As a homeowner, the new year has probably seen you think about how you’d like to transform the look of your home. However, bringing the vision to life isn’t the main problem. The real test comes from ensuring that it stays that way throughout 2025 and beyond. Otherwise, the entire process will be pointless.

It may seem like an uphill battle, but you can make things a little easier on yourself by making smarter choices. Focus on the five below to enjoy lasting results.

1- Save Time With The Right Tech Features

Modern tech can improve our lives in many ways, not least at home. Equipping yourself with the best kitchen gadgets is a particularly wise move. Aside from creating less mess during food preparation, you will save valuable time. This allows you to complete other household tasks that keep the home looking nice. For even better results, though, you may also wish to use robotic vacuums that take care of cleaning duties.

In fact, you may find that some household appliances are available as self-cleaning solutions. Cumulatively, their impact on your home and lifestyle will be huge.

2- Make Smarter Design Choices

When choosing new furniture or flooring for your home, it’s not enough to find an attractive product. You need one that will maintain its look and be less prone to looking dirty during daily use. A brown sofa is a far smarter choice than cream or white seating. Food and debris will be less noticeable, removing the need to clean it multiple times daily. Even issues like sun damage are reduced through calculated decisions.

When selecting the flooring materials, carpets can hide dust and dirt a lot better. So, if you want to avoid the need for mopping every few hours, this is a wise move.

3- Avoid Clutter

Making calculated choices for essential purchases can help build a low maintenance household. If you truly want to achieve this goal, though, reducing the volume of items in the property will be vital. A thorough decluttering session in which you lose products no longer needed enhances the look. And reduces future maintenance. You should use this opportunity to also embrace ideas like going paperless.

When the home is uncluttered, it will produce a more welcoming atmosphere. As well as making maintenance easier, this should put you in the mindset to keep up the good work. 

4- Embrace Outside Spaces

Many people wrongly assume that paying attention to the garden means extra work. In reality, spending more time outside means spending less time inside. So, internal spaces require less maintenance. Once you have completed the landscaping transformation, ongoing gardening needs are minimal. Meanwhile, garden buildings and decks require hardly any care. In turn, maintaining the home becomes far easier.

Daily maintenance is virtually limited to tidying the spaces. And if you don’t fancy the ongoing care of plantlife, you can always hire a gardener.  

5- Tidy As You Go

Finally, you need to change your habit. Take the ‘little and often’ approach to tidying, and the threat of being overwhelmed by household chores will fade.