House decoration is the top priority in life, so you must be very energetic and take it seriously! Especially those small details in the decoration that are heartbreaking. A slight mistake will be a huge torture in the future! Today, I specially give you 42 decoration pitfalls. They are all practical and practical information, so hurry up and learn them!
1. Living room
1. Ceiling lamps are actually much more affordable than such large chandeliers, and they are also very expensive! Especially the kind of crystal chandeliers, the better ones cost thousands or tens of thousands, which is obviously a rip-off! And you can’t just watch this lamp collect dust when cleaning. Climbing up to clean this lamp is dangerous and troublesome. I strongly recommend not to install it!
2. Don’t install so many spotlights, downlights, etc. in the living room. If you turn them on a few times when you first move in, they will rarely be turned on in the future. Instead of buying so many spotlights, it’s better to spend more. Buy a better main light!
3. Furniture made by carpentry was fine in the past, but it is not recommended now! The styling and craftsmanship are much worse than today's furniture. They are all old-fashioned designs and completely inconsistent with modern people's aesthetic style! Moreover, the production process is too gray and unhealthy, and the labor cost is also ridiculously high now. The labor cost of making a set of furniture using molds is even more expensive than buying the finished product, let alone the one with design!
2. Bedroom
4. The bedroom must be equipped with double-glazed glass, a must-have artifact for the bedroom! Because the middle layer is vacuum, sound cannot be transmitted in, so it is very comfortable to sleep at night! And the double-layered glass has different functions. One layer acts as a decoration, and the other layer blocks the sun! If you buy the kind of glass that is not soundproof, you will be woken up by the sounds outside early in the morning!
5. In addition to double-layer glass, double-layer curtains are also very important. One layer should be dark-colored to block the sun, and the other layer should be made of gauze so you can bask in the sun if you want! And the double-layer curtains look much more advanced!
6. No matter how the master fools you during decoration, the air conditioning holes must be drilled on the side of the bed. To save trouble, many masters will directly drill them at the end of the bed. Who can stand the blowing blowing straight at people? ah! The chances of catching a cold and fever are much higher!
7. Put as much furniture as possible in the bedroom rather than less. Now that the bedroom space is not big, don’t make it too crowded! Just make sure that the basic functions of the bed, bedside table, wardrobe, and bedroom are complete! But be sure to leave space for the crib, otherwise the child will have no place to sleep in the future!
8. When customizing a wardrobe, be sure to leave 5-8 centimeters of space between the top and ceiling of the wardrobe. This space is not for collecting dust! It is used to make plaster lines. If you move in the future, you can remove the plaster lines and move the wardrobe!
9. There are many beds with storage space on the market, which are made of cabinets at the bottom of the bed, but it is really not recommended to buy this type of bed! My family originally bought this bed, but the mattress made me sleepy when I slept on it! I feel like I'm going to get rheumatism after sleeping for a long time! As the old man said, don’t make the bottom of the bed solid, it is said that Feng Shui has an influence!
10. Use as few chandeliers as possible in bedroom bedside lamps! Although chandeliers can indeed improve the quality a lot, think about how scary it would be to wake up in the middle of the night and see two bright headlights! It would be nice to place two small desk lamps next to the bed!
11. For those who are used to playing with mobile phones before going to bed or who like to play with mobile phones at night, it is best to buy a small reading lamp and install it on the bedside, otherwise playing with mobile phones at night will have a great impact on the eyes!
3. Kitchen
12. Generally, sink installation masters will not install an undercounter basin for you, because the process of the undercounter basin is much more complicated and the labor cost is additional. The one who collects money! So be sure to talk to the decorator before installation, otherwise you will default to making an over-the-counter basin! Anyone who has used an undercounter basin will understand the benefits of it!
13. The faucet of the sink can also be customized according to your own needs! Families who often cook can consider installing an extendable faucet. To be honest, the function is really useful, especially for washing hair in the morning. It solves a big problem!
14. When ordering cabinets from a cabinet manufacturer, you must not just ask a designer to take measurements! Be sure to ask the merchant to customize it according to the height of the person who cooks at your home. If this doesn't work, you might as well buy finished cabinets! Many people don't know that this service exists, and end up doing the same thing and end up with back pain!
15. If your family plans to buy a dishwasher, you can skip the disinfection cabinet. Nowadays, dishwashers are equipped with disinfection functions. They can be used for two purposes, saving money and space!
16. When making cabinets
, consider installing more baskets and drawers! Otherwise, girls are not tall enough and cannot reach the things above. The cabinet drawers below contain spoons, shovels and other tools, which are much easier to access!
17. Consider buying two small storage racks in the kitchen. One is placed next to the sink to store dishes and chopsticks; the other is placed next to the refrigerator to store daily debris such as garbage bags, fresh-keeping bags, etc. You can put it in this location, so you don’t have to search for things all over the house.
18. Try not to install sockets next to the gas stove. You should pay attention to this when doing water and electricity renovations! There is a lot of fumes around the gas stove and the temperature is high. Is it life-threatening to use the socket?
19. The best cabinet countertop is quartz stone! The price is a bit more expensive than artificial stone marble, but once you buy it, you’ll know it’s definitely worth it! Quartz countertops are not prone to oil stains, making cleaning much easier! The real-name DISS stainless steel countertop was completely scratched within a few days, which was very uncomfortable to use!
20. Do you always feel like there is no place to put your kitchen knives and cup brushes? Try hanging a row of hooks on the wall, you can really store a lot of stuff!
21. The guides for household range hoods are generally limited, so be careful not to install them too high when installing. It is best to buy a side-suction range hood. You can install it lower, but it won’t Hit the head! The effect of smoking oil smoke is also the best!
22. The smoke check valve is really important. I didn’t install it in my house before, so I had to smell the fumes from next door every day. Since the check valve was installed, only others can smell the fumes from our house! It’s best to install it in the early stages of renovation. In my house, it was installed later. You still have to remove pipes and other things, which is very dirty and troublesome!
23. The open kitchen has reached the level of being "blacked out by the entire Internet". However, the open kitchen is not so useless. Install a better range hood in the kitchen and communicate with the designer to get one. With soft partitions, there will be no fumes in the living room at all.
24. If the house type does not allow the installation of soft partitions, and you still want to install an open kitchen, you can consider installing an extra exhaust fan or air purifier in the kitchen to ensure that oil fumes do not escape.
4. Bathroom
25. The first thing to pay attention to in the bathroom is the bathroom supplies! Let’s not talk about decoration and so on. If the bathroom products are not good, repairing them every day will bore you to death! Moreover, in the bathroom, the moisture content of the items is greatly exposed, so instead of paying extra for replacement later, it is the most economical way to do it in one step!
26. If your bathroom has no windows, you must install an exhaust fan! Otherwise, how are you going to eliminate the moisture and stinky smell?
27. Many times, a floor drain will last for decades, so you must save money when choosing a floor drain! The most important things are the three points of anti-odor, anti-insect and anti-clogging. To be honest, the odor in many bathrooms comes from the floor drain. It is difficult to replace something like the floor drain. Unlike if you feel uncomfortable later, just buy the best one. !
28. The design of the double-layered towel rack is not actually used to dry two layers of towels! Instead, put the towel on the two bars and dry them faster when they are open! It won’t dry at all if you put it in a two-tiered one, so you might as well buy a single-pole towel rack!
29. There are a lot of people at home. It is recommended to install a countertop on the balcony where you can wash your hands and wash clothes, so that you don’t have to grab it when you get up in the morning!
30. Bathroom waterproofing is comparable to water and electricity renovation. It must not be taken lightly and must be inspected in person!
31. The waterproofing of the shower must be done to the entire wall, at least 1.8 meters above. It is best to do it directly to the entire wall!
32. Bathroom waterproofing construction is important, and closed water testing is even more important! It’s best to do bathroom waterproofing twice. It’s better to work harder than to have an accident!
33. Doors, windows, and sinks at home should also be waterproofed, especially homes with wooden floors. I have seen too many heavy rains where water seeped in through the windows and caused the floors to become damp and moldy!
34. Nowadays, toilets cannot be sealed with cement. Nowadays, they are all made of anti-mildew silicone. The installation is much simpler than cement. Moreover, if it is not installed properly, it can be removed directly without smashing the toilet. !
35. When water flows in the bathroom, it is often not the problem of the floor drain, but because the angle of the bathroom is not right. Note that the floor drain must be installed at the lowest point of the bathroom, preferably with a gentle slope to allow water to flow. Line up faster! Bathrooms that are always damp have a great impact on hygiene and safety!
36. If there are relatively large sewer pipes or sewage pipes at home, it is best to wrap a layer of soundproof cotton on the outside and wrap the pillars to avoid the loud sound of sewerage at night affecting the quality of sleep!
5. Others
37. Due to the large amount of water vapor in the south, the rainy season is longer, and it often rains heavily! The balcony is the place most susceptible to moisture, so this type of external air conditioner must be waterproof!
38. Although the size of each door opening is the same during hard decoration, there will inevitably be a slight size deviation. Therefore, when placing an order, it is best to measure the size first before decorating, otherwise the size will be much larger. A little less likely! The door won't even be sealed tightly by then!
39. Who said hardware accessories are not important! Home hardware accessories are more important than the main materials! Be sure not to be stingy when purchasing hardware accessories! How long a home lasts depends entirely on its hardware! The main materials are still visible, and the hardware can’t be seen and you won’t know if it’s broken. You still have to buy good quality!
40. There is something that must be guarded during decoration and must not be compromised! That is, if the quality is not up to standard during acceptance, rework should be done, otherwise you will regret it sooner or later!
41. Although cleaning and repairing is the most economical, it is not easy. You have to do a lot of things yourself, and sometimes you may not be able to keep up with the pace of construction! If you want to save money, choose half package, if you want to save worry, choose full package, that’s right!
42. Friends who are renovating in the north must take anti-freeze measures for water pipes. Every year, there are many water outages due to frozen and cracked outdoor water pipes!