Four Updates To Do To Your Home To Improve Efficiency | #CP

Keeping your home functional is something every homeowner desires, and there are certain changes to your own home that can improve its efficiency. If you need some inspiration, here are four updates to do to your home.

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Take Advantage Of Smart Appliances
Smart appliances have changed the way we go about our daily lives, and these have become a feature in many people’s homes as technology has developed and evolved into what it is today. From electric wall heaters, smart thermostats to remote-controlled LED light bulbs, every smart appliance works towards making your life a little easier. It’s no surprise that there’s an appliance for pretty much everything in our home nowadays and our homes are only likely to become more tech-heavy as more money and research is pumped into technology in general. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a home that you could control completely without having to lift a finger? It’s certainly going that way!


Invest In More Invisible Storage
No, not storage that literally doesn’t exist but ones that function as something different and therefore appear invisible. Like a sofa seat that has a detachable seat to store towels or other soft furnishings or perhaps a bed that lifts up to reveal a sizeable storage space. When floor space is limited, things end up lying around and then soon become a tripping hazard, which is no fun for anyone’s safety. Everything should have a home in your property and if that’s not the case, find some more storage alternatives that can keep everything organised.


Install Kid-Proof Soft-Closing Cabinets 
With kids running around the home, nothing is safe from getting damaged, broken or scrawled over with pen and crayons. Cabinets in the bathroom and kitchen are one of the first things to break, so to keep them more efficient, install soft-closing cabinets so that even the most forceful of pushes won’t damage the cabinets. Soft-closing cabinets are certainly a typical feature in most modern homes, so it’s worth treating your own cabinets to an upgrade if this is something that isn't already in place. 


Get A Robotic Cleaner
Cleaners are expensive, but their purpose is to ensure the property is kept clean to make it more efficient and functional. However, throwing in the technology element here again is the robotic cleaner. A small, flat and usually rounded device that goes around cleaning the home without you having to be in it. It uses sensors to navigate itself around the home, to avoid bumping into furniture. These cost around £200 for a decent one, which seems pricey but you’ll certainly save more in the long term than having to pay cleaner by the hour to do less work. It’s definitely worth getting one if you have a busy lifestyle and not a lot of time on your hands to do the bare minimum in cleaning.


Improving your home’s efficiency and functionality overall will make for a more harmonious household. You’ll enjoy coming back to your home, rather than having any distaste towards it.

Karl Young

Part-time daddy and lifestyle blogger. Father of 2 boys under 2. Golfer, scare-fan, tea-lover, traveller, squash and poker player. I write on the @HuffPostUK http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/karl-young/

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