Manage your Family Room and Living Room #1
by:
Imhar
Label:
Tips for Room
Don't you ever see the house of your family, friends, neighborhood, or the other? Some have a family room and a living room and the other have a great room without a living room. No matter what you call it or how many of these rooms you have, organization is necessary to make it a welcoming haven for your family.
Walk in to this room as a visitor would. Notice the small details that you’ve overlooked in daily living. Do you see clutter? Your guests do, too. To make this room inviting, we’re going to reduce the number of *things* in this room and make it more homey.
What did you see in terms of clutter?
Magazines and newspapers all over? Toys? Shoes lying around? What ever; start with several laundry baskets (empty, please! OK…) and put things that don’t belong in this room in the baskets. The idea is to send things to different areas of the house in these baskets and make your de-cluttering that much easier. Throw away the newspapers and old magazines.
If you’re just not going to have time to read them, get rid of them. Why have those hanging around making you felt guilty? Put toys in the basket that will get them to their owners’ rooms. Shoes should be kept in the room where their wearer lives. Now that you’ve done that (and delivered the baskets to the appropriate locations), go back and look at this room as a visitor sees it. Better? If not, keep going in small stages and steps.
Walk in to this room as a visitor would. Notice the small details that you’ve overlooked in daily living. Do you see clutter? Your guests do, too. To make this room inviting, we’re going to reduce the number of *things* in this room and make it more homey.
What did you see in terms of clutter?
Magazines and newspapers all over? Toys? Shoes lying around? What ever; start with several laundry baskets (empty, please! OK…) and put things that don’t belong in this room in the baskets. The idea is to send things to different areas of the house in these baskets and make your de-cluttering that much easier. Throw away the newspapers and old magazines.
If you’re just not going to have time to read them, get rid of them. Why have those hanging around making you felt guilty? Put toys in the basket that will get them to their owners’ rooms. Shoes should be kept in the room where their wearer lives. Now that you’ve done that (and delivered the baskets to the appropriate locations), go back and look at this room as a visitor sees it. Better? If not, keep going in small stages and steps.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Post a Comment