Improving your home aesthetics is a never-ending cycle. Regardless of whether you live in a vast mansion or a small studio flat, an individual’s living space must be made comfortable. Studies have found that physical and mental health is heavily affected by how positive or negative their living experience.
Coming home to a clean and organized living space can ease a stressful day. On the other hand, even a perfect day is ruined by entering a messy, cramped and disorganized house. Likewise, there is also a boost in confidence when you have a place that looks aesthetically nice.
Psychologists find that the productivity levels of an individual are multiplied when they are working in a space that’s optimized for efficiency. The subconscious is often distracted with a messy place, making it impossible to put your 100% attention on one thing.
It is essential that you should establish a plan when improving your house aesthetics as you need to create a budget plan. You don’t want to be stuck in the middle of a renovation and end up having to stop because there’s no cash left for you to spend.
Here are some of the best ways to improve your living experience
Clean Up
Mess is bad. Before you move ahead with any of your renovations, do a general cleaning first. Pull a Marie Kondo and remove all of your stuff that is unnecessary to your life. You want to free up as much space as you can. The more space you have, the better as you will have more area to work with.
Just the mere act of organization will do wonders to your house. One thing you do not want to happen is for your place to look like an episode of Hoarders. You would be surprised at just how many items you have once you start decluttering. Donate these to charity or take them to a cheap storage unit where you can access them when you need them.
Kitchen Refurbishing
The kitchen is one often underlooked part of the house. Many modern apartments are even foregoing a functional kitchen, opting for takeout and microwaveable meals instead. This is an unhealthy and financially exhausting decision. Make the most of your kitchen by upgrading your tools.
With a better kitchen, you can look for recipes more complicated than instant ramen and try them out. It may take some trial and error, but there is something satisfying at knowing that you cooked the meal yourself. At the same time, cooking is a life skill that you can use to impress your guests when you have them over. You’d be surprised at how easy cooking is once you’ve gotten used to it. Cooking can also be a fun activity if you have kids.
Mirrors
Living in a small place can make you feel claustrophobic and cramped. Mirrors help mitigate this problem by creating “illusionary space.” Buy mirrors with creative frames that would add personality to your walls. Mirrors also reflect light inside your home, brightening up even the hidden corners.
New Paint Job
Applying new paint to your walls, cabinet doors, and shelves will give your house a fresh look. Plan out the colour palette that you intend to use before buying paint. Make sure that they complement each other for a more unified look. Play with different color palettes for each room depending on their utility.
For instance, neutral colors are relaxing and soothing to the eye, which makes it perfect for the bedroom. On the other hand, popping bright colors on your living room is eye-catching and attractive, great for creating lasting impressions. Unless, of course, you want to go for a chaotic and fun look, in which case, have fun mixing all the colors.
Personalize Your Spaces
Display pictures of yourself, your family, your favorite quotes, and even fandom-related merchandise. You want your guests to know that the place is yours the second that they step in. Personalizing your space will also increase its level of comfort. Usually, a new house will feel impersonal and uninviting for the first few weeks. If you just moved apartments, this is one way to make you feel at home.
Additional Rooms
If you have some space available, it might be time to think of adding an extra bedroom or bathroom. It wouldn’t hurt to have a guest room ready for when you have relatives or friends staying over with you. You can also re-purpose your storage room and turn it into an extra room by sending all of the contents to a storage unit.
Remove Carpets
Carpet floors are a thing of the past in many areas these days. They require constant (and often costly) maintenance, are unsanitary and can give off a musty odor. No matter how much you vacuum your carpet floors, dust mites, allergens, and other foreign objects are still present for you and your children to inhale into your lungs. This could lead to health complications, such as asthma and allergic rhinitis.
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