | So, just go in for a single coat, and your |
| temperature of the container. This effect works | | | | decorative clay pot is ready. |
| as long as the pores on the clay pot are kept | | | | |