Meanwhile, Bored Panda reached out to Ariane Sherine, the editor at These Three Rooms, to get her opinion about making our homes cozy, warm, and unique. She also shared her tips and tricks for making our homes appear roomier than they really are, and how to have fun while doing chores!
"Only have things in your home that you absolutely love. If you're lukewarm about an item of furniture or an accessory and you see them every day, you'll start to feel lukewarm about your home and, by extension, your life," Ariane explained to us. "So browse interiors websites for inspiration—thesethreerooms.com has lots of galleries, for example!—and this will help you develop your sense of style. Once you've discovered what you love, fill your house with it."
According to the editor at These Three Rooms, there are a few tricks that you can use to make your home appear bigger if you're pressed for space.
"One is to hang furniture, toilets, and basins on the wall so that you can see the floor underneath. Use wall area rather than floor area. This gives the illusion of space," she said.
"Secondly, it's tough when you're short on room, but hide your stuff away in cupboards and try not to clutter your surfaces. Clear surfaces make a room seem bigger. Lastly, use big mirrors— if you can cover a whole wall with a mirror, it will reflect the whole room and your space will appear twice as large!" she advised.
Ariane, from These Three Rooms, suggested making a playlist full of upbeat tracks to listen to while doing housework. "Music always makes chores more fun," she told Bored Panda.
What's more, there's a huge upside to developing the habit of cleaning up after yourself immediately, leaving a room as you found it. It'll make life far easier. "That way, most of the chores take care of themselves at the time," she said. "And lastly, see if you can get a friend to help. Many hands make light work, and if you're enjoying yourself in their company, the time will fly by!"
Chantel, from southeastern Australia, is an organizational expert, interior stylist, and a mom of 2 who creates fabulously stylish, fun, and energetic TikToks about cleaning, styling, and DIY.
Mama Mila shares on her YouTube channel that she hopes to help people make their home a place that they’ll love with all their hearts.
“I truly believe a clean and organized home is a form of self-care and I love sharing tips + tricks to help you achieve a beautiful, clean space for you to relax at the end of the day,” she writes.
Chantel shares a bit of everything. From simple home hacks and cleaning tips to cool room transformations, as well as how to wrap Christmas gifts. The latter tutorials are jaw-dropping and definitely worth checking out, too.
It’s absolutely fantastic that Mama Mila has so much enthusiasm. However, it would be naive to say that all of us are equally thrilled about keeping our homes clean and tidy. After a long day at work, school, or university, few folks feel energetic about doing chores. Most want to have a lie-down in front of the telly.
The more disciplined of us might find enough energy to push past the exhaustion and start working dinner, do some exercise, and focus on our hobbies or side hustles.
But in our personal experience, there are very few people who prioritize their household chores. Seriously, when we’ve got such a massive backlog of (un)enjoyable tasks already, why would we start by washing the dishes or vacuuming the floor? Of course, a clean home should be non-negotiable!
Previously, certified relationship and self-love coach Alex Scot shared some tips with Bored Panda on how to make doing chores more pleasurable at home. The secret is to divide them up if you’re in a relationship. It’s unfair if one person always does the lion’s share of the work at home.
“Divvying up house chores is a necessity. If one partner consistently does the majority of the work, typically it leads to that partner feeling like a nanny,” she said.
It’s often best to take a look at what chores you don’t mind doing and which ones you absolutely loathe. For instance, yours truly hates, hates, hates doing anything related to dust; however, I actually enjoy washing the dishes.
“I don’t mind cleaning toilets but I hate vacuuming, so my partner is the one who vacuums and I’m the one that cleans the bathroom. For any chores that both partners don’t want to do, take turns alternating. This will vary from couple to couple but the goal here is to keep communication open, fair, and realistic for each other’s schedules,” relationship coach Alex told us previously.
Meanwhile, parenting blogger Samantha Scroggin, the founder of Walking Outside in Slippers, told Bored Panda a while ago that keeping the house clean is a moving target if you have kids.
“For me personally, an at least somewhat clean house is tremendously important to my mental health. A tidy house helps me feel more in control of my life, and able to handle the curveballs that often come our way as busy parents,” she told us.
