Six seemingly inconsequential home renovation details that you don't know until you've moved in
Updated on: 06-0-0 0:0:0

After months of renovation, when we look back on our renovation process, we are often full of emotion and regret. After moving into a new house, many people will find that some seemingly inconspicuous details when we decorate are actually very important, and even directly determine the decoration effect and the quality of life when moving in.

I will briefly list some of them for you below to see if you have been hit.

1. Kitchen lighting

I believe that when many families renovate their kitchens, in the area of lighting, they directly choose to install a ceiling lamp and it's over. When you turn on the lights, it looks really bright enough, but in fact, you will often encounter a series of troubles after you really move in: when you cut vegetables, your shadow always blocks the area in front of you, when washing vegetables or washing rice, you can't see clearly whether you wash or wash it, and even cutting vegetables is always blocked by the shadow of the wall cabinet in the body or kitchen, and these are obviously the "bane" left by the original decoration of the lighting design without paying attention.

In many cases, it is not enough to have only one overall lighting in the kitchen. You think you can achieve the lighting effect, but you don't know that when you stand in the kitchen, the figure is in a gear, all kinds of corners, dark areas can not be illuminated at all, some unscrupulous designers themselves do not cook much lack of life experience, they have not taken this into account, and the owner has not paid attention, thus leaving the regret of kitchen lighting.

Therefore, if your kitchen is not particularly small, you should consider adding local lighting to the kitchen, especially to ensure the light in the countertop and sink area, and add spotlights, downlights, wall lamps or light strips appropriately, so that cooking will be easier.

Second, the quality of windows

無論是換窗也好,封陽臺也好,窗戶的品質可千萬要嚴格把關,不要為了貪便宜去找那些路邊小店訂購門窗,十有八九都會踩坑。門窗小店報價便宜,是因為材料常常以次充好。就比如說,現在主流的斷橋鋁門窗。品牌門窗店報價至少上千一平米包進口五金配件,而門窗小店只需要300多/平米,也包所謂的“原裝原廠”五金配件。兩者區別在哪裡?

Doors and windows are customized products, so the overall quality of doors and windows is closely related to each accessory. Most of the aluminum used in low-cost doors and windows is recycled aluminum, the material is thin, the support force is insufficient, the wall thickness of the aluminum profile is not enough, and the matching glass is still ordinary glass, which does not have any thermal insulation and energy-saving effect. Even the most critical thermal insulation strip is PVC thermal insulation strip, not PA66 nylon thermal insulation strip, so it is not used at all, not to mention the quality of hardware accessories, opening and closing hundreds of times may not be able to say that the doors and windows may fall off directly, not to mention the occurrence of daily water leakage, water seepage and air leakage.

Therefore, it is recommended that you reserve more decoration budget on doors and windows, its quality is very critical, to ensure its wind resistance, water tightness, air tightness, thermal insulation and energy saving, sound insulation effect, etc., you must choose brand doors and windows with quality assurance.

Third, the height of the cabinet counter

When we customize cabinets, the countertop height is often the preset height recommended by the merchant. But in fact, such a height is not necessarily suitable for everyone who cooks. This leads to always some discomfort when cooking, such as: you always have to bend over to wash and prepare vegetables, and you always have to hold your arms when stir-frying, and after a meal, the whole person has back pain.

At this time, if we take into account lowering the stove area and raising the sink area when customizing the cabinets, maybe the experience will be very different. Make a high and low platform, which will be particularly friendly to your waist and arms, because it is designed according to the height of the individual, which is completely in line with the ergonomic design principle. However, the high and low platform has relatively high requirements for the construction process, and once it is not done well, it is easy to cause problems such as cracking and water leakage, which should be paid special attention to.

Fourth, the shading degree of the curtain

When buying curtains, many people pay attention to the style and price of curtains, but few people pay attention to the shading degree of curtains. For different space scenes and residents, the shading degree of curtains is very particular, not only to block or filter the function of light, but also to create a comfortable atmosphere for the room.

A few words about my personal opinion. There is no doubt that the thicker the fabric, the higher the shading rate, but the better it is to choose a curtain with higher shading. Like a children's room, 60%-0% shading will be more appropriate, and moderate natural light is conducive to the development of children's eyes and bones. The elderly sleep lightly, so the shading degree of the curtains in the room of the elderly can be appropriately improved, and it is appropriate to have about 0% shading. The study needs light, it is recommended to choose curtains with 0%-0% shading rate.

In addition, it should be noted that curtains are easy to become a source of pollution in home decoration, some too bright colors or smooth curtains are often added to formaldehyde-containing materials to fix the color or add artificial resins and other common additives to improve the wrinkle resistance of the fabric.

Fifth, the quality of hardware accessories

The importance of hardware accessories in life is ignored by more than 90% of people. Don't look at them as small and inconspicuous, but they dominate our lives and affect our quality of life. The inconvenience of furniture use, faucet leakage, floor drain is often blocked, and the quality of doors and windows contains risks and other problems are largely caused by improper selection and lack of hardware accessories.

The application of hardware accessories is too extensive, and it also permeates our daily life. So don't ignore its importance, choose high-quality, good-quality brand hardware accessories as much as possible within the budget, it will bring a lot of convenience to your life, and can also better ensure the service life of household items at home.

6. Furniture edge banding

I don't know if you have paid attention to the edge banding process of furniture when you buy furniture? The most critical element of the environmental quality of modern panel furniture is the edge banding. Edge banding is one of the most important crafts in the furniture making process, but many people don't understand its importance. Edge banding is not only to play a decorative role, shielding the section of the board, more importantly, after the edge banding, the board of the furniture is wrapped, then the formaldehyde contained in the board will be reduced and sealed in the board, so it will not pollute the indoor air, but also improve the environmental protection of the furniture.

Although the edge sealing of furniture does not necessarily mean that it is 100% environmentally friendly furniture, if the edge sealing of the furniture you buy is not done well, it will definitely become a source of pollution for home decoration.

I hope you should pay more attention to the above six details when decorating.