Whether you are soon to give birth, foster, or are about to move more family members into your home, there are various ways you need to prepare. It can be hard to know where to start.  You may only have a vague list and racing thoughts of what to do!  But don’t panic! Luxury Flooring & Furnishings are here with their top three priorities to focus on right now in preparation for your new family.

Flooring

If you are soon to have little children running around, you need to make sure your flooring is non-slip, resistant to water and staining, non-allergenic and non-textured. You may think of carpet for being softer underfoot.  But this can harbour allergens and doesn’t mix well with spills and staining that are bound to occur!  Wood also can stain or become warped due to water damage, so laminate and LVT are more practical and cheap flooring options. Laminate and LVT both are water resistant.  They ave authentic wood or stone looks and are cheaper than the real alternatives since they have a shorter guarantee. However, some can still last 30 years! LVT is especially perfect for bathrooms due to its impervious surface.  Not even the core is able to be damaged by water! On a serious note, be careful to avoid cleaning products that will cause a slippery effect on these floors too. Always read labels and patch test products before use.

Safety Installations

It is important to install baby/animal gates as needed to make sure your home is baby safe.  Carry out fire alarm checks and boiler checks before moving new family into your home. If nothing else, it will help your peace of mind to get this stuff sorted now.  Rather than to worry and have to spend time and money on it when your family comes along.  While you’re at it, do any big tasks that have been calling for a while, such as defrosting the freezer or cleaning the oven if you can.  It is only a matter of time before these things need doing, and it is likely that you have more free time and money now than you will after a baby is born for example.

Bulk Buy

Anything you may need for the first few weeks after starting a family or moving people into a new home should be bought in bulk.  Then you can avoid constantly going back and forth to the shops. You should sit down and write a list of all the important things to buy at the next shop.  Such as food, cleaning products and personal hygiene products for example!  Anything that means you wont have to leave the house for at least a month! This is best for easing your mind at what is normally always a stressful time, not to mention of course the practicality of it all.

Although these are our top tips, there are many other things that can be done. Do you have any advice? Post it in the comments!