10 Specific Home Remodeling Ideas for an Easy-to-Clean House

10 Easy-to-Clean Home Remodeling Ideas

Everyone wants a clean house, but modern life is busy. With a few simple renovations, you can have an easy-to-clean house no matter how busy you are!

If you are considering a home remodel or building your home from the ground up, your choices can affect your future. Designing your home with simple guiding principles can help create an easy-to-clean home.

Choices in finishes, flooring, layout, and furnishings all impact the time spent cleaning your home. To create an easy-to-clean house, focus on durable, non-porous materials like vinyl or hardwood flooring, stainless steel appliances, and easy-to-clean surfaces.

Learn these simple design ideas, make smart choices when remodeling, and you can have the time to sit back, enjoy a glass of wine, and relax in your easy-to-clean house!

General Remodeling Tips for an Easy-to-Clean Home

Creating an easy-to-clean house starts during the design process. Work with your design-build professional to make choices that help. Prioritize durable, easy-to-clean materials for flooring, walls, countertops, and other surfaces like backsplashes and appliances.

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Prioritize functionality. Design your space with functionality in mind. Make the layout easy to navigate, maximize storage to keep clutter at bay, and consider long-term maintenance.

While functionality is crucial, do not overlook aesthetics. The goal is to create a functional and visually appealing space.

Ten Specific Guidelines for Designing an Easy-to-Clean House

Making simple design choices when designing your remodeled space can help you create an easy-to-clean house. Think about each room, how you’ll use the space, your design aesthetics, and your budget. Prioritize built-in storage and consider a central vacuum system for enhanced, easy cleaning.

Flooring: Your flooring choices can go a long way toward your goal of an easy-to-clean home. Opt for hard surfaces like tile, vinyl plank flooring, hardwood, or laminate instead of carpeting, which can stain and be difficult to clean and maintain. With hardwood or another hard surface, a good dust mop and a sponge mop are all you need to keep it clean. If you must have carpeting, keep it to bedrooms.

Countertops: Cheap, inexpensive materials like tile or laminate can look dirtier than they are. Over time, they can be harder to clean and keep clean. The older and more damaged they are, the less cleaning can make them look good. Materials like solid surface, quartz, or stainless steel are durable, look great, and are easier to clean and keep clean.

Walls: Easy-to-clean walls are a smart option, especially if you have kids or pets. Consider changing the type of paint you use. The right paint can ensure that cleaning up after the kids decide to decorate the walls is easy. Instead of matte paint, high-gloss paint, or uPVC wall paneling can be easily wiped down.

Cabinetry: Matte flat slab cabinet doors with no grooves or details are easy to clean. Stainless steel cabinetry and glass cabinet doors are easier to keep clean. While cabinets that run to the ceiling offer plenty of storage. If you need a step stool or small ladder to clean them, it will slow you down. If you choose tall cabinets, keep items that are rarely used (like holiday plates) stored there.

Additional Storage: Maximize storage throughout your home. Consider solutions like an appliance garage to keep small appliances hidden. This keeps your countertops looking cleaner and more organized. A bathroom linen closet and a hamper can minimize bathroom clutter. Incorporating built-in shelving, drawers, and closets can help reduce clutter and make cleaning easier.

Appliances: Stainless steel appliances are durable and easy to clean, especially if spills are handled promptly. Newer finishes like fingerprint-resistant stainless steel, black stainless and other easy-to-clean surfaces are available.

Easy to Clean Bathrooms: Features like walk-in showers with large tiles, or continuous surfaces like large porcelain wall panels, seamless glass shower doors, and built-in blinds between window glass make keeping the bathroom clean fast and easy.

Upholstery: Choose upholstery fabrics that are durable, stain-resistant, and easy to clean. Leather upholstery is a favorite because it is easy to wipe off. If you have kids, avoid light colors like ivory or white. Another good option for easy-to-clean upholstery…slip covers. If you opt for custom slipcovers, select machine-washable fabric and have it pre-washed.

De-clutter: Open shelving, built-ins, and closets can reduce clutter. Keeping countertops in the bathroom and kitchen clear can keep spaces looking clean and clutter-free. Prioritizing decluttering can reduce the amount of dust and grime that can accumulate.

Automate Where Possible: Technology can help you keep your home easy to clean. Smart home features like automatic window shades, a central vacuum system, or a robotic vacuum cleaner/floor washer can automate cleaning tasks and keep your house looking great. Some robot vacuum cleaners can be operated anywhere via WIFI with a smartphone app.

Planning a Home Remodel With Ease of Cleaning As A Priority

When planning a remodel, think about how you’ll use the space and what you will need to do to keep it clean and functional. By focusing on durable, non-porous materials and easy-to-wipe-down surfaces like quartz countertops, uPVC paneling, and large tile in the bathroom, you can create an easy-to-clean home that looks great and is easy to maintain.

Prioritizing features like built-in storage, stainless steel appliances, hardwood flooring, a central vacuum system or robotic floor cleaner, and quartz countertops, you’ll reduce cleaning time and free up part of your day for relaxing with a glass of wine and a good book. Working with a professional design-build firm can help you make smart choices to achieve your goal of a beautiful, easy-to-clean house!

Are you considering a kitchen remodel or any other home improvement projects? Whether a kitchen remodel, a bathroom update, or any other project, let us help you create a new look and design for your home! If you live in the Greater Madison area, call the experts at Degnan Design-Build-Remodel at (608) 846-5963. We can take your home to the next level of comfort, design, and function! Are you ready to learn more? We are always happy to answer your questions.