Spring cleaning is not just about donating clothes that no longer fit or separate something in your house that is stained or broken. It is also a great time to evaluate your residential culture and realistically think about the furniture and decorating at which it is worth capturing and which can be replaced.
Here, three interior designers emphasize seven types of house articles, from which they would recommend saying goodbye during a spring cleaning because they are no longer considered stylish.
Meet the experts
Word art
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The word art had its moment in the first decades of the 21st century, but designers don't look at it more than in fashion.
Rebecca Ward, the founder of Rebecca Ward Design, explains that you do not need a sign to spell the type of space when it is obvious what it is and recommends to part with parts of this kind.
That means you shouldn't just leave your walls forever.
“Instead, you choose something more visually interesting than Metal wall art,” says Ward. “Bonus points if it is manufactured by a local craftsman.”
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Worn carpets
When was the last time you replaced the carpet in the entrance of your house? If it looks a little worse to carry yourself, this can be a sign of saying goodbye to him and adding something new and fresh.
“Your entrance carpet takes the main load of the foot traffic and shows itself,” says Ward, noticing that every carpet with frayed edges or stains exceeds its heyday (or beg for a good cleaning). “A fresh carpet can revive your entry immediately and specify the sound for the rest of your house.”
Outdated fragrances
Fragrance can play such an important role at home, and if you are someone who often burns candles and has not yet exchanged new scents from spring, look at the time for it.
“If the days get longer and brighter, heavy autumn and winter candlesticks can feel out of place,” says Ward.
At this time of year, as she explains, light, fresh scents, either in the form of candles or reed diffusers, are at home.
False plants
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It is time to separate from her fake green friends and instead say some living, says Kaylee Pauley, the founder of Kaylee Pauley Interiors.
“For me, a house full of blooming green feels that is living in the service life and full of life, has inviting and full of life,” she says.
Independent bookshelves
Instead of working with independent bookshelves, Rachael Rosenblum, the founder of Double R Design, has been drawn more and more options.
Rosenblum explains how an independent bookshelf can look chunky and cumbersome, which makes a room look smaller because it is not sufficient. On the other hand, the designer appeal because she realizes that she looks a little lighter and a room looks larger.
Vintage reproductions
Instead of infusing your home with strongly desperate furniture and vintage reproductions, you should take on the real thing.
“We lean into pieces that are authentic old and each have their own story, like an aged terracotta pot, antique iron stone dishes or a popular mirror with a naturally worn frame,” says Pauley.
It is easy to procure beautiful vintage and antique items with a small budget by shopping in local second -hand shops, flea markets and real estate sales. You certainly don't have to spend much or travel far to describe some incredibly looking, stories filled pieces like the Pauley.
Fast furniture
In a similar sense, almost veneer is also a no-go, rose flower that finds that these parts fade quickly, even though they may look good at the moment. She too is a supporter of the decision for older people, vintage pieces and notices that you can keep up or refinance if necessary.
“The process of procuring older pieces of furniture, which are referred to as circularity in the design world, is the sustainable choice because it keeps furniture away from landfill sponsorship,” says Rosenblum.
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