Monday, September 12, 2011

The smart home

I checked my mail the other day and saw the new 2012 IKEA catalog sticking out of the pile.  This time it wasn't the trendy and organized room on the front cover that caught my attention but the quote:  “A home doesn't need to be big, just smart.”

To me this sentiment sums up what an organized home is.  Organization doesn't have as much to do with the size of your space as it has to do with how you use it.  You can have all the room in the world in a huge home, but if you fill it with clutter all the organization products you buy will not help.

On the contrary, you can have a wonderfully organized space even if it is small, or smaller than you would like.  While creative storage is more necessary in a small space than in a large home, it is more important to carefully choose what stays in your home. By setting higher standards for what you keep you will free more space and save it from unneeded clutter.

Think about that today as you go through your home and look for ways to make it smarter!  Remember, size is not the solution but what you put in it!