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- Set aside time strictly dedicated to identifying unnecessary items in the house. You can set aside a weekend or maybe do 20 minutes a day and move through rooms as you complete them. Do not move to a new room until you have completed the current room, otherwise you\u2019ll likely lose progress and motivation.<\/li>\n
- Make sure everything has a place! I know, there are always those items that just don\u2019t seem to fit anywhere; there is a solution. This article<\/a> helps you categorize and organize those miscellaneous items.<\/li>\n
- Realize that not everything thing needs to be hidden, but needs to appear to be there on purpose. Look for multipurpose furniture, like a coffee table with storage or organize your collections in a unique way. The photo below from this House Beautiful article<\/a> shows how everyday items can be on display, but still look clean and organized.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Once you have chosen the items that no longer bring value to your home, get them out of the house. Donate, sell or whatever you need to do before you lose steam. What tends to happen is that once people have identified what they don’t want, it gets stowed away somewhere so they don’t have to look at it. That means it is taking up valuable storage space for items you do need. Once unneeded items have been identified, give them the boot ASAP.<\/li>\n
- There you have it. The first step all homeowners should use when designing and decorating their space. Do it, and you just might love your space all over again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Realize that not everything thing needs to be hidden, but needs to appear to be there on purpose. Look for multipurpose furniture, like a coffee table with storage or organize your collections in a unique way. The photo below from this House Beautiful article<\/a> shows how everyday items can be on display, but still look clean and organized.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n