Very few people take the time to optimize the flow of their lifestyle when moving into their home. They just move in, put their stuff where it seems fit, and start to live around the initial layout. Take a step back – doesn’t that seem a little odd? With a little bit of testing you can really make your home much more well suited to your life, and once it’s in place it’s good to go until there are any serious life changes within your household. Just think of how much easier everything could be if your house was laid out according to a well-thought plan. Even better if you think of this at the time of construction.
The average person spends about a third of their time in just one room – in fact, one particular position in one room. You guessed it, the bedroom. You want to make sure when selecting the purpose for each room that it’s really going to make sense in the long run. Does your bedroom really need to be the biggest room in the house? Aside from getting changed, you’re going to spend most of your time in bed. Perhaps that room could be better used as a family room, or anything of your liking really. Or consider this – should you choose the room closest to or farthest from the bathroom to be your bedroom? There are benefits of either option.
Obviously, these inward-thinking questions are just the tip of the iceburg, but I wanted to give you an idea about what I meant by optimizing lifestyle flow. There are so many aspects of your home that can be optimized, and the payoff in the ease of your future living is invaluable. Next time you move, take a step back and give it that extra thought. If you’re not moving any time soon, think of how you can make some changes, then take notes. If those changes seem to be positive, implement them – rinse and repeat!
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