It’s that time of year again… Spring cleaning. We all know that the more lived-in a home is, the more things an owner is going to have. This can quickly lead to clutter if you aren’t keeping up with it all. You should be comfortable, but what do you do if you find yourself feeling cramped in your kitchen, bathroom, or bedroom? Get strategic with the help of Austin remodeling and design pros. Even if you have a home with smaller square footage, you are capable of maximizing neglected areas. Learn from a design-build company in Austin how having more storage space throughout your home can benefit your lifestyle.
Conveniences of Decluttering Your House
It may get to the point where you are simply too tired to deal with cleaning. We’ve all experienced long days when we just can’t be bothered to exert any extra effort. The issue with that is that all of your stuff is going to keep piling up. Here are three ways that periodic deep cleaning can bring your home back to life.
Greater Visual Appeal
What makes interior design effective is the consideration of aesthetics. Several aesthetic schemes, including balance and scale, are combined to achieve unity across the house. Unity is what makes your Austin remodeling and design projects truly come together. It’s about making each room look cohesive. You cannot have unity without making the space functional. When you are tripping over your boxes of memories, you aren’t getting anything out of them. In fact, all of your items that are spread out across the house simply give it an unsightly appearance. There should be a place for everything, and everything should be in its place.
Opens Up Space
Design-build professionals know that there are some rooms in your house that are going to experience a lot of foot traffic. Therefore, they will get the messiest, even if it was entirely unintentional. Your living room and kitchen are the main examples. Where your bedrooms contain your personal clutter, everyone who lives in the house, as well as your guests, will end up hanging out in these two spaces. When we think about the kitchen, in particular, there are a lot of opportunities for storage. Consider where your utensils, pans, and appliances are right now. Are they all stored in your cabinets? Or is there a lot of stuff lined up on your countertops that is keeping you from easily making meals like you could be?
Keeps You in Control
Having a clean home allows you to be more productive. This is on account of you no longer spending excess time searching for the items that you need. Clothes are on hangers, toys are in bins, and books are tucked away on shelves. Where an untidy house can increase our anxiety, a clutter-free one sharpens our focus. Studies even show that cleaning can benefit your physical and mental health alike. Once you have succeeded at ridding yourself of the clutter, you can take control of your environment. You are able to focus on the more critical issues that your house is facing that you may not have even realized were present.
Places Where You Can Store Your Things
Some rooms have less space than others. But are you overlooking their potential? You don’t have to start knocking down walls or constructing home additions with a design-build company, especially if that isn’t in your budget. Instead, you can get creative with DIY projects or with the help of an Austin remodeling and design company. Consider these four options for optimizing your storage space.
Shelving Units
You can add shelves in any room of your house. They come in all styles and sizes so that they can be better incorporated into your design. With floating shelves, you can even reach the high points on the walls. These spaces are often ignored, so you can use them to store interesting items that accent the decor. In your living room, you could use them to put out plants, photos, and books. Floating shelves don’t require floor space, and they offer a clean look since you can’t see how they are mounted.
Under the Stairs
Do you have a closet underneath your staircase? Or else, are you interested in having an Austin remodeling and design professional build one? It’s a functional way that design-builders can use your existing floor space that won’t be used otherwise. The ceiling of the closet can be slanted at the angle of the stairs. This way you have slightly more space than you would with a level ceiling. On the other hand, maybe you would prefer to build a nook or a small playroom. Whatever the case may be, it is extremely helpful to have an extra room to store things in.
Multifunctional Furniture
You can get quick access to items with built-in compartments in your furniture. Before you make any furniture purchases, measure the spot where you will be placing it. If the piece ends up being too bulky, it won’t be able to achieve its intended purpose. Alternately, if the piece is too small, it will look awkward in comparison to the rest of the room.
Here are some multifunctional furniture items you may want to use:
- Sofa that transforms into a guest bed
- Rolling storage bin that fits under your bed
- Floor lamps with shelves
- Storage ottomans with built-in trays
- Multi-purpose stackable shoe racks
- Side table with storage or multiple shelves
Outdoor Structures
It isn’t just the inside of your house that needs to stay organized. You can also renovate the exterior so that you have more comfortable, livable space. If you have the square footage in your backyard for a build, a shed can be a great place for storage. You can put away your gardening tool, for instance. Sheds can even double as a workspace so that you get more out of it. Or, if you have a pool, you can have a pool house constructed. That way, you have easy access to the supplies you need when you want to take a dip or clean it out.
Here at Bat City Builders, we are design-build experts that specialize in Austin remodeling and design. Since our start in 2019, we have continued to construct stunning homes that check all of our clients’ boxes. Let us do the same for you with your next project. We can help create more storage space, using the room you already have. If you want to get your house in the best shape it has ever been, don’t hesitate to send us a message!
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