Hello world! Welcome Friends! The new year always has people wanting to turn over a new leaf in many areas of life, from their eating habits to their exercise routines to their wardrobes. If you’ve grown tired of looking at the same old living space for years at a time, there’s no time like the new year to engage in some much-needed home improvement. Your fresh start might be as simple as decluttering your closet or as involved as redoing your entire kitchen. However you decide to go about sprucing up your home this new year, going in with a solid plan can help ease the process significantly.
While home improvement projects can often seem like huge, expensive undertakings with long timeframes, that’s not always true. There are many easy things you can do to refresh and revitalize your home without breaking your back—or your bank account. Here are 5 simple but effective resolutions you can make to improve your home in the coming year:
Do One Major Home Renovation Project
Many people put off major home improvement projects because they’re daunted by the amount of time, effort, and money these tend to require. But if you’ve been dreaming about a particular big renovation, the new year is a great time to finally turn that dream into reality. Whether it’s repainting your walls, refinishing your floors, changing up your interior design, or something else, any project that will make your home a more pleasant and comfortable place to live is well worth the investment.
There’s also no need to shoulder the costs of your desired renovation project alone, as many major banks in the country grant housing loans to cover renovation expenses. Searching “housing loan Philippines” online and taking note of the options available to you can help you figure out just how much you can safely spend on a renovation. Once you have some idea of your working budget, you can then begin figuring out how to allocate it efficiently.
Declutter and Organize Your Living Space
Even if you don’t realize it, random odds and ends can really build up around your house. Being forced to stay home so much over the last few years may have also increased the amount of clutter you have to deal with. And while the thought of cleaning out your home from top to bottom may be overwhelming, there’s also nothing pleasant about living in a messy space. A clean, organized space is much better for your mood, concentration, and overall sense of well-being, so it’s worth rolling up your sleeves and getting to work when the new year rolls around.
There are many ways to declutter and organize your home, so feel free to approach the process in the way that works best for you. One common strategy is to go through every room in your house one at a time and separate out things you’d like to dispose of, donate, or give away. Once you’ve gotten rid of all the stuff that you no longer have any use for, you can start organizing what’s left. Professional organizers can do a lot to make the decluttering process easier, so don’t hesitate to hire one if you feel you need the extra help.
Commit to Cleaning Regularly
No matter how well your decluttering effort goes at the start of the year, your home is sure to fall into disarray again if you don’t clean it regularly. The easiest way to stay on top of cleaning is to create cleaning schedules or routines that are easy to integrate with your other day-to-day activities.
Daily tasks, for instance, can include making your bed, doing the dishes after meals, and picking up and putting away any items that end up scattered around the house during the day. You can also commit to performing certain cleaning tasks once a week, such as vacuuming on Sundays and cleaning the bathroom on Wednesdays. Writing down your cleaning plans or scheduling them on a digital calendar will help ensure that you don’t forget them.
Develop a Solid Plan for Maintenance
Many homeowners tend to neglect home maintenance throughout the year, so following up on it more regularly is always a good new year’s resolution to make. Begin the year by inspecting the plumbing and lights around your house, cleaning or changing your AC filters, checking your home’s foundation for termites and other pests, and performing other necessary maintenance activities.
Once you’ve taken care of all of these, list down the tasks that you’ll need to check up on and attend to again during the year. You may find it especially helpful to tackle particular maintenance tasks during a certain month. Once you set and start following this schedule, you’ll be well on your way to a better-maintained home all year round.
Each new year brings an opportunity for a fresh start—both for you and your beloved home. Embrace one or more of the above resolutions, and you’ll find yourself coming home to a cleaner, more-efficient, better-organized space in the coming year.
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