Mistake 1: The house is not seen as a whole
Rooms that have nothing to do with each other, many doors and tiny environments do not let you enjoy all your home.
Solution: Redistribute the house without conventions
For example, if one of the bedrooms faces the street and the kitchen is in the background with a window to an interior patio, it is necessary to reverse the layout.
Mistake 2: More than 6 square meters in a hall
Dark and unventilated streets, the halls force you to turn on the light during the day and to spend heating costs… in spaces where you are not at all.
Solution: A more compact layout adapted or open concept
Avoiding long hallways. So the best is to add this surface to the rooms, without losing circulation routes.
Mistake 3: Some rooms are very large and some too small
If a house is very divided, this is usually one of the consequences. In both cases, furniture always seem too large or too small.
Solution: Rethink about distribution based on priorities and real needs
When you get back to the surface of your house it is easier to use those wasted meters. Ideas:
Extend the bedroom with a dressing room
Mistake 4: Your bedroom is next to the kitchen
If the house does not have a consistent distribution, the areas of use will be arranged in a chaotic manner, resulting in an impractical operation. For example, it does not seem normal that the main bathroom be in front of the entrance door, nor that the kitchen is located in the bedroom area. For privacy yes, but also for noises and smells.
Solution: A logical sequence of environments grouped by functions
It is very useful to divide the house into day zones – open and social – and night areas of a much more private character.
- Try to get a space to eat in the kitchen
- Design a the living room so that the couch ceases to look like furniture for giants
Mistake 5: You have unused rooms It does not make sense to have an unused laundry room under the “just in case” argument. They are spaces that also have to be maintained, heated and cleaned.
Laundry room Solution: Place the washer and dryer in a cabinet next to the bathroom
Use this room for something useful like extend the kitchen with an eat-in area.
A good solution for small houses are sliding doors: when they open gradually they allow a less aggressive coexistence between day and night areas
➡Information Source: Idealista news