| | | Hooray! It’s the eighth day of our clutter clean out challenge! We're getting there! Past the kitchen and on to your living spaces. If you still have more to do in the kitchen, stay there for a while longer. Do whatever is going to make your life easier.
A reminder; take this challenge one day at a time. Just the fact you’ve signed up to do this is a giant step toward a healthier, less stressful environment for you; whether it’s freeing yourself of junk, having more space, or just lightening your load.
We make progress with small steps. With a lot of small steps, we reach the top. Remember every step counts.
If you know someone who'll benefit from this experience, encourage people to sign up for their own Clutter Clean Out! |
| | | Day Eight Checklist - Living Room/Family Room
- Make 36” clearance between furniture for walking
- Make 11” between sofa and coffee table
- Clear old knick-knacks that you no longer love, or do not add to your joy
- Throw away, give away or find a storage place for any unnecessary books, papers, games, or junk in the room.
- Go back and double and triple check – “are you sure you want to keep it”?
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| | The Living Room
How many of you spend very little time in the living room? This room is the one room in the house that we spend the most money on expensive, beautiful furniture for entertaining and then we never use it for fear we ruin our good furnishings. How silly is that? This room should be for living. It usually has the best views and the most beautiful architecture. Why have such a beautiful space and not use it?
A well-organized living room can be used every day if we design it for living rather than as a showplace. If your house is casual, then your living room should reflect the same casual style. If the rest of your house is formal and you are very comfortable in elegant surroundings, then your living room should be formal too.
The most important considerations in designing your living room are; furniture that is functional, art and collections displayed and easy entertaining features. The living room is no place for clutter.
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| | | Guidelines:
#1 - Unused for 2 Years - Donate or sell
#2 - Broken - Throw away
#3 - Not Yours - Return
#4 - Unsightly or doesn't fit - Throw away, donate or sell
#5 - Still love it - Re-purpose or reuse it
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| | Wise Words ...
"Haven't you felt a peculiar sort of worry about the chair in your living room that no one sits in?" ~ Nicholson Baker
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