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
hausnrplus25 schrieb:
Both need to be vacuumed, but depending on the device/robot, this can be easier on smooth floors.You can skip the carpet occasionally, but laminate and similar surfaces usually require more frequent attention.hausnrplus25 schrieb:
A smooth floor in the bedroom, for example, tends to cause more dust bunnies. I’m familiar with the dust bunny issue on laminate floors. It doesn’t seem to happen at all on vinyl. I haven’t seen any in this apartment for years.
And I do think grout lines in tiles need to be cleaned.
I also want to take the advice about towel radiators to heart.
Of course, cleaning is inevitable. But I like simplifications. For example, I have a rather expensive Xiaomi robot vacuum, which hardly runs in this apartment because I’d have to clear so many things for at least half an hour beforehand. It also doesn’t fit under the sofa. And I care about how it looks behind the sofa. Cleaning consistently behind and under the sofa is a pain. That’s why the next sofa will definitely have legs.
I also prefer to live more minimally. That’s why I have very little decoration. Less is more. It was funny when a visitor thought I had just moved in because everything was so clean, even though the apartment had been fully furnished for months. Having less frees me up.
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pagoni20206 Jul 2020 00:04@Bookstar better to have 2 robots
I always say: aim for slaughterhouse style if possible!
By the way, if you don’t see the dust bunnies, maybe it’s because those sneaky little guys are hiding. After all, they are mice...
Shiny86 schrieb:
I’m familiar with those dust bunnies on laminate floors. It seems like vinyl doesn’t attract them at all. I haven’t seen any in this apartment for years.
And I do think you have to clean the grout with tiles.
I also want to follow the tip about towel radiators.
Of course, you can’t avoid cleaning entirely. But I like simplifying things. For example, I have a fairly expensive robot vacuum from Xiaomi that rarely runs in this apartment because I’d have to clear so many things out of the way for half an hour beforehand. It doesn’t fit under the sofa either. And I care about how it looks behind the sofa. Cleaning behind and under the sofa all the time is such a hassle. That’s why the next sofa definitely will have legs.
I also prefer a minimalist lifestyle. That’s why I don’t have much decoration. Less is more. It was funny when a visitor thought I had just moved in because everything looked so clean. But the apartment has been fully furnished for months. Having less actually feels freeing to me.
I always say: aim for slaughterhouse style if possible!
By the way, if you don’t see the dust bunnies, maybe it’s because those sneaky little guys are hiding. After all, they are mice...
What do you mean by character?
Our vinyl flooring here is antistatic. I think that's why there are no mice. Of course, there is still some dust.
With the cheap laminate flooring in my student apartment, the mice quickly gathered in the corners. It was hard to keep up with them.
So another tip:
Antistatic flooring
Our vinyl flooring here is antistatic. I think that's why there are no mice. Of course, there is still some dust.
With the cheap laminate flooring in my student apartment, the mice quickly gathered in the corners. It was hard to keep up with them.
So another tip:
Antistatic flooring
If the term “slaughterhouse style” refers to having little decoration, I don’t see it that way. I like it when everything has its place. You can also make it feel more homely with wall colors, pictures, and a few carefully chosen decorative items. Sure, it does come across as a bit cooler, but I love it.
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pagoni20206 Jul 2020 00:25Shiny86 schrieb:
If the term “slaughterhouse style” refers to minimal decoration, then I don’t quite agree. I think it’s nice when everything has its place. You can also make it feel cozier with wall colors, pictures, and a few carefully chosen decorative items. Of course, it might feel a bit cooler overall, but I love it.That wasn’t exactly the intended meaning of the phrase, but rather that it’s organized and perhaps could be simpler to achieve its purpose.Similar topics