1. Lino, or floorboards are heaps
easier to clean than light grey tiles with white grout. At our last rental I literally had to get
down on my hands and knees and scrub the floor once a week, (with a patch up
mop in between) to get it clean, and the whole house except the bedrooms was
tiles. And no pale carpet. This current rental, the carpets are white
and already getting quite yuck, even though we are pretty careful about clean
feet and not wearing shoes. (Any ideas
on cleaning this carpet?)
2. Seriously, insulation, we've had a couple that weren't and a couple that were, no further comment, insulation.
2. Seriously, insulation, we've had a couple that weren't and a couple that were, no further comment, insulation.
3. I’ve always dreamed of a white
kitchen, and have a Pinterest board full of the French provincial style, but at our last rental the kitchen was white and it took forever to
clean. This rental our kitchen is quite
open plan and the doors and bench tops are all wooden and I haven’t had to
clean the doors once in our five months of being here. Yes, probably a bit gross but instead of
taking all day to prepare for a rental inspection, it took 2 hours, and the
house is double the size of the last one.
4. Lots of storage! I always thought I could do the whole tiny
house thing, but after living in a caravan the good part of the year, and a one
bedroom unit before that, I’m totally enjoying the fact that this house has a
walk in pantry, walk in wardrobe, built-ins in nearly every bedroom, a huge
laundry cupboard and two big hallway cupboards.
5. Having a walk in wardrobe is
really handy. I used to think it was
quite luxurious, even though I always wanted one, however it means that the toddler/baby can
sleep in there, and that means a whole extra bedroom as a guest room, and my
husband and I can have a little privacy than her sleeping right next to our
bed.
What would your five tips be if
you were ever going to build a house?
This is part of my series of 5 Days of Five, including:
Five Winter Wellness Tips with a Twist
5 Things I'm Loving
5 Uses for Vanilla Beans
Linking up at Titus2Tuesdays
This is part of my series of 5 Days of Five, including:
Five Winter Wellness Tips with a Twist
5 Things I'm Loving
5 Uses for Vanilla Beans
Linking up at Titus2Tuesdays
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