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🥵 Ventilation matters so much more than we thought.
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As first-time homeowners, we spent so much time choosing tiles, laminates that we barely thought about airflow. It is one of those things you only truly appreciate after living in the space. 
We grew up with the windows and doors open almost all the time, so good ventilation was something we never had to think about. Naturally, we assumed our new home would be the same. Jokes on us!!! 😂 One design choice that probably contributed to it was concealing our bomb shelter with carpentry. We still absolutely love the clean, seamless look and have zero regrets about the aesthetics. But because the space became much more enclosed, there was very little airflow around it, making the bomb shelter feel much hotter and more humid than we expected. 
It actually took us quite a while to connect the dots. One by one, things started showing signs of high humidity. Shoes started peeling. Some tools developed rust. Even the screws beneath our stacked chairs produced rust dust. That was when we realised the environment was simply too hot and humid. 
For now, we leave the bomb shelter door ajar whenever we are home. We are also really glad we chose a bladeless fan for this small space (bought from Hipvan), since there are no exposed blades to worry about. If we could redo this space, we would definitely choose a ceiling light with a small built-in fan too. And one thing we are really glad we did though, was installing a bomb shelter rack. We went with the 4 tier L shaped configuration instead of the U shaped one, which left enough room for our stacked chai rs and taller items. We are still learning as first time homeowners every single day, and this was one lesson we definitely did not see coming 🥹 Hopefully sharing our experience helps someone else who is planning their own reno! ❤️
29 June
