Apartment hacks masterpost

bonduelle:

Kitchen

• How to clean up kitchen (particularly the sink, burnt pots and small aplliances)
• How to take care of kitchen stuff so that it lives longer
  
• 10 commandments of a clutter-free kitchen
• Organizing kitchen mini masterpost
  
• 5 things to do in the kitchen before you go to bed
• What is soapy bowl and why it’s awesome
• How to organize your fridge (also here, here and here)
• Thins you should know about your fridge
• Adding more storage space in a tiny kitchen
  

Cleaning

• Lots of cleaning tutorials and tips. And some more
  
• How to clean up pantry
• How to make your house look cleaner than it really is
• How to wash pillows
• Cleaning the bathroom
  
• How to clean the nastiest places (and get rid of bad smells, etc.)
• Floor-to-celling guide to spring cleaning
• Recaulking your bathtub
• Cleaning grout
• How to dispose of toxic waste
• Cleaning the medicine cabinet
  
• How to make chores more fun
• You mustn’t skip these chores, but you can delay these if you’re busy
  
• Easily forgotten things that you should clean/replace
• Why you need a catch-up day
• Small cleaning tasks to do in under 15 minutes (also here)
  

Looking for a flat/moving

• First apartment checklist
• Where too look during an apartment hunt (and some more tips)
• Negotiate these things with your landlord
• What to do first in a new place
• What do clean before moving out
• How not to get crazy during moving flats
• How to downgrade to a smaller place
  

Organisation, storage

• 10 habits for better home organisation
  
• How to store off-season items
• 10 storage ideas for small spaces (more here)
  
• Storage secret weapons
  
• How to organise your closet
  
• Things to do before twice-yearly closet switchout
• How to store and maintain your sweaters
  

Decluttering

• Why it feels great
  
• How to get rid of clutter
• How to declutter (not only a flat)
• What needs to be thrown away from your flat
• How to let go of the things you no longer need
• Things you own too many of; you can throw away these too
  
• Decuttering the bathroom
• Decluterring masterpost
  

Decorating

• Projects for every room in your home/flat
• Add style to your home
• DIY decorating ideas
• How to use negative space
• 4 common decorating mistakes and how to avoid them
• Questions to ask yourself before buying something new
• How to choose furniture that’ll be easier to clean
  

Season-specific tips

• Things to do before the cold season
• Household hacks for winter
  
• Preparing for Christmas
  

Green thumb 101

• How to take care of succulents
• Never kill a plant again
  

Living alone / Sharing a flat

• How not to be lonely when living alone
  
• 12 things you can only do when home alone
• What you learn by living alone
  
• Things you learn while sharing a flat
• What to pack when leaving for a dorm
  
• How to seamlessly share a kitchen (or a flat in general)
  
• Safety issues to discuss with flatmates
• Benefits of living with strangers

And also how to turn a house into a home

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