Use the Space You Have
03/01/12 14:15
So you wish your home was laid out better, with traffic flowing more efficiently from one space to another! You think designing a new addition would solve your flow problems. WAIT... maybe you just need to look at the space you have and decide if you can make it work better. How? Try using these three rules: develop a plan, de-clutter, be ruthless.
Develop a plan. Decide what/where the problem is. Find pictures from books and magazines as a “catalog” of ideas for your “new” space. Include photos of your own furniture, rugs, objects, art, etc. (Don’t forget things you have in other rooms that you might use in this space.) Make a drawing of the traffic flow. Look at ways you might redirect the traffic flow. [Something as simple as changing the location of a rug or adding a potted plant might be all it takes to encourage traveling a different path through a room.]
De-clutter. Remove everything from your space. (Rent a POD to store stuff if necessary.) Paint your space a neutral color. Reintroduce your stuff and new items into the space, redirecting traffic according to your plan. Add a few interesting details and accent. Don’t reclutter!
Be ruthless. Repeat: be ruthless! Don’t use something just because you own it. Relocate it to another room, sell it, give it away or toss it if it doesn’t work with your new plan.
Still not sure how to make your space work? Give ADM a call and we can help you visualize changes to traffic flow and de-clutter your room(s).
Develop a plan. Decide what/where the problem is. Find pictures from books and magazines as a “catalog” of ideas for your “new” space. Include photos of your own furniture, rugs, objects, art, etc. (Don’t forget things you have in other rooms that you might use in this space.) Make a drawing of the traffic flow. Look at ways you might redirect the traffic flow. [Something as simple as changing the location of a rug or adding a potted plant might be all it takes to encourage traveling a different path through a room.]
De-clutter. Remove everything from your space. (Rent a POD to store stuff if necessary.) Paint your space a neutral color. Reintroduce your stuff and new items into the space, redirecting traffic according to your plan. Add a few interesting details and accent. Don’t reclutter!
Be ruthless. Repeat: be ruthless! Don’t use something just because you own it. Relocate it to another room, sell it, give it away or toss it if it doesn’t work with your new plan.
Still not sure how to make your space work? Give ADM a call and we can help you visualize changes to traffic flow and de-clutter your room(s).
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