Inspiration
Your Home Without Clutter
July 14, 2016
A clutterbug is a compulsive collector who can't bear to put worthless things in the bin (garbage) or throw anything away that is broken. They have to have all their possessions on show, and hence the always have a dusty house because it is so difficult to clean. So, can we cure the clutterbug? Yes, we can! They just have to want to change.
Step 1 – Act like you are about to move house. Take everything out of the room. (Do this one room at a time or the clutterbug just won't cope.)
Step 2 – Bring back the most important things for the room. For example, a living room, the sofa, couch, chairs, TV, stereo, side tables, or the bedroom, bed side tables.
Step 3 – Work out where all the important things sit in the space. Move them so the space flows and that you can move freely around the room. Then sit down and have a look around, breathe in, how do you feel? You should feel liberated. You will find that your chest feels lighter, the air seems to flow better, or just that you are not having to fight with multiple colors and textures around the room.
Step 4 – Start layering. Select a few things at a time to bring back into the room to decorate with. Paintings , pictures, a vase, a rug, lamps. Do it slowly and feel how the space is changing. Pick out the best items that you want to show, don't use all of them. I have just heard lately of an expression called editing, it means select the best things you have and enjoy them, change them around seasonally or as the fashion you follow dictates, it is important that the room expresses the personality of the owner, but we don't need their whole life story in one room.
Step 5 – Stop! Yes, don't keep going. Less is better in a room. Put all the remaining items in storage until you are happy with the new space. Then after a few weeks, sort through it all, keep what is reusable, and donate the rest to a good charity.
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