I feel like my house never has the really 'polished', well looked after look that my friends' houses have and I'm not sure what I need to do to achieve it.
We bought the house when it was a real state, and have done a lot of major works including new heating and complete plumbing replacement, plastering and painting every wall, adding a loft conversion (including new staircase), moved a few walls, new kitchen, new bathrooms. Given all the work we didn't pay a lot of attention to the 'soft' aspects of decor and look. Now that we're finished I feel it looks like a student house in some ways.
We both work full time and have a toddler. However, we also have a cleaner. But the house never looks sparkling and it just doesn't feel well put together. We definitely need to re-upholster the sofas and paint some walls. We have some nice art work on the walls, and we are generally fairly uncluttered in style.
But what other tips do you have to make your home feel polished, grown-up and 'done'?
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BonaDea · 18/08/2014 09:32
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