11 Things To Avoid If You Hate Cleaning

If you hate cleaning frequently or you simply have too many chores to handle on a day-to-day basis, then you should consider a more effective routine and approach. Sometimes, even if you have a routine already, it can still be physically and mentally tolling to face all of the clutter and dirt around your home. If this happens, then the cause might be the furniture or items in your house that are not advisable or practical in your space.

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In this case, you need to make your home low-maintenance by replacing or avoiding certain choices for your space. Here are 11 tips and hacks by Reynard Lowell on YouTube to make your home spacious and easier to clean. Proceed to read the details down below now and while you’re at it make sure to watch the video tutorial as well for more tips. I hope you find this tutorial as helpful as I did.

Tips For A Low-Maintenance Home:

• White Upholstery
• Wall to Wall Carpets
• Open Kitchen Shelving
• Glass & Glass Glossy Surfaces

How to Keep Your Home Low Maintenance:

Tip #1: White Upholstery

White upholstery is timeless, makes the room brighter, and matches any furniture or interior design so well, but, if you hate cleaning frequently, then this is not recommended for you. This type of color is very hard to maintain and the smallest stain can cause larger and permanent damage. But if you insist on using white, then you might want to consider looking for upholstery made from high-performance fabrics as it doesn’t absorb spills easily and you can wipe it out immediately without the hassle. You can also use a slipcover for your sofa because it’s much easier to clean and wash, or you can make a compromise and choose something a bit darker than white.

Tip #2: Wall to Wall Carpets

The first area that gets dirty in your house is oftentimes the floor, so if your floor is carpeted from wall to wall, then it would be so much harder to clean. Carpets can get dirty easily and it accumulates more dust as it traps them in between the fibers making it harder to clean. Instead, if you have a budget, then you might want to consider installing a type of hard flooring, this is also much easier to maintain and clean. But if you insist on carpets, then you might want to limit them only to certain areas such as the office and bedroom, it will be easier to maintain carpets that are installed in a low-traffic environment, plus, they’re less hassle, too.

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Tip #3: Open Kitchen Shelving

Open kitchen shelves look spectacular and fit any interior design theme, but they require constant dusting and organization, plus, dishes are also exposed to grease, dust, and fumes. So it’s much better to install a closed cabinet instead, they usually require less cleaning and organizing which means you can easily hide your clutter inside. but if you still want to use open shelves, then consider storing the majority of the items in a traditional closed-door style, and have 1 to 2 open shelves as an accent where you curate your best items.

Tip #4: Glass and Black Glossy Surfaces

Glass surfaces are very easy to clean but require frequent maintenance, and every time you touch them a fingerprint will appear. It is also no stranger to magnifying dust and leaving streaks, and glass light fixtures exemplify dust particles even more when turned on. But if you still want one, then consider light fixtures with milk glass as it will hide dust much better than transparent ones, or use glass sparingly; only have glass on a side table or on surfaces that you don’t display many things on.

*All image credit belongs to Reynard Lowell via YouTube. Follow and subscribe to his channel for more!

11 Things To Avoid If You Hate Cleaning