What things in the house can spoil the first impression of you, you need to watch them carefully

Each of us sets up a family nest in his own way. Some people like hi-tech and minimalism, others - motley boho-chic. And someone creates a soul island among old Soviet headsets, ficuses and white knitted napkins. You can’t buy comfort for money, as well as a good impression. But a few household tricks without difficulty visually enrich even the most modest dwelling. We'll talk about them later.



GettyImages Good impression What is home comfort? These are cleanliness, pleasant smells, relationships between people in the family, calm neighbors and much more. This is the special atmosphere for which close friends and relatives go to visit. They are not disturbed by a leaky toilet canister, nor by stains on the carpet. None of this interferes with friendship.

Another thing when the threshold of the apartment is crossed by strangers: new acquaintances, neighbors or business partners. Their unobtrusive look is able to grab the “weak” places of the house and spoil the impression of its owner. What should I pay attention to?



If the theater begins with a hanger, then a house or apartment - with the front door. Nothing screams about the unhappiness of the owners like a shabby wooden canvas in divorces and stains, and even with a sticky handle.

Another thing is a clean, albeit not the most expensive, metal door. She will immediately let the guest know that people living here value their safety and the appearance of their homes. Clean the front door as it becomes dirty. I am happy with myself and respect for the guests.



Crossing the threshold, the guest notices not only the shoes scattered at the entrance. Unpleasantly cuts the look when the entire hallway is crowded with rows of shoes, boots and slippers for all seasons at once. This gives the impression of chaos reigning in the apartment.

The usual shelf with shoes for the season in the blink of an eye changes the situation. While summer sandals are waiting for their time, winter shoes carefully take their place, and vice versa.



Every home smells its own way. For example, even in the entrance you can quite accurately determine where the elderly live (the door pulls drugs and a special smell of “old age”) or a dysfunctional family (smells through the smell of overcooking, cigarettes and burns).

Today we can control the shades and tones of apartment smells. To help will come dozens of all sorts of flavors and air fresheners, hoods in the bathroom, toilet and kitchen.

Regular wet cleaning with cleaning products will eliminate the source of unpleasant scents. For example, the heavy smell of “old age” often comes not from a person, but from old furniture. It is necessary to regularly remove garbage under the sink, a cat tray and change the remedy for dampness in the closet. We'll have Zen!



After the covid pandemic, many of us learned to run into the bathroom after the street and wash our hands with soap. And then our guest snatched a white soapbox with a bunch of soaps. On some of them adorns several hairs of unknown origin. Praise the towel - and it is not the first freshness.

Nothing serious, and the impression is spoiled. Therefore, a clean hand towel, dispenser with liquid soap or a freshly printed soap bar will show the guest: in this house they love cleanliness and care about the comfort of residents and visitors.



Plumbing, skewed, leaking and taped plumbing also hints: the house is not all right. The same impression is made by a sink filled with unwashed dishes.

Good impression: elderly kitchen set Most often guests sit down to tea in the kitchen. To spoil the impression of gatherings is capable of a monumental kitchen set of the times of the Union. Due to his age, he collects mud and chips on the facades of numerous lockers. The doors are sagging and shaking. It all looks sad, decadent and gloomy.



Perhaps it is time to replace this brainchild of the furniture industry of the USSR with modern headsets? Not necessarily expensive. The main thing is that the facades and doors of lockers are clean and whole. If the budget is tight, you can replace at least a sagging door or mounting mechanism. With proper care, even an old headset will look neat and presentable.

Of course, these tips do not oblige anyone to turn the house upside down for the sake of someone’s good impression. It's relative. The general atmosphere of the meeting also depends on the guest. People say, “Come to the blind, go away dumb, and you will be welcome in any house.”



But if the choice is in the meantime, remove the cat tray right now or get lazy and let the contents infuse a little more... Let everyone decide what level of comfort is preferable.

What would you add to the list of “sinners” of our homes? Share it in the comments.