Setup hacks
4 brilliant interior tips that don’t cost a cent
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Your apartment needs a breath of fresh air, but you don’t want to spend money on new furniture and accessories? Then these four simple but effective interior tricks might be something for you – they don’t cost a cent!
4 interior hacks that cost nothing but have a big effect
1. No more tangled cables: bring order to chaos
We often underestimate how big the impact of clutter is in a room. Typical example: the countless cables lying around between the television, soundbar, receiver and the like. The room will appear much calmer and more harmonious if you tie the cables together neatly and hide as many of them as possible behind the television and/or the lowboard. All you need is adhesive tape to attach the cables so that they are only minimally visible.
Another trick, which is admittedly not completely free, but still very cheap: a cable duct in which you collect the cables so that they are no longer even visible where they run along the wall between the TV and the other devices must. If you still have some of your wall paint left, you can paint the cable duct with it – this way it will practically not be noticeable at all.
2. Less is more: sort things out
Speaking of order: This of course also applies to other areas, such as tables or shelves. Magazines, letters, charging cables or other items lying around may be small things – but they can quickly make a room appear cluttered and untidy. So it’s best to put everything back in its place when you no longer need it.
Maybe you would like to use a little minimalism in other places too? Of course, you don’t have to get rid of every decorative item, but maybe you would like to see whether you really need all the pillows and blankets on the couch or whether you would like to sort out the pictures on the walls? To revitalize a room, we don’t always have to add something – sometimes it’s much more beneficial to take something away.
3. Everything new: Rearrange the furniture
We often believe that there is only one perfect way to arrange the furniture in a room. There is almost always some scope to optimize the arrangement or simply change it. It’s best to try it out a bit – maybe just moving your dining table or reading chair a little will be enough. Or you can make a bigger change if space allows. Flip your seating area or swap out the bed and wardrobe.
Doesn’t that work in your apartment? Then you can of course think of the whole thing a little smaller: Maybe just move your pictures from the living room to the bedroom and vice versa. Or you can rearrange the books on your shelf and find a completely new order. Even small changes like this can bring a breath of fresh air into a room.
4. Good view: Clean the windows
You don’t even have to change your furniture and decorations for this interior trick, it’s even easier: just clean the windows again! Many of us tend to neglect this part of our home. You’ll be amazed at how much brighter and more open the room appears when the window panes are really clean again.
Source used: apartmenttherapy.com