“Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful and believe to be beautiful” – William Morris
With my design clients, I teach them that less is more. Sometimes all a room needs to have “good design” is to subtract, rather than add!
I regularly travel through my rooms with a fresh eye, to determine if my accessories and decor still reflect who lives in our house.
Let’s think about how we can subtract rather than add to our decor in order to improve our homes. The goal is to restore order to our homes and by so doing – simplify our lives!
Simplicity and serenity go hand in hand.
Like detectives examining a crime scene, we will look at the decor that surrounds us daily. Okay my design CSI’s – let’s get down to work! Our journey this month begins with a walk through your home that will lead us to authentic awareness.
• Camera
• Courage
• Fresh Eyes
• Energy
• Boxes
Tackle one room at a time, or one area of one room if you are overwhelmed. Travel through each room with fresh, objective eyes.
Truly look at your surroundings, the furniture and accessories, or take a picture of the room if you truly can’t be objective at this stage.
View the photo to see if you can step back and be objective.
With a thankful heart, ask yourself about each item –
1. Is it useful?
2. Do you find it beautiful?
3. Does it have sentimental value?
Would you be sad if you didn’t have this item, does it have sentimental value for you, or someone else in the house – if so, give it to that person, or put it in her room?
Make a schedule to continue this process, area-by-area, room-by-room. Commit to this schedule. If you need to break it into 30-minute projects so as to not overwhelm, so be it!
The boxes are needed to start separating the items you are subtracting.
Remember, if it isn’t beautiful, useful or sentimental – it is now time to release the item from your home – pay if forward. Now bless the box of donated items knowing that more good will come into your life because you have made room for it. This is a vital exercise in creating the home of your dreams!
Tami Smight Interiors is available to offer an objective set of eyes in your decorating detective work! For more information, please call 661-430-0127.