Hello everyone,
We moved into our house in August 2014. Shortly after moving in, the outdoor area including the terrace was completed. So far, everything looks quite nice.
What’s currently bothering me a bit is related to the fact that we always walk around the house barefoot or in socks. So when you want to go from the living room to the terrace, to the trash bins or compost (the quickest way is via the terrace), you obviously need some shoes. At the moment, the shoes are kept in the living room due to the weather. It already looks a bit messy.
When our little son can put on his own shoes and leaves them wherever he wants, the situation probably won’t improve. Plus, moisture and some dirt get tracked into the living room.
One idea we are considering is adding a full or partial roof over the terrace. That way, shoes could stay outside, and our cat would have a dry spot. However, even with the roof, some summer heat protection would still be necessary, so it won’t be cheap. We will need heat protection in the form of an awning anyway, but I’m hesitant to spend a lot of money just because of a few shoes and the cat, even though the money is available right now.
How have you solved or planned this kind of situation?
We moved into our house in August 2014. Shortly after moving in, the outdoor area including the terrace was completed. So far, everything looks quite nice.
What’s currently bothering me a bit is related to the fact that we always walk around the house barefoot or in socks. So when you want to go from the living room to the terrace, to the trash bins or compost (the quickest way is via the terrace), you obviously need some shoes. At the moment, the shoes are kept in the living room due to the weather. It already looks a bit messy.
When our little son can put on his own shoes and leaves them wherever he wants, the situation probably won’t improve. Plus, moisture and some dirt get tracked into the living room.
One idea we are considering is adding a full or partial roof over the terrace. That way, shoes could stay outside, and our cat would have a dry spot. However, even with the roof, some summer heat protection would still be necessary, so it won’t be cheap. We will need heat protection in the form of an awning anyway, but I’m hesitant to spend a lot of money just because of a few shoes and the cat, even though the money is available right now.
How have you solved or planned this kind of situation?
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Bauexperte12 Feb 2015 10:13Good morning,
Help – did you build a museum? I hope not! What’s so bad about a house looking lived in? Children, after all, don’t follow adult cleanliness rules like robots (or can’t)?
Just place a runner or a dark bath towel in front of the regularly used terrace door and enjoy your life in the new house 😉 😀
Best regards, Bauexperte
Musketier schrieb:
What bothers me at the moment is related to the fact that we always go barefoot or wear socks inside the house. When you want to go from the living room to the terrace, to the trash bins or compost (quickest access via the terrace), you obviously need some kind of shoes. At the moment, due to the weather, they’re standing around in the living room. It already looks a bit untidy. When our little son can put on his shoes himself and drops them wherever he wants, the situation probably won’t get any better. Plus, you bring moisture and some dirt into the living room.
Help – did you build a museum? I hope not! What’s so bad about a house looking lived in? Children, after all, don’t follow adult cleanliness rules like robots (or can’t)?
Just place a runner or a dark bath towel in front of the regularly used terrace door and enjoy your life in the new house 😉 😀
Best regards, Bauexperte
I can completely understand Musketier. It’s the same with us. The terrace always looks messy because we keep shoes and rain boots on a shelf on the terrace – sometimes even in the living room. I find that really annoying too. By the way, our terrace is partially covered, but that’s not enough when the wind blows the rain at an angle.
For this reason, I always recommend having a direct access from the utility room to the terrace (experience makes you wise), and we planned this accordingly in our new house. Unfortunately, a solution probably won’t be possible in the near future. Either the living room or the terrace ends up suffering. But the kids will grow up eventually :-)
For this reason, I always recommend having a direct access from the utility room to the terrace (experience makes you wise), and we planned this accordingly in our new house. Unfortunately, a solution probably won’t be possible in the near future. Either the living room or the terrace ends up suffering. But the kids will grow up eventually :-)
For outdoors, there are also these garden plastic shoes – they can stay outside in the rain all year round. However, it’s not advisable to use them when they are wet 😉
At our place, everything is stylish and well-designed… but honestly: I live here! That means my clogs end up here and there in front of every patio door in every room. And my kitchen also has a mouse corner. And next to the fireplace, there’s always some dirt and kindling in plastic somehow. And so on…
I make sure that everyday items in my home have neutral colors. That means: our garden shoes are white or gray, there’s no colorful plastic stuff in the kitchen, and many things are stored in baskets.
So my advice is: stylish slippers that match the house design on a nice mat (or the tray mentioned by [USER=9582]@Wastl)
At our place, everything is stylish and well-designed… but honestly: I live here! That means my clogs end up here and there in front of every patio door in every room. And my kitchen also has a mouse corner. And next to the fireplace, there’s always some dirt and kindling in plastic somehow. And so on…
I make sure that everyday items in my home have neutral colors. That means: our garden shoes are white or gray, there’s no colorful plastic stuff in the kitchen, and many things are stored in baskets.
So my advice is: stylish slippers that match the house design on a nice mat (or the tray mentioned by [USER=9582]@Wastl)
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