Moving into a new home is exciting and there are many ways to make this move effortless. Stock up on home repair tools, cleaning supplies and kitchen storage so you have all the basics you need in your new home. Here's a list of useful things for the new homeowners.
Home Repair Tools
For simple tasks like hanging pictures in your new home, basic home repair tools like hammers and pliers are essential. Bring home a set of screws and nails in different sizes for different types of repair and DIY projects. The local general store around your new home is an excellent source for these home basics. As many manufacturers of power tools and home repair tools organize product demos at these stores, you may even pick up a few helpful tips about projects around your home. Ask your new neighbors or friends from the neighborhood about a general store that stocks home basics.
Home Cleaning Supplies
Before you settle in your new home, it's important to give it a good scrub-down. Home cleaning basics like brooms, mops, brushes, sponges, dusters and scouring pads should be on your list of essentials. These cleaning tools will help you with basic jobs like sweeping floors and clearing away cobwebs to specific jobs like washing windows.
Along with tools, you will also need detergents, floor cleaners, glass cleaners, etc. You can make your own eco-chic cleaners with vinegar, baking soda and essential oils or the local general store is a good place to find green home cleaners. As many general stores offer products by small manufacturers, you will find a great collection of environmentally-friendly home basics in these stores.
Organization and Storage Tools
Choose organization and storage tools based on your new home and its new needs. Wicker baskets and canvas bins are versatile and can be used to hold anything from laundry to magazines. Trays are also multipurpose organization tools for a new home. Bring home a set of trays and wicker baskets in different shapes and sizes so you can organize and put any room to order in minutes. For kitchen organization tools like shelves, pot racks, spice racks and utensil holders determine which ones are best suited to your new kitchen layout.
Authors Profile: Gibson Jones is a certified interior designer and runs his own interior decoration consultancy. Gibson especially loves decorating a home in wooden furniture and believes that nothing gives a home as warm and cozy a touch as all-wood furniture and decor. Gibson loves reading up on new design ideas, and has a special interest in space saving techniques. Here Gibson writes about Home Repair Tools and General Store.
Home Repair Tools
For simple tasks like hanging pictures in your new home, basic home repair tools like hammers and pliers are essential. Bring home a set of screws and nails in different sizes for different types of repair and DIY projects. The local general store around your new home is an excellent source for these home basics. As many manufacturers of power tools and home repair tools organize product demos at these stores, you may even pick up a few helpful tips about projects around your home. Ask your new neighbors or friends from the neighborhood about a general store that stocks home basics.
Home Cleaning Supplies
Before you settle in your new home, it's important to give it a good scrub-down. Home cleaning basics like brooms, mops, brushes, sponges, dusters and scouring pads should be on your list of essentials. These cleaning tools will help you with basic jobs like sweeping floors and clearing away cobwebs to specific jobs like washing windows.
Along with tools, you will also need detergents, floor cleaners, glass cleaners, etc. You can make your own eco-chic cleaners with vinegar, baking soda and essential oils or the local general store is a good place to find green home cleaners. As many general stores offer products by small manufacturers, you will find a great collection of environmentally-friendly home basics in these stores.
Organization and Storage Tools
Choose organization and storage tools based on your new home and its new needs. Wicker baskets and canvas bins are versatile and can be used to hold anything from laundry to magazines. Trays are also multipurpose organization tools for a new home. Bring home a set of trays and wicker baskets in different shapes and sizes so you can organize and put any room to order in minutes. For kitchen organization tools like shelves, pot racks, spice racks and utensil holders determine which ones are best suited to your new kitchen layout.
Authors Profile: Gibson Jones is a certified interior designer and runs his own interior decoration consultancy. Gibson especially loves decorating a home in wooden furniture and believes that nothing gives a home as warm and cozy a touch as all-wood furniture and decor. Gibson loves reading up on new design ideas, and has a special interest in space saving techniques. Here Gibson writes about Home Repair Tools and General Store.