I love searching Pinterest and some of my favorite blogs for organization ideas for the home. The pretty containers, the sun-filled rooms, the perfectly organized drawers — they all get to me. They make me feel motivated, excited and ready to get my home in order. But, before I touch one single item to get rid of or purchase one container for storage, there is something I do with every room of the house.
This is the exact thing I also had my clients do when I owned my own Professional Organizing business, and they actually told me they loved this process.
I define the space.
What does that mean exactly?
It means I ask some simple questions about the room or space I’m organizing. Each room has a purpose and defining that purpose helps me know what to get rid of, what to move to another room and even how to arrange the furniture.
Let me give you an example: the master bedroom.
What is the purpose of the master bedroom? For my home it’s for sleeping, relaxing, hiding away (let’s be honest here) and it even serves as my work space. Knowing these are the purposes of the master bedroom, I can then answer a few questions about the space.
I actually write these down so I can refer back to them through the organizing process. I have a handy dandy printable for you at the end, so be sure to grab it!
1. What is the purpose of the room?
2. What happens in this room?
3. How does this room make me feel when I walk in?
4. What would I like to feel when I walk into this room?
5. What do I like least about this room?
6. What do I like most about this room?
7. Who primarily uses this room?
8. Does this room have enough light?
9. Does the decor bother me?
10. What pieces of furniture must stay?
11. What pieces of furniture do I like the most?
12. What pieces of furniture could go?
13. What are my dream items to purchase for this room?
Want to see how I answered these questions for our master bedroom? Check out the full organizing article here.
Does your home needs some organization help? Is there a room in the house that constantly stresses you out and is an eye sore? By defining the space and knowing what you really want out of it before you do any decluttering and organizing, this can help ensure the space will turn into a place you feel good about. A space that works for you and not against you day after day after day.
Here’s a printable I created for you to print out as many times as you need it. Just click on the image to print.
Again, you can check out the full organizing article here.
This is the exact thing I also had my clients do when I owned my own Professional Organizing business, and they actually told me they loved this process.
I define the space.
What does that mean exactly?
It means I ask some simple questions about the room or space I’m organizing. Each room has a purpose and defining that purpose helps me know what to get rid of, what to move to another room and even how to arrange the furniture.
Let me give you an example: the master bedroom.
What is the purpose of the master bedroom? For my home it’s for sleeping, relaxing, hiding away (let’s be honest here) and it even serves as my work space. Knowing these are the purposes of the master bedroom, I can then answer a few questions about the space.
I actually write these down so I can refer back to them through the organizing process. I have a handy dandy printable for you at the end, so be sure to grab it!
1. What is the purpose of the room?
2. What happens in this room?
3. How does this room make me feel when I walk in?
4. What would I like to feel when I walk into this room?
5. What do I like least about this room?
6. What do I like most about this room?
7. Who primarily uses this room?
8. Does this room have enough light?
9. Does the decor bother me?
10. What pieces of furniture must stay?
11. What pieces of furniture do I like the most?
12. What pieces of furniture could go?
13. What are my dream items to purchase for this room?
Want to see how I answered these questions for our master bedroom? Check out the full organizing article here.
Does your home needs some organization help? Is there a room in the house that constantly stresses you out and is an eye sore? By defining the space and knowing what you really want out of it before you do any decluttering and organizing, this can help ensure the space will turn into a place you feel good about. A space that works for you and not against you day after day after day.
Here’s a printable I created for you to print out as many times as you need it. Just click on the image to print.
Again, you can check out the full organizing article here.
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