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Five things to do around the house when spring comes
Spring is a good reason to explore the “secret places” of your apartment, change the decor and look at life with a new perspective. We have selected the simplest steps that do not require financial costs and that can be done today.
Walk through the “secret places” of the apartment
Each hostess knows her “secret places”. This can be a wardrobe, a pantry, a balcony, a mezzanine, a space under the bed, secret bedside tables, poufs and sofas. It is there that they usually put incomprehensible things that “can somehow come in handy later.” But then they forget about things, which means that the very moment when the thing may come in handy never comes. And the trash at the same time, everything accumulates and there is no free space at all.
And if “that very moment” has not come for several years, then spring is the best time to reconsider your expectations and decide that there are simply no such situations and moments in your life. This means that you do not need these things either. Let pleasant surprises be kept in secret places, and not life hacks for a rainy day or unfulfilled promises to myself from the series “when I am smarter, slimmer, younger …”
Oddly enough, many start washing windows only in May. Although, if the temperature permits, it is from washing the window that you should meet the spring. Over the winter, a lot of dust, traces of snow and rain have accumulated on them. And now they let in less bright light, which is so necessary for the spring mood. And the windows themselves have become almost “crooked mirrors” of reality. Looking at life through a cloudy glass is not the most joyful sight. In addition, it is better to wash the windows in cloudy weather, then there are fewer stains on them.
By the way, in the old days windows were called “the soul of the house” or “the eyes of the house”. Precisely by the state of the windows – how clean or dirty they are, as well as by the beauty of the carved platbands that framed the windows, they looked at the state of the family, whether everything is in order, a rich or a poor family, whether people are open or closed for communication. Platbands and kokoshniks are a thing of the past, but the influence on us and our mood of clean windows has been preserved.
Putting winter things away for storage
The warmest sweaters will not be needed anytime soon. It’s time to empty the shelves for lighter items. But first you need to tidy up the cabinet: wipe it thoroughly from the inside with water and vinegar (three tablespoons per liter of water), dry and ventilate. Before hiding away, warm clothes need to be washed or dry-cleaned. Do not forget to take care of your shoes: they must be thoroughly washed, dried, properly lubricated with cream, and only then put away for storage.
Buy new curtains and bedspread
In the spring, I want an update. Wallpapering and redesigning wallpaper can be time consuming and costly. But new curtains and bedspreads are a simple and quick solution. Do not be guided by a spontaneous decision, but think about what mood should be in the room, and then use the decoding of the shade you like according to the psychology of color.
Red – passion, emotionality.
Blue – peace, intelligence, contemplation.
Blue – relaxation, daydreaming.
Pink – romance, tenderness.
White – purity, zeroing.
Green – renewal, soft activity.
Yellow – creativity, active creativity.
Purple – detachment, solitude, creativity.
Orange – social activity, self-realization.
While there is a black and white landscape outside the window, the feeling of spring can be created on your windowsill. Looking at green plants on the windowsill, the brain will automatically transfer them to the territory outside the window and the feeling of the first greenery will come to you before nature creates it and shows it to the world. If you plant hyacinths on the windowsill, then a spring aroma for the whole apartment will be a pleasant bonus. And if you choose basil or mint, then along with the feeling of spring, you will have aromatic vitamins in the salad.