Thursday, March 24, 2011
The first thing that you must do is to allow your teen to help make the choices. It is her room after all and as long as her ideas are not too extreme or expensive, you should allow her to express herself through the style of room she has. You will need to set a budget and stick to it of course but your teenager should help to decide everything from the type of wallpaper that goes up to the style of furniture she will have in her room. Perhaps the two of you could take a trip to a local home furniture store to look at bedroom furnishings. Or maybe you could sit down together and take a look around online.
If your teen has a television in her room, there are many innovative TV stands on the market today to choose from. Maybe she would like a futuristic TV stand made of glass and stainless steel which adjusts to the height of the furniture in her room. If she prefers a more low profile look there are plenty of sleek, low-rise wood and glass TV stands to choose from.
If she already has a good quality bed and you do not wish to buy a new one, consider having your teen paint the bed and create a do-it-yourself headboard. Throw a brand new set of sheets and a matching comforter on the newly transformed bed and it will appear as though the bed is brand new.
If your teenager owns a good deal of jewelry you might want to consider buying her a wall mount jewelry armoire. This type of organizer is very attractive, distinctive and is perfect for storing away and displaying large amounts of jewelry.
Finally, it is always a good idea to add a small sitting area so that your daughter has a place in her room to entertain friends. You can easily buy a small couch or a couple of bean bag chairs at a home furniture store that perfectly match the décor used. A pretty coat tree placed behind the door will provide your daughter and her friends a place to hang their purses and outerwear when spending time together.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Clutter is one of things that tends to just creep up on people when they least expect it. One day you live in a nice, orderly home with everything in its proper place and, next thing you know, you’re buried in clutter. For many people, the prospect of wading through all stuff is overwhelming, which only makes the problems worse.
The key to getting control of clutter and restoring order to your home is to break down this very large task into a number of very small tasks. Rather than roaming from room to room getting at smaller piles of stuff, the best strategy is to handle one room at a time. If you’re storing items from your bedroom in your guest room closet, put them there so you can work on your bedroom.
And before you get started, make sure you’ve got all the supplies you need. Home organization stores like the Container Store have a huge selection of storage containers and space saver bags. This will help you live up to the mantra of clutter control, “A place for everything, and everything in its place.”
The home office is one area that tends to get buried in loose papers and junk. Most people tend to hang on to receipts, old tax returns, and other documents a lot longer than they need to. The key to home office organization is getting to only keep things as long as you need them. There are lots of great guides that tell you exactly how long you need to keep things like tax forms and phone bills. Getting, and keeping, your papers organized by date will really help keep them under control.
The garage is another area that tends to collect junk. Depending on how long you’ve been at your house, you may even have trouble actually fitting your car in the garage. Overall, the key to garage organization is to not use it as a dumping ground. The garage is a great place to store things like boxes of Christmas decorations. Especially if you know exactly where they are and can get to them easily. The garage is not a good place to dump boxes of stuff because you’re not sure what else to do with them.
Once you’ve taken back control of your house from clutter, be sure to keep it that way. Put the things you use away when you’re done with them and throw away the things you don’t use anymore, it’s that simple.
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