Working From Home? Here Are 8 Super-Effective Ways to Soundproof a Room

Our homes should serve as a quiet, peaceful respite from the hustle and bustle of the outside world. But that’s becoming increasingly more difficult as the world gets busier and noisier everyday—especially if you’re still working from home and need some solitude to get anything done.

To silence the racket, you can effectively soundproof rooms to dampen the din of traffic, sirens, airplanes, honking horns, and other noisy intrusions going on in and around your home—especially if you’re not a fan of wearing noise-cancelling headphones all day. Here, we’ll give detailed information on eight ways to soundproof a room, including some super-simple tips and more-advanced techniques that utilize sound-absorbing products.

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