Hello,
I’m hoping to get lots of great ideas here.
I hate spending a lot of time cleaning but don’t want to hire a cleaning service. Ok, I will hire someone for the windows though.
That’s why I’m thinking about what to consider during both building and furnishing a house to always have a clean home with minimal effort.
Tips from any area are welcome, including for the garden.
I’ll start with my thoughts:
- No tiles at all, everything seamless
- Prefer spotlights rather than hanging lights
- Brick or masonry showers instead of glass shower enclosures
- Rimless toilets
- Wall-mounted furniture and sofas on legs so dust and robot vacuum can easily pass underneath; basically, arrange all furniture to accommodate the robot vacuum
- Lots of storage space, minimal decoration. Prefer hanging a photo collage rather than many separate photo frames
- In the kitchen, no countertops wrapping around corners. Rather smaller countertops and open space. Store all kitchen appliances and dust collectors inside cabinets
I’m hoping to get lots of great ideas here.
I hate spending a lot of time cleaning but don’t want to hire a cleaning service. Ok, I will hire someone for the windows though.
That’s why I’m thinking about what to consider during both building and furnishing a house to always have a clean home with minimal effort.
Tips from any area are welcome, including for the garden.
I’ll start with my thoughts:
- No tiles at all, everything seamless
- Prefer spotlights rather than hanging lights
- Brick or masonry showers instead of glass shower enclosures
- Rimless toilets
- Wall-mounted furniture and sofas on legs so dust and robot vacuum can easily pass underneath; basically, arrange all furniture to accommodate the robot vacuum
- Lots of storage space, minimal decoration. Prefer hanging a photo collage rather than many separate photo frames
- In the kitchen, no countertops wrapping around corners. Rather smaller countertops and open space. Store all kitchen appliances and dust collectors inside cabinets
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pagoni20205 Jul 2020 21:58Shiny86 schrieb:
- Aluminum-colored roller shutters instead of anthracite ones don’t look as dirty from pollenI can confirm that. Also, tile everything and install a floor drain. It makes using a steam cleaner much easier.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Completely without tiles, everything seamless Joints and tiles are not a problem for me. Tiles are easy to clean. We specifically chose slightly irregular and textured ones where nothing shows—no dust, no water spots, no hairs.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Rather spotlights than pendant lights True. But spotlights can also collect dust.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Masonry showers instead of glass shower cabins They just need to be long enough.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Rimless toilet bowl That’s totally overrated. They still need to be cleaned.
Shiny86 schrieb:
Rather hang a photo collage than many individual photo stands Well, some decoration isn’t bad either.
Shiny86 schrieb:
In the kitchen, no countertop that wraps around the corner. So rather not such a large countertop but keep it open. Store all kitchen appliances/dust collectors in cabinets I don’t quite get the countertop part. But I just thought: overly deep countertops on islands... that makes it hard to wipe from one spot.
Dark surfaces show dust easily. Window frames are best in light gray since dust and insect dirt are less visible.
Oops, I’m drifting off: we didn’t focus on easy cleaning but on hiding dirt—you barely notice what’s behind the sofa, and that’s fine with us.
Best not to build at all: no garden, no direct access to the house, no flower beds outside.
hausnrplus255 Jul 2020 23:17Nida35a schrieb:
Water softening,
you will miss your limescale stains And if not, with hard water don’t choose dark bathroom tiles, even if they are trendy... unfortunately, once covered with limescale, they no longer look good!
Smooth surfaces show fingerprints (e.g., kitchen cabinets) but are also much easier to wipe clean than matte ones, which show fewer marks but are less easy to clean.
Dust and dirt tend to settle more in carpets and don’t get stirred up as much, while smooth floors in bedrooms, for example, lead to more lint balls. Both require vacuuming, and depending on the device or robot vacuum, cleaning smooth floors is usually more convenient.
I don’t find tile grout problematic either; at least you can wipe the tiles clean easily. You just have to find a good balance for floor tiles between very rough/slip-resistant surfaces, which require more scrubbing, and smooth/shiny ones that are easier to wipe.
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