.deCluttering – Retro-Fitting your Flat*

overfurnishedTired of your old look, flat and faded? Well, it may be time then to give your flat a retro-fit to upgrade the looks and make it suit your taste. You may have to settle with licensed contractors though for being smack right in the city, strict regulations have to be followed and boy are those inspectors tough (they can also hurt your pockets real bad, along with the contractor). The look of a flat mostly takes on a Victorian aura so to give it a modern look, try getting some window tint on those wide open glass panesto save on cooling and heating. Get energy efficient air conditioners should your old one fail you so you get more bang per buck in cooling, saving power too. Too cluttered, then storage may be needed or you may simply have accumulated too much stuff to really fit in your space. Living in the city can be quite annoying when it comes to disposal of unwanted furniture, most garbage contractors don’t take large items such as mattresses and old gutted sofas so you end up paying someone to haul it and dispose of it for you. Or, if you have a ton of stuff you simply cannot depart with yet just have to go, weekend markets are always there to unload your space, and stuff your pockets full of cash too.
All types of stuff can be sold at these markets, small, medium or large, your trash is someone else’s treasure. Have a box of old hinges, busted doorknobs, cabinet pulls from the retrofit? They too can be disposed of easy at these markets where everything goes, sadly not the sofa for you really have to get it hauled and out of your thoughts!