The neat and tidy look of your possessions, lined up in their proper places, and displayed in tasteful receptacles, is a kind of decoration in and of itself. A setting in which everything is in its proper place will speak more to quality of your home than almost any piece of décor that you can buy. Even plainest white room will take on style when filled with shelves of decorative items, curio cabinets, and elegant furniture drawers.

If toy clutter from your children is a problem, get them involved. Place a brightly colored container in any room where toys messes occur, and explain to child that this is where any of their toys go. Get them to help you clean up a few times, and eventually they will start to understand concept. You can even turn this into a game, timing how fast they can get all of their toys picked up and into bucket.

DIRT

Dirt is more difficult to organize around than clutter. The grime that builds up in your home will accumulate more based on occupants of space and their actions, than on any design you implement. However, by planning your interior accordingly, you can create a setting that will expedite removal of dirt in your home, and make cleaning less of a chore.

The first step in this job is removal of clutter described in first half of this piece. Once you have removed clutter from an area you will notice an almost imperceptible increase in “flow” in room. Flow is simply ability for people and objects to move through a space. By increasing flow in a room, you will make it easier to get to and remove dirt.

You should make sure that none of your furniture is blocking any other furniture from rest of room. Tables are often problem here, being centerpieces in many areas, and may have to be repositioned in lieu of convenience. Windows too should be left with as little in front of them as possible; you don’t want to have to lean over a statue or plant every time you want to wipe one down. A possible exception is windows that are higher up, and may benefit from having a piece of furniture beneath them which you can climb on when cleaning. However, you should always use caution when climbing on any object that was not intended for this use.

Placing your furniture on rollers, or positioning them so they can easily be placed on furniture coasters, will make it less trouble to clean underneath. Do not store boxes beneath your furniture. This may be only way to eliminate clutter however it also becomes a difficult place to clean, as you will have to bend over, move boxes, clean, and then replace them. Rarely seen closets are a much better place for box storage.

Interior design is not a static art; it is a form in motion. Your home should be constantly evolving towards a perfect version of itself. You should always be searching for right balance between decoration and ease. If you consider properties of dirt and clutter in a room, before repositioning objects and items within it, you will save yourself a lot of annoyance and effort in future.

Joey Lewitin is an author, artist, and designer of home décor accessories made from imported stone. His line of Unique wall clocks in stone can be seen at http://Pebblez.com/clockbeautiful.html

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Joey Lewitin is an author, artist, and designer of home décor accessories made from imported stone. His line of unique wall clocks in stone can be seen at http://Pebblez.com/clockbeautiful.html

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