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7 Ideas You Can Use To Keep Your New Home Looking Great

Hopefully, your new home is clean and pristine when you buy it, and it's beautiful across every inch. You might even swear that there's a twinkle as the sunlight comes through the front windows, radiating sparkle off every little knob on your cabinet doors.

However, how long will it stay that way? Honestly, it's up to you! Keep reading to discover 7 ideas you can use to keep your new home looking great...

1) Establish ground rules for people walking in: You might not go so far as to make people take off their shoes when they walk in the door, but if you did, you'd keep the floors in much better shape for a long time. At the very least, set up good floor mats for people to wipe their feet on when entering the home.

2) Train your pets: They can be the greatest source of dirt and damage to a home over time, so make sure they are trained early on about when and where they can handle their business. Chew toys for dogs and a scratching post or tree for cats save your furniture and clothes a lot of abuse.

3) Create a thorough cleaning schedule for everyone living there: If you have family with you, make sure that every possible task that needs to be done is assigned to someone every week. Maintaining a pristine home is much easier if everyone gets used to it being that way and it stays a habit. It is wise to rotate the tasks though, as some folks might be better at some things than others, and it keeps the chores from getting monotonous.

4) Start looking into future maintenance tasks: You might know that mattresses should be flipped every six months, but will you remember when six months are up? What about replacing air filters, which can gather or prevent a lot of dust in a home? A spreadsheet, calendar, or even database with automated reminders can help you actually keep up with the maintenance schedule of your home.

5) Hire a housekeeper or professional cleaning service: If you're not able to do the work yourself, due to lack of time, interest, or even physical energy or capacity, why not hire a professional to do things for you? They can come in either daily or once a week and tidy up, doing the deep cleaning you want and need but just can't get to yourself.

6) Keep the yard immaculate: Whether it's an elaborate garden you do yourself or something special that professional groundskeepers do for you, a great-looking yard sets a standard you'll likewise expect when you walk in the home.

7) Plan on a regular schedule of home improvement projects: Even if you love your new home, it won't be long before you start seeing changes you'd like to make, and you might even have a list of them to do when you walk in the door the first time. Rather than let that dream list turn into something you put off forever, pace them out in manageable increments. Every time you upgrade your home, you might make some mess that triggers cleanup, but you'll also want to take care of the rest of the home just as much as the part you just fixed up.

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