Smart Home: 10 Life Hacks to Make Cleaning Easier

Saving time is not only about the cleaning method, but also about how the space is organized and the interior is decorated. Professionals from the architectural bureau tell us how to approach the choice of finishing, furniture and decorative elements wisely.

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FINISHING AND FINISHING MATERIALS

Don’t get carried away with glossy and white surfaces in the interior. When buying materials, you can already see in the store how this or that material looks like, which is lying on the counter: how quickly it gets dusty, whether fingerprints remain on it.

If you decide to go with glossy cabinets, make regular handles, not push mechanisms. Otherwise, fingerprints will constantly remain on the doors.

It is important that the tiles in the bathroom and toilet are easy to clean. Choose large tiles – this will reduce the number of joints where dust and dirt can get stuck.

Rough surfaces require frequent washing. Complex details and relief will definitely not please those who shudder at the thought of a general cleaning. If you do not like cleaning, it is better to refuse textured materials.

As finishing materials, choose paintable wallpaper or washable paint. Such wall decoration allows you to easily change the interior. A melamine sponge will help to wash such surfaces, it easily removes stains from the walls, just wet it in cold water.

PRACTICAL COLORS

It is clear to everyone that dirt is more visible on white surfaces, and dust on dark ones. Choose practical colors. Do not use too dark or too light shades in the interior. Even minor stains and dirt are visible on white. Dust and water drops are visible on a single-color surface of black, dark blue or red. Multicolored tiles are preferable for a kitchen apron, which will mask the lack of ideal cleanliness.

FURNITURE

As for furniture, hanging furniture is more practical, and it is convenient to vacuum and wash the floor under beds on legs or wheels. It is necessary to think over the style of furniture. Give preference to simple, cabinet or fully built-in. In the bathroom and toilet, also place hanging plumbing accessories.

It is better to choose cabinet furniture from light wood species, because this texture hides dirt best.

Of the upholstered furniture, the most practical options are those with removable covers. Sofas, armchairs and poufs made of artificial suede are also easy to clean.

TEXTILES AND DECOR

Use hypoallergenic fabrics with a good composition that are easy to wash or clean. Replace heavy curtains with roller blinds. Now it is easy to find a beautiful model that will replace traditional curtains.

Do the same with decorative items. You constantly have to dust them. This applies to paintings and photographs on the walls. If you want to clean less, reduce their number.

Place fewer mirrors and glass surfaces in your interior.

We advise you not to use stucco, but to opt for smooth stretch ceilings, which are very easy to clean.

Carpets are the main dust collectors. Get rid of them without regret. Leave small rugs and carpets that are easy to wash in the machine. Carpets with long pile are very difficult to clean.

Place humidifiers in the interior, especially since manufacturers now pay great attention to their design. Provide an exhaust hood for a good ventilation system.

You will have fewer problems with built-in equipment. Now you can even find built-in TVs and speakers on the market.

For those who don’t like cleaning, Scandinavian and eco-style interiors are best suited, but Empire, Art Deco and other complex styles should be avoided.

LIGHTING

Bulky lamps with an abundance of decorative elements take too long to clean, and they accumulate dust quickly. Built-in lighting or laconic lamps are a more reasonable option.

If you buy a lamp with a fabric lampshade, pay attention to whether they can be easily washed. For example, dusting a corrugated lampshade is very tedious.

STORAGE SYSTEMS

It is better to use storage rooms functionally than to put cabinets in rooms and clutter up the space. If space allows, organize a dressing room where everything can be compactly placed.

Use less open shelves in your interior, especially in the kitchen, where settled dust becomes sticky over time and the shelves are very difficult to clean.

Hidden drawers and cavities will serve you well if you need to quickly hide randomly scattered things.

KITCHEN

Think of convenient ways to store kitchen utensils. For example, you can install cutlery organizers in drawers and hang glass rails on the walls.

A flat glass ceramic hob will make housewife’s work easier. Unlike gas burners, it can be washed in just a couple of movements.

TECHNIQUE

Give preference to built-in appliances that do not create additional surfaces and extra space for dust. As for the bathroom, there is a great life hack to make cleaning easier – install a suspended toilet, under which it is easy to wipe dirt.

BATH AND SHOWER

Acrylic bathtubs are quite demanding in maintenance, but steel with enamel are easy to clean thanks to the smooth coating. A glass shower door can become a perfectionist’s nightmare, because dried drops and smudges inevitably remain on it. But if you really like this design, you can treat the glass with a special coating against marks.

LESS FURNITURE

It’s much easier to keep your home tidy when the number of pieces of furniture is kept to a minimum. Get rid of unnecessary interior items that you move every time you clean.

The duration of cleaning also depends greatly on the design of the furniture: many shelves and decorative elements take much more time than a laconic design