Had the same issue here—city buses rumbling by at 5am, lovely way to wake up, right? Anyway, tried curtains first and they helped a bit, but honestly ...

Haha, true that! We put cellular shades in our living room last winter, and the difference was pretty surprising—no more chilly drafts near the window...

Good call on checking alignment—I overlooked that for ages. Another quick fix I've used is those clear plastic window films. They're not the prettiest...

We put in vinyl windows with the wood-look finish about 5 years ago, and honestly, they've held up pretty well through some pretty wild temperature sw...