Don't put off creating a home you love!

I enjoy watching all types of home improvement shows, whether they are about construction, decorating, or searching for just the right home to buy. 

The show theme I find most interesting is the one that features a home (usually one that has been on the market for awhile) that, with minor upgrades and proper staging, morph from an ugly duckling into a inviting home, ready for a quick and profitable sale. 

These shows highlight easy decorating projects that most of us can do on a fairly limited budget.  They also demonstrate how easy it is to become blind to clutter and how we “learn to live” with bad design and dysfunctional living areas.  I think it’s sad that these people are only able to enjoy attractive and well-planned living spaces because their home is on the market.  Once the staging is done, many of them remark that they wished that they had made these changes years ago.

I understand that these staged homes are often void of the day-to-day objects that we need to live our lives and run our homes.  But, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a lot of stuff that is taking up room in our houses and our lives that we can probably do without – and, by getting rid of it, we can create a calmer, better functioning, more comfortable living environment.

It's funny but also true... being organized can save you time and wasted effort. 

Just remember the other two “R’s” as you Reduce - Recycle and Reuse (in this case, donate or sell) as much as possible – our landfills will thank you for it.