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It’s always fun to make changes to your space and make it feel fresh. Today we are sharing tips for better room function.<\/em><\/p>\n

Assess Your Rooms<\/h2>\n

I realize most of you may not be freaks who obsess about decorating all day like I do, but when the mood strikes, go with it!  Sometimes it takes being fed up with its current situation and a gentle shove in the right direction. That’s what I am here for, so let’s get things done!  <\/p>\n

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I have literally had nights that I could not sleep and laid in bed thinking and thinking about a specific room and how it could work better.  I once even got up in the middle of the night and moved the furniture around in our den, just so I could stop thinking about it.  When my hubby woke up the next morning and went in there, he had the strangest look on his face.  Finally he broached the question, “Uh, this wasn’t like this when I went to bed was it?”  “No dear, it wasn’t”.    You aren’t hallucinating!  Good thing he loves me anyway.<\/p>\n

Better Room Function<\/h2>\n

Needless to say, when the mood strikes you gotta go with it.  So here are a few tips to get you thinking about how your rooms can function better.<\/p>\n

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Decorative but over cluttered and starting to drive me crazy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Change It<\/h2>\n

It’s been said before that the definition of insanity is literally continuing to do the same thing and expecting different results.  If the rooms you have assessed have not been working, then it’s time to change it!  Don’t be afraid, we aren’t talking about big changes yet.  We can start slow and make those small changes that will help rooms ‘work’ better.  <\/p>\n

The first step to change is to recognize that it needs to happen and we can go from there.  This also doesn’t mean that it has to be something horrible to be changed.  I lived a very long time with an open hutch in my kitchen that, in theory based on it’s size, should have been great for storage.  But it just wasn’t.  It was more about looking nice than really functioning as storage.  What I really needed and wanted was closed storage, so a change was inevitable.<\/p>\n

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The chair gets used when we sit in the formal dining room, so the dishes and chargers hidden under it are set on the table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Hide It<\/h2>\n

If you have assessed one of your problems as a lack of storage, this is where you need to get creative.  Sometimes I just don’t want to be reminded about all the crap I have, so hiding it is best.  A decade ago we moved from our custom built dream home in Michigan which was loaded with enough walk-in closets and pantries that storage was never an issue, to a house in California. We had tons of kitchen storage and a giant walk in pantry.<\/p>\n

Side bar: the pantry got expanded one day when I was bored and called my BFF to ‘come over with a flashlight and a hammer’ and we discovered a treasure trove of storage behind the drywall of a smaller pantry wall and under the stairs – jackpot!<\/p>\n

Our current home has a nice sized kitchen but no pantry and lacks the cupboard space for anyone with as many dishes as me.  What to do?  This is where hiding it comes in handy.  Look around for space where you can hide less used items.  Remember, frequently used items should be what takes up the ‘prime real estate’ in your home and the less used items can be sneakily hidden.<\/p>\n

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A hook for keys by the garage door solves all kinds of guessing games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Hook It<\/h2>\n

Are you always losing your keys?  Do you find that your family couldn’t hang up there coat on an actual hanger and put it in the closet to save their life?  That used to be me, then I discovered hooks.  Now I’m obsessed with them.  You can open any closet in my house and there are hooks on the back of every door to hold all kinds of stuff.<\/p>\n

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Double rows of hooks hold both coats and bags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I converted the one closet in my mudroom meant for coats (cause there was no way my family was going to actually hang stuff up) into organization central.  Coats are placed on hooks when you walk in the door and in every closet there are more hooks to hide things I might need.  Keys go on a hook by the door and I never have to waste time looking for them.<\/p>\n

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Hooks and storage keep the house organized easily<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Contain It<\/h2>\n

More messes than you like?  Everything looks better in a good looking container.  Blankets in a basket.<\/p>\n

 \"\"<\/a>Shoes in bins.<\/p>\n

 \"\"<\/a>Messy papers in a basket.<\/p>\n

 \"\"<\/a>Bills and pens in a jar.  Snacks and rarely used small appliances in a stack of vintage picnic baskets.<\/p>\n

 \"\"<\/a>Find something attractive to put the necessities in, and your room just got better looking!<\/p>\n

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Switch It<\/h2>\n

Don’t be afraid to switch furniture around your house and use it in different rooms than it was originally intended.  When I decided the open hutch had to leave the kitchen and found a new home in the basement, I moved an old dresser down to the kitchen.  It now holds napkins, placemats, table runners, and playing cards in the drawers. The cupboard stores serving bowls and platters, small baskets and trivets for setting the table. All of my decorating color swatch decks and some decorative chargers for a lovely place setting are tucked inside too.  <\/p>\n

The old hutch only held the placemats and napkins before!  Plus, I now have space for this old school chalkboard where I keep lists, weekly schedules and love notes.  Now if I only knew someone who would paint that dresser for me, hmmm.<\/p>\n

Check in next week for cheap ways to make big changes!  <\/p>\n

Keep obsessing and be happy, Jill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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