“As long as I don’t have an apartment, I’m not a person, but only half a man,” said the famous Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov about the importance of own housing. But it’s not enough to buy real estate. It needs to be equipped, made as comfortable as possible for living, to create coziness, pleasant atmosphere.
- Premium Technology
- Brand passion
- Saucer for drying tea bags
- Package with bags
- Shelf for storing plastic bottles
- An abundance of plush toys
- Many decorative pillows
- Cluttered balcony or pantry
- Cracked dishes
- Soap from remnants
- Reproductions of famous paintings on the walls
- Large mirrors and mirror furniture
- Satin or silk bedding
- Furniture with faded / shabby upholstery
- Collection of gift wrapping and cash envelopes.
Various design designs give vent to imagination, help bring living space in a decent look. A sense of taste is useful here. But there are several things that categorically do not have a place in the living room. These little things betray poverty and wretchedness.
Premium Technology
If you decide to bring a little luxury to the interior, then it is worth considering the choice of equipment carefully. Professional kitchen utensils save the situation when you need to cook something special, save time. If you bought Premium equipment, do not focus on it. In some cases, she looks out of place.
Such equipment is not installed in an apartment with a simple, outstanding design. A super blender, a food processor of the latest model and a robot vacuum cleaner will look inappropriate if they are placed in a small space of a simple residential building. Premium technology must be matched to the interior.
Brand passion
There are different brands in the world, but do not chase the latest fashionable novelties. Passion for the variety of title marks can play a cruel joke when arranging objects in living rooms. When the furniture is from one designer, the wallpaper is from another, the decor is from the third, it looks pompous, talking about the tastelessness of the owner. It is better to dwell on one / two manufacturers, otherwise stylized things against the general background will turn into trash.
Saucer for drying tea bags
Every housewife likes to adjust the working space of the kitchen for herself. To diversify the atmosphere, original accessories appear on tables / shelves:
- various bowls;
- bright circles;
- charming figurines.
to contents ↑Do I need a saucer for tea bags? Not! It suggests that the owner will brew the tea again. This is a sign of pettiness, greed. Guests with the naked eye will immediately realize that you are not as good-natured person as you want to appear. Saucer significantly spoil the impression of a beautiful interior in the apartment.
Package with bags
The favorite topic of post-Soviet citizens is huge packages with packages. The more packages are scattered around the apartment, the more difficult it is to break the habit of collecting “for every fireman”.Even if you hide them away from your eyes, this will not add beauty to your home.
Try to separate the place of unnecessary things in the apartment. Buy a neat bucket, an innovative trash can, in which you can easily throw banana peels, food wrappers. You will free up space for the right things.
to contents ↑Shelf for storing plastic bottles
The bottle rack looks wretched, tasteless, depressing, takes up a lot of space in the living space, which can be used to profit. Why store plastic jars if drinks are usually stored in the refrigerator?
An abundance of plush toys
How many beautiful toys give us from childhood (especially girls). Such gifts are pleasing at first, but over time they take up a lot of space. It is a pity to throw pleasant memories, and therefore some use them as pillows.
to contents ↑In order not to spoil the impression before the guests, it is worth doing as follows. Collect toys in a bag, wash, thoroughly clean and return to an orphanage or any other similar institution. The kids will be happy, and you will receive a few pleasant smiles as a thank you.
Many decorative pillows
You can set accents in the interior in different ways, but multi-colored decorative pillows are not suitable for this. They are beautiful, but from a practical point of view, they are absolutely not functional, useless.
Cluttered balcony or pantry
The apartment is able to tell a lot about the owner. Everyone has characteristic habits that leave a mark on their lifestyle. Things that people use are able to present the owner from a completely unexpected perspective.
If you store the necessary things in the pantry (tools, cleaning supplies, household chemicals, sports equipment), and the balcony is used for trash, then the situation must be changed radically. Even the smallest balcony should be ennobled. You can equip it under a cozy place for reading, talking with a dear friend, household, turn it into a recreation / sports area. Especially lucky for those who have a balcony with windows: in good weather, natural light penetrates, which creates comfort.
Junk is much more difficult to make out when it becomes prohibitive. Keep what you do not use day in day in boxes. Pack your things neatly. Use sealed (vacuum) bags. We recommend reading the advice of the famous Japanese woman, Marie Kondo, a professional in cleaning up the house.
to contents ↑Cracked dishes
Perhaps someone likes “Kintsugi” - the Japanese art of patchwork of ceramic dishes with silver or gold paint, but in ordinary life it looks sad. Broken dishes should not be repaired. Any broken thing carries negative energy.
Many moments in life are connected with one single thing, for example, with a cup. And even if it accidentally crashed, try to keep it in memory. Free up space for new energy, throw away broken dishes.
Soap from remnants
Having met soap from remnants at a neighbor in the bathroom, a negative impression immediately develops. This is another sign of pettiness. Remnants - essentially not applicable in the future. Gathering a dozen soaps together, we get a strange and ugly something. Not a single European would ever think of doing this.
Beautiful fragrant soap looks nice in the bathroom. But in a house with a chic interior, designer finishes, with furniture and carpets made from natural materials, everything should be appropriate, including bath accessories. One small detail, like a remnant, can spoil the impression of the owner of the home.
Reproductions of famous paintings on the walls
Reproduction of paintings by prominent artists using conventional prints is not a good idea for the decor. For real art it is better to go to the museum, to the exhibition. Digital printing does not allow you to preserve the authenticity of the work, no matter how hard you try. Guests who see reproductions of popular paintings involuntarily think: is the landlord himself so rich? This can leave a lasting impression.
To decorate the space it is better to use photographs, small copyright paintings, posters, but not replicas of fine art. Such things will not be able to revive the space, will attract unnecessary attention. Owners of small-sized apartments make a particularly grave mistake by placing on the entire wall a cheap copy of the Gioconda by Leonardo da Vinci or the paintings of Ilya Efimovich Repin.
Large mirrors and mirror furniture
Experienced interior designers have recently been increasingly advised to place small mirrors in the living space, because large and framed by all kinds of ornate frames can look vulgar. A huge number of mirrors in the house speaks of the hidden line of the owner - narcissism. Because the desire to look at yourself every minute is not a good quality.
The mirror ceiling in the bedroom looks completely ugly. Mirror furniture is not practical, it causes a lot of trouble - you have to wipe your fingerprints every day, polish it from dust that accumulates on the surface. There is nothing worse than a stained mirror surface.
Satin or silk bedding
It was once believed that if the bedroom has silk glossy satin bedding, then wealthy people live in the house. These times have long sunk into oblivion. In the modern world of such a plan, materials are not considered a sign of luxury. Well-off and self-respecting people will never cover a bed with such bad taste.
When buying bedding, it is better to opt for quality collections made only of natural materials. Take note that the most environmentally friendly are linen, cotton.
to contents ↑Furniture with faded / shabby upholstery
Furniture plays an important role in the improvement of the interior. She can tell a lot about the owner. From the upholstery of the sofa you can judge how much a person loves cleanliness and order, whether he appreciates the things that surround him. Faded upholstery looks awful, cheap. Such utensils will spoil the whole impression.
If the furniture is very expensive, it is enough to give it for restoration. You can also order a stylish modern case that will delight you. This is a quick and budget way to turn expensive things into an object of art, extend their life.
Collection of gift wrapping and cash envelopes.
Do you like to get surprises? Even nicer if relatives, friends give money in envelopes. After giving gifts, it is difficult to immediately throw away the packaging - you want to leave it as a souvenir. But will you really need used colorful packaging in the future? If you are planning to surprise your friend, he will be more pleased to see a new wrapping paper or a fresh, unbroken envelope.The stores are full of all kinds of gift bags that are inexpensive.
Very beautiful satin bedding. The mirror ceiling is so original, just not in the bedroom. Grate the remnants, dissolve and in the bath. Nobody has canceled savings anywhere. Paintings, which we like, then hang. Tea bags and rich people use more than once. In the kitchen, as without appliances? As we want, we live. You designers attach too much importance to all kinds of nonsense.
100% agree! And it’s not a matter of saving, but of caring for the environment. This is another advertisement! And mirrors and satin linen are the taste and business of the owner!
Natural silk underwear is as natural as linen and cotton
Tea bags more than once !? I thought this did not happen.
Housing should not look expensive, but cozy, comfortable and practical. I agree that you should not store bags, packaging, bottles, remnants and tea bags. And everything else is a matter of taste and comfort of the landlord. a large mirror in the hallway is a necessity, not a sign of narcissism. Grandchildren are happy to play soft toys when they come to visit. Good household appliances (not necessarily premium) are necessary for the housewife in any kitchen, regardless of size and income level.
I lived, I myself lived in my apartment. Then she came to her sister's house. And my life became dark. Everything is beautiful, ah, ah. I was exhausted, I began to search at home. Oh, a little quarrel a month ago with her. And, about happiness, I live, pretty little with my picture, location, and I’ll spend money on Samui where I've been flying for six winters. So, Einstein noticed that everything is relative. And what kind of mania is it for us to show Russian luxury. In Thailand, I live with wealthy hosts, Thais. And nothing, clean jeans, not expensive, modest food. And we, from rags to riches, we all want to make an impression on someone. LUXURY. And can make an impression of a sweet relationship?
If you drink tea from bags - this is in itself a sign of poverty. Such tea is never good.
This is a sign of laziness)))) For example, I'm just too lazy to make tea.
this is not a sign of poverty; it is the spirit of the modern rhythm of life: when it is necessary on the run and quickly
Someone tell the author that silk and satin are natural materials)
I don’t care who thinks about my material wealth, especially since I really have to live modestly. And what is without debts and dependence on anyone - it is only thanks to savings and reluctance to carry on all sorts of stocks and drag whatever gets into the house. I don’t throw out the remnants (I stick them with soap on a new piece), and I go to the stores with the same bag until I wear out, and I do not buy a new one every time (enrages: “Do you need a bag?”), And the furniture is I like you (I can afford), and my favorite souvenirs are present. There is no junk, there is no excess, there is no dirt - and okay. Why do you have to follow someone’s dubious taste when you have your own? I try to avoid the advice of persistent advisers, because I do not accept their desire to unify everything, to fit it in one comb.
This is the best comment! Smart and self-sufficient person. And the level of income is no longer important here!
What is a “saucer for DRYING tea bags”? Where do they sell them?
If we drink tea from bags, then where to put them from a cup? To the table? Or does everyone go with a bag to an innovative trash?
Tips complete nonsense, where soap from remnants and storage of used wrapping paper and where furniture and wallpaper from designers!
The author does not know that all budgets are calculated in advance by the owners of the money, such as ‘every cricket know your own six’ ...
Be your friend scared to invite you to visit ...
You just have to honestly say that there is such a sin as ‘cribbing’ that is akin to greed, it is it that annoys your close friends and relatives, but with true ‘wealth’ has nothing to do with it ..
Yes, by the way, they don’t really drink tea from sachets in rich houses, in almost all they carefully monitor their health ...
Ah, yes, I remembered drinking, but Tat tea is worth an eye out, so you can brew it a second time, if someone loves not strong.
If we take into account the Ginny coefficient existing in Russia, then do we talk about wealth ...
and when was the last time you wore a ‘diamond’ necklace ??
And where ..., sorry, and for whom, i.e. who wanted to surprise ???
Let's just say that partly let me disagree with the opinion of the author of the article. Regarding appliances in the kitchen. None of the above signs characterizes the owner of the house either as poor or as rich. If a person has a good technique, even if it is of different brands, this person is not poor. All the signs mentioned above say that a lot of money is spent on things. And this is not poverty. There are simply different degrees of wealth. For a high degree of security, some things are really unacceptable. Again, looking for what purpose the housing is used. If this is a place for receiving guests and relaxing, then there is one interior, there may be attendants who contain everything in proper form. If this is just an apartment in order to stay for some time, accordingly, anything can accumulate there. Accordingly, it is possible to hire a brigade over time, everything will be put in order. So the article, in my opinion, is incorrect in its idea.
A very contrived article, especially about technology. Technique is needed primarily to facilitate life, dear does it better. And premium is not equally bulky. Tea from sachets is almost never drunk. I really don’t know what the bed did, if it is natural silk. But about the reproductions, for example, I really like the Birth of Venus Botticelli, I printed it on canvas, added gold paint and texture gel, also with Klimt's Kiss. Why should I listen to someone who offers me to replace it with some photos or my own creations?
The article is terrible. In each paragraph, the author pokes us that the main thing is to impress the guests as a rich person. Come on? Before the guests it is necessary to gut even a bed and a closet, where is the package with packages stored? The author, you are a so-so designer, about design in fact not a word, a set of stamps.
I haven’t read anything more funny for a long time. all this is so subjective, in my opinion - the author expresses only his opinion. . I do not agree with anything.
Aw, well done! Tooting!
Everyone lives as they see fit ...
Of the entire article, I agree only with a cluttered balcony, and that is not a sign of poverty, but a sign of the owner’s gloominess and lack of time to put things in order, and all the remaining 14 points do not indicate anything except habits. Nobody comes to the bedroom from our guests, so there is no need to justify ourselves for non-natural materials. A bag with bags also lies in a place inaccessible to prying eyes, they come in handy when the garbage bags end or when you leave the city for barbecue. I won’t say anything about reproductions, I also don’t really like hanging walls, but if I had seen something like this at a party, I would not have considered it a sign of poverty. I go for moral satisfaction and don’t think about what, why, where and where it hangs, it’s, it’s lying. This is their own business. I'm not curious. In general, to make a conclusion about the owner in things is stupid.Sometimes it seems that a ragged man, and sits in a luxury car. Everything is not as it seems. The author probably wanted to write about signs of poverty, but in the end he raked everything in a heap. We give him a discount on the fact that he is a designer, not a psychologist.
what wild nonsense at all. Author, are you 20 years old and are from a dysfunctional family? Do you know in general how silk expensive material is and that natural silk is not the same as a vulgar synthetic satin? If you do not understand such subtleties, then it is better to keep silent at all. Technique ... if I have an old repair or a vintage ... technique where, in the garbage can go look? Shiz mowed down the ranks of the authors? Mirrors - increase the space, especially if they are modern and fit into the interior. AND
in general, how can I mix a saucer with tea bags and remnants of the interior? Author, check for schizophrenia.
Anyway, a kind of someone would come to me - no one would sit and grimace from my bag with bags, a cup-bladder and check if I had sent a new soap to the arrival of this nect ... this one would run out to the door and from the stairs, driven by kicks. Nobody canceled the hospitality in receiving adequate guests, as well as the norms of behavior of guests in a strange house, and they exclude the discussion or condemnation of someone's life. The author should learn good manners and stop gossiping in a rural way about other people's thoughts, otherwise the face will often be beaten.
and hunting you had to write it all! I did not have the patience and half to read this nonsense. How I want and lay out things! I'm at home! And not a single normal person will come to visit someone and begin to get to the bottom of everything to think in this way. Well, perhaps the author of this article!
Horror) What the author of the article has in mind) Here, both the complexes and the lack of knowledge of the issue, although what to demand from a person who has finished it is not clear what, and apparently it is not clear how. In the author’s head is porridge. And about "design", in which he does not understand anything from the word "completely", and about the strange habits of some people. A comment about technology is generally not subject to criticism: 1- the technique must be of high quality, it is primarily for business, and not for beauty. It is wonderful that manufacturers and design offer a diverse, but still the main functionality. And accordingly, the main thing is not show-offs, but the essence, what kind of equipment and why. Good technique and works for a long time. And in fact it doesn’t matter in which apartment she is standing. 2- rarely in a poor kitchen or apartment you will find good equipment, because it is expensive. 3. You need to understand technology to understand what is appropriate and what is not) I’m not at all sure that the author knows the question. About the use of brands, the author, either could not properly express an idea, or again he does not understand the issue. About the use of mirrors, the trash is complete, it all depends on how, where and in what form to use. Mirrors expand the space, somewhere appropriate large, somewhere no. The task of the designer is to come up with a beautiful, cozy and comfortable interior, and most importantly, an original, non-standard! This is the essence of his work, and not just trying to copy someone, and think in cliches, but also “rubbing” this into people and taking money for it. Fu ... Even the words are not enough to criticize the article !!!
Well, what can I say ...
The author is poor, for him a robot vacuum cleaner is the ultimate dream, a sign of a rich life.
And it does not occur to you that housing in a "simple" house needs to be cleaned as often and carefully as in a mansion. Moreover, it is advisable to have this vacuum cleaner expensive, with it there are fewer troubles, and cleaning is cleaner. But the servants in such houses are usually not observed. Boy, believe me, as they already wrote to you, expensive equipment in the house is just a good technique, no more, no less.
I don’t drink regular tea at all, and herbal teas brought from different countries are quite common. They are just packaged. So you gave a good thought: you need to look for a saucer for bags, otherwise it is inconvenient to get up from the table when the tea is brewed to immediately throw the bag in the bucket. Thanks for the idea.
Actually, this way you can go through each item, but something is reluctant.
Author, erase the memories of a poor childhood from yourself - and it will immediately become easier to live. Good luck.
You can then refer to the poor all those who cook or eat at home.
Now there is a very good bedding with natural lye on the one hand, and with cotton on the other.
I love walls free from all sorts of “pendants”, and I don’t do without a mirror in the lobby especially, and in general a woman, I think.
Delusional article. So now, every time you go to the store to buy a new plastic bag? The author at least thought about ecology. We have already polluted our planet with tons of garbage. “No European would ever think of doing this.”
Was the author himself in Europe? They save on everything, both on water and on heating, and are much more careful about their nature, so there is no need to blame Europe.
And if a person likes to look at the paintings of famous artists? This is a real pleasure, so why hang some posters to please the guests. I think that the advice is absurd, everyone decides how to equip their home, because this is done for their own comfort, and not to impress.
Victor Golovin (Interior Designer Graduated from the National Institute of Modern Design. Engaged in interior design of apartments, cottages, offices, cafes, restaurants and shopping pavilions), you are not a designer - you are a painter and no one else. I would never have invited such an interior creator. Or do you need this article for a fad? Or is this a kind of "resume"? Then you are fired 🙂
Ehh, evil people. The man wanted to explain his point to you. And you? I also wanted to swear at him for living as I want, and not to expose to the guests what I and many other fellow citizens essentially do not have. But! I won’t. And without me, there were enough people coming in. And you, dear ones, he and I have every view of the world around us. For some, this is comfort, for some, a battle for brühl with diamonds, etc., etc. And the flag is in our hands! After all, the main thing is what? To our houses were a cozy and safe place for us) Good to all!
This article is relevant. It will help millions of rednecks to take a fresh look at their interior. This is not at all for fricken aesthetes.
Poverty does not mean tastelessness.
In defense of the author I will say that there is much to agree with. The whole article does not speak about material poverty, but about a spiritual person. You clutter up the space with things “for later” and “come in handy one day”: you buy “super useful” equipment (which God forbid you will use a deep fryer and a cluster for the new year, but for someone it has been lying for years - apparently there’s a basket store bags (although you could buy an eco bag or a string bag - the service life is the same, but the economy and style are several times greater, and at least some benefit to nature), the service is only on holidays and for guests, and tea saucers are for bags really terrible. Guys, do you really like to drink this chyme water?
This habit from the past to stock up and infantily buy things ala is expensively rich and is a sign of spiritual poverty. For such people, form is important, not content. Usually they have the image of “wealth” and success due to such an apartment, which they then gladly show to neighbors and friends like “look at how I live well, do not need anything.” Spiritually poor people fill the space with things, especially those who have a memory (postcard, dress, cookbook), instead of filling their lives with events and impressions. Every day they look like the same one for them. And their whole joy is to create an image when there is nothing more to share with others. All these signs listed by external "poverty" in the article come from the past from their ancestors. But what if your comfort is not yours at all, but a habit of consuming, laid down by your parents?
And don’t be afraid, people who completely agree with the author’s observation, coming to visit you, will not snort and tell you “what a blatant pettiness” at the sight of a bag or bar of soap. You are already just projecting your reaction to other people. people refrain from commenting with their important opinions. You live the way you want, no one forbids. But there is truth in this article. You can say a lot about you in your space.
In conclusion, I’ll say that from the whole article the points about passion for brands, large mirrors, reproductions and bedding are very doubtful as signs of Soviet “poverty”. Everything else is more like the truth.
P.S. Opinion is based on observing yourself and people.
So much outdated information as if the author froze in the 90s, garbage sorting? Wise use of packages? No, I have not heard. Does man live in such an information vacuum
Saucer for tea bags, not for drying them! What is this nonsense? There was tea in bags, saucers began to be released, so that there was where to put the bag, making tea. Or do you need to throw it directly on the tablecloth on etiquette? And the rest of the items? Are you a fan of Maxim Mirovich? Repeated it almost word for word. Well, that rare fool. Fool's plagiarism is something!
Another custom-made advertising lure traders. Be spiritually rich, and on the basis of this, life will follow. Some rich bags are collected and wiped with a sleeve.
Rare nonsense. It’s a pity for the clients of this, so to speak, “designer”. Tips nadaderdy from some disparate sources. At the same time, it seems that the adviser himself seems to have lived in a hostel all his life.
Do not let anyone into your home. Only you have the right to decide what to have and what is not in your apartment. Drive everyone in the neck.
In general, the message is clear. I think, it is not necessary to "get to the bottom" of every word of the author.
Thank you for the article.
So you attacked the author of the article, a young, not experienced designer simply described his idea of what his home should be like, he doesn’t have any life experience, it’s just an ordinary pathos, he needs to write about something, and he concocted it without thinking discount on inexperience
I agree with you)))
I love when a designer who, perhaps, still has milk on his lips, broadcasts “the ultimate truth”)) I have a small but comfortable apartment, I live alone and at the same time make good money. And a HUGE mirror in the built-in wall of the compartment helps a lot to visually expand the room. And my, so to speak, familiar girls, well, they look sooooo nice from all sides during our versatile communication with them)) The same thing happens in the mirror ceilings in the bedroom. And another 0 naked beautiful female figure looks very attractive on satin or silk underwear. But maybe the apartment guru is gay? Who knows ...) And the packages ... well, I am fond of fishing and active tour trips. It takes me a lot of these packages to pack things or fold fish after fishing. Therefore, I HAVE a package for packages. And a place for empty plastic bottles to take water with you on hikes. And in the bags to take out the trash from nature. And, by the way, the saucer of tea bag loy is not intended to be stored after brewing, but in order not to be blown up to the bin from the table around which friends sit and communicate enthusiastically - while each man brews tea to himself the fortress he needs ... well, and ALMOST ALMOST on every point, you can criticize the "apartment guru"))).
What nonsense is a saucer for drying tea bags. Maybe someone uses this tea a second time - this is his business, as you like. But a saucer for used tea bags, or another small container is convenient. Or are you taking a tea bag out of a cup and carrying it in a bin, dripping it on the floor ... and so on for every guest? Or leave on the table?
If the bags are good tea - I do not mind buying it. By the way, a good bag tea can be brewed normally only once.
In my house, what I like is good. Including soft toys, and a bag with bags. Everyone has their own approach to life.