We all want our homes to look good, but most of us, if we are really honest, do not want to spend several hours each week cleaning and maintaining them. The good news is, you don’t have to! There are lots of changes you can make to create a home that is much lower-maintenance than the ones you have now.
Sound good? Here are some of the best ways to lower the maintenance of your home right now:
Choose hardwood floors
Hardwood flooring might be a little more expensive than carpet, depending on the carpet of course, but it is also a lot more durable, and a lot easier to clean. You only need to mop a hardwood floor now and then for it to stay looking good, whereas carpet needs to be shampooed, vacuumed, and maintained on a more regular basis. If you want to spend less time on chores, choose hardwood floors.
Buy a robot vacuum
Buying a robot vacuum and mop will help you to keep your floors cleaner without as much effort, whatever you choose to dress them with, so if you want a low-maintenance home, they are two gadgets you simply cannot do without.
Install siding
The exterior of your home can be particularly time-consuming to maintain when you need to clean and repaint your walls regularly. Luckily, a good vinyl siding installation company can install attractive siding that will weather most storms and need very little in the way of maintenance at all. You know it makes sense.
Choose quartz in the kitchen
Quartz worktops not only look amazing, but they are very easy to clean and a lot more scratch-resistant than many other materials you could choose, so it makes sense to spend a little more for the real stone counters if you want to spend less time on kitchen maintenance.
Choose leather
Fabric couches might look cozy, but they are much more likely to accumulate dust and end up with stains than leather couches, which it is really easy to wipe clean should they end up dusty or should your kids spill a shrink on them.
As well as choosing leather for the couch, you should try to avoid fabrics like velvet which collect a lot of dust, and which are not exactly easy to remove said dust from.
Choose a self-cleaning oven
Yes, self-cleaning ovens are a thing now, and if you are someone who does not want to be elbow deep in grease at least once a month, they are a rteal no-brainer. They will deal with all but the most stubborn stains without any help from you, which means you can spend much less time worrying about the state of your oven than you ever did before.
When your home is easier to maintain, you can spend a lot more time relaxing, having fun, and doing those things that truly bring you joy instead of cleaning and DIY jobs that do not. So, what are you waiting for?