Tips for a Clutter free-home

Tips for a clutter free home

● What to do when “stuff” Takes over your home and makes you miserable

● An Organized space will leave you feeling more relaxed and comfortable

Mail, toys, clothing, knickknacks- these are just a few examples of things that can pile up in our homes.

Consumed is a new Canadian TV series that tackles clutter head on. It’s an extreme home experiment that challenges Canada’s most over-whelmed pack rat families to survive for 30 days with only the bare essentials.

Series host Jill Pollack is a de-cluttering expert who guides families through a unique shock therapy process that allows them to cut through their physical and emotional clutter and re-build their lives from scratch.

1. Tidy under the sink- Remove anything that’s not cleaning related. Streamline you’re cleaning products- one product will usually clean a number of areas in your home. COLOUR code sponges for consistency.

2. Hang a bulletin board – keep track of events, happenings and issues, in the family and tack items like events, tickets or wedding invitations. Think of it as a revolving inbox.

3. Organize the hall closet - Use an over the door plastic shoe bag for items you need when you are walking out the door. Create a high row of hooks for hats and a low row for kids’ coats and backpacks.

4. Create order at the door – Use a wicker basket to hold keys, wallets and cell phones, and another for mail. Stop JUNK mail at the source by registering for a service to prevent unsolicited mail.

5. Manage your Media – Store your CD collection in the sleeves of a media book. Get rid of audio cassettes and VHS tape, unless the are family home movies. Keep your remotes in a basket on top of the media centre.

For more de-cluttering help contact Tlisagraham@yahoo.ca

Colour Choices

Now that I have been working on a few different projects, I have come up with some simple ways to choose colours for you space. If you are going for the full effect in a room, following a simple plan, will go as this:

1. Pick your Fabric- No matter what room you are working on, picking the fabric for the window, pilliows, covers for sofa, etc. Whatever it is your colour pallette will dirive from there.

2. Choose paint colour- Do not be afraid to use colour, and something that comes from the fabric that you will be using. Taking a piece of fabric with you, to choose you colour is always wise.

3. Flooring it should always match what is going on in the room, or cover it up with a nice throw rug, that again codinates with the fabric.

4. Accessories.- When it comes to art or anything you are placing in the room, make sure that the colours match or are complementary with each other.

If there is anything that I can help with when it comes to decorating, please don't hesitate to ask.

Happy Decorating!!