Even in a large apartment with an inaccurate arrangement of things and the presence of old, shabby furniture, there will be a feeling of sloppy owners and a lack of comfort. To make the house really beautiful and stylish, it is better to get rid of some interior items and decor.
- Sofa bed
- Many packages
- A large number of boxes
- Crowded hanger
- Lack of space for shoes
- Huge mirrors
- Light wallpaper in the hallway
- Wire hangers
- Open shelves
- Holiday tables
- Large bathroom mirror
- Dark lights
- Carpet
- Temporary furniture
- Old furniture
- Plastic flowers and vases
- Protective furniture mats
- Unfashionable curtains and blinds
- Household equipment
- Unnecessary piano
- Calendars and posters
- Newspapers and magazines
- Broken devices
- Yellowed Crystal
- Cracked and Chipped Dishes
Sofa bed
Usually, owners of one-room apartments of a small area use a sofa instead of a bed. In fact, to refuse comfort, to deprive yourself of the opportunity to sleep in a comfortable bed is not always justified. Instead of daily folding and folding the sofa, as well as regular and very uncomfortable cleaning, it is better to straighten the bed easily. A good mattress will allow you to get enough sleep, the reliability and simplicity of the design will ensure the long life of the bed, and its appearance will always be attractive.
Many packages
Because of thrift, many people hold huge stocks of packages in the apartment. They really can come in handy over time, but if stored incorrectly, they create a mess in rooms or in a closet. It is better to place such bags in a dense fastening bag, a closed box of a small size. Another option is to get rid of plastic trash by handing it in for disposal and purchase a quality reusable shopping bag made from environmentally friendly material.
A large number of boxes
Storage in boxes is a convenient and practical way to ensure cleanliness in the apartment. But often the packages accumulate too much, they are of different sizes and unattractive, peeling. Moreover, the owners sometimes do not even remember where this or that thing lies, forget about it or constantly spend a lot of time searching. It is better to place essential items in plain sight: on shelves, in a closet, on shelves. So they will always be available to look. To store rarely used things, it’s worth leaving a couple of beautiful roomy boxes, but not more.
Crowded hanger
The floor hanger is a popular accessory for the hallway. Such an interior item looks stylish and beautiful only with a small amount of hanging clothes. If there are too many things in the apartment, the hanger is full, takes on an untidy look. Jackets and coats can fall off hooks, and looking for them becomes very inconvenient. It is better to store things of the previous season in closed cabinets, and in the hallway to have only the most necessary products that are worn at the current time. A separate hook should be allocated for 1-2 bags.
Lack of space for shoes
Putting all the shoes on the rug in the hallway is a bad idea. Gradually, it accumulates, and the passage becomes blocked, while residents regularly experience inconvenience with shoes. In the cold season, this inevitably leads to the appearance of puddles and dirt on the floor. It is better to equip special lockers, shelves, shelves, on which the shoes are placed in pairs vertically. For large halls there is a more capacious option - a large pedestal with a hinged door. Such products have only one drawback: they need to be regularly ventilated, otherwise the shoes may find an unpleasant musty smell.
Huge mirrors
Mirror surfaces, sliding wardrobe doors or tiles are used to increase the space in small rooms. They really look beautiful, but they often mess up very much, because any trace or imprint is visible on them. Cleaning mirrors is a time-consuming task, and it must be done regularly. It is worth installing in the house one cabinet with a pair of mirrored doors in combination with opaque walls. This will visually increase the space and will not cause problems with washing.
Light wallpaper in the hallway
Wallpaper in pastel shades is often used in hallways, because they expand the space, visually raise the ceilings, do not have a crushing impression. However, in the area near the door, this finish quickly becomes dirty, especially in the fall. If you do not wash the wallpaper, the corridor will be gray, untidy. But regular washing will not benefit even the highest quality wallpapers, so their service life will be reduced. It is recommended to choose a less soiled wall covering in the hallway or put small shelves and nightstands for shoes at the doors.
Wire hangers
Wire hangers can get into the apartment from shops, because things are often sold with them. It is better to immediately get rid of such items, since they look very unaesthetic. In addition, clothes are stretched on the wire “shoulders”, do not hold their shape, spots from poor-quality metal may appear on it.
Open shelves
In the kitchen, living room or bedroom, open shelves in cabinet furniture or separate shelves on the walls are often used. Dust accumulates on them regularly, but the use of such devices is not always found.
If there are many things on the shelves, there is a feeling of clutter up the space. It’s better not to use open constructions in the kitchen, where fat can get on them. Closed glass shelves are more suitable for rooms - they visually expand the room.
Holiday tables
The use of such tables is a tradition of the past. Fold-out tables are designed for guests' visits. Such furniture takes up a lot of space, accumulates dust during storage, while it is almost not used or exhibited every few months. The ideal solution would be to buy a round transformer table, which can be extended if necessary.
Large bathroom mirror
Many owners have a huge mirror in the bathroom that starts right from the sink. With regular use of the bathroom, it quickly becomes covered with spots, splashes, stains, which immediately strike the eye. So that the bathroom does not look dirty, you have to scrub such a mirror every day. There is a way out: buying a small mirror and fixing it at a height of 30 cm from the sink will solve the problem.
Dark lights
Dark shades that transmit light rays worse. As a result, the room will be dark, and you will have to solve the problem by buying powerful lamps that consume a lot of electricity. It is worth changing the lamp by buying a product with white glass or completely transparent. It will provide high-quality lighting, give home coziness.
Carpet
If carpets can be used for years, and with proper care for decades, then the carpet has a limited service life. When stains appear, it is quite difficult to clean the coating and often you have to call special services or use expensive professional tools. Sometimes the spots do not rub off and remain on the surface, which makes the carpet sloppy. Carpets are easier to clean or, after spoiling, discard and replace with new ones.
Temporary furniture
Inexpensive, second-hand table, inappropriate style of chairs, sofa taken from the hands can remain in the apartment for a long time. There is nothing more permanent than temporary. It is strongly not recommended to spend money on a low-quality thing, which is then supposed to be replaced. It’s better to live without this interior item at all, save up money and buy a really worthwhile item.
Old furniture
Some people still keep Soviet furniture: walls, cabinets, tables with chairs. It is one thing when an elderly person who is accustomed to his favorite environment refuses new things. Surprise is the presence of such interior items in people of middle or young age. Most pieces of furniture of the Soviet period are not antiques and are frankly ugly.
If you rid the apartment of obsolete furniture, unaesthetic tables and oversized walls, the room will immediately become lighter and more comfortable. Things of past eras rarely turn out to be really worthwhile, and littering them with housing is not necessary. Now you can find a replacement for any wallet - from economy to elite class. Similarly, you need to do with damaged furniture: with torn upholstery, with legs gnawed by a dog. The impression of such things is not the most pleasant, therefore, in the absence of the opportunity to restore it will be necessary to throw them away.
Plastic flowers and vases
Many people will never put plastic flowers or cheap vases from the same material in the house. Such products look rude, ugly and repulsive. If you neglect the weekly wash, dust will accumulate on the flowers, which makes their appearance even worse. As a decor, it is worth using fresh flowers or indoor plants, giving the apartment lightness and comfort.
Protective furniture mats
In the past, upholstered furniture was often covered with rugs and rugs to protect an expensive item from damage. Today, when there is no shortage of interior items, and vacuum cleaners and detergents are available, such a need does not exist. It is worth choosing a non-marking sofa from a well-cleaning cloth or picking up beautiful and stylish removable covers. When persistent stains appear, you can order dry cleaning at home or even change the upholstery.
Unfashionable curtains and blinds
The blinds in the apartment look a bit uncomfortable - they are too boring, "cold" in appearance, especially those that include metal parts. It is better to leave the blinds for offices, and in the apartment to replace them with beautiful Roman curtains, which are now at the height of fashion.Heavy curtains, drapery, lambrequins are also not in trend - they should be ruthlessly eliminated and exchanged for light, airy curtains and translucent canvases of pastel shades.
Household equipment
Often in the kitchen you can observe the abundance of equipment displayed on the countertop and other surfaces, which does not look the best way. If possible, such products should be stored behind closed doors. Of course, the kettle that is used regularly can be kept at hand, but the place of the blender, crepe maker, mixer and other equipment is definitely in the cupboard.
A dryer in the most prominent place also will not become an interior decoration. Drying linen on it can spoil the appearance of any room. The ideal option would be to buy a washer-dryer, so that the need for a dryer completely disappears. If this is not possible, it is worth hanging the laundry before leaving for work, and collecting it upon return so as not to feel discomfort.
to contents ↑No need to put on display and other household supplies: basins, brooms, buckets, brushes. For them, you need to find a suitable place and get out of sight. Old kitchen towels, burned potholders, dirty rags look very repulsive - it is advisable to throw them away and replace them with new ones.
Unnecessary piano
A bulky instrument is stored in many apartments, although most children have not gone to music school for a long time, and sometimes even refuse to play the piano. Usually the top of a musical instrument begins to be used as a shelf for all sorts of "needs" and quickly becomes cluttered. It is recommended to get rid of such a voluminous interior item, selling it by announcement and gaining decent money.
Calendars and posters
Paper decorations are suitable only for the New Year's interior or another holiday. In everyday life, they are more likely to spoil the situation, especially in large numbers. It’s worth hanging one small beautiful calendar or not using such a decor at all, which, among other things, quickly accumulates dust.
Newspapers and magazines
Piles of newspapers, magazines, posters and greeting cards on the coffee table can give the room an untidy, old look, deprive it of lightness. Read newspapers should be thrown away without regret, and memorabilia should be stored in boxes, folders. It is also advisable to get rid of magazines that are not planned to be re-read. In sight, it’s worth leaving only that which is really worthy of attention.
Broken devices
Cluttering up an apartment with broken appliances, old interior items is strictly contraindicated. This makes her look like a landfill and completely deprives of comfort. Therefore, a wall clock that no longer goes, a broken alarm clock and a table without a leg is better to send for recycling.
Yellowed Crystal
It happens that chandeliers, light fixtures or dishes made of plastic “under the crystal” lose their attractiveness, darkens or turns yellow with time. It will not work to clean the products and restore their beautiful appearance, so you need to get rid of them and get better ones.
Cracked and Chipped Dishes
To use such dishes is unpleasant, unpresentable and unsafe. If spoiled products are put on the table in front of the guests, this will be the height of indecency. In times when there are a lot of good and inexpensive kitchen utensils in stores, keeping a broken cup is a bad idea.
To make an apartment stylish and comfortable, you must definitely reconsider the approach to the selection and storage of things in it. It is the interior that makes the house attractive and clean or cluttered and untidy, so everything is in the hands of the owners.
