Setting up your new house or apartment with your spouse is an important part of starting the next stage of your relationship together. The goal is to have living quarters that are comfortable, functional and conducive to your own living habits and preferences as well as your spouse’s.
The worst mistake most new couples make is not listening to the other person. Both individuals should give and receive opinions openly and be willing to compromise on non-essential preferences. Organization is a very personal thing, often molded to our own unique habits and lifestyle choices. Working together, you can build systems that are easy for both of you to follow and maintain.
Sit down together and discuss the different rooms in your home, and determine how each of you thinks they should be used. Consider the activities you do or want space for, and assign these activities to the room(s) you think will best accommodate them. Be creative; for example, a bedroom could be your craft area or second den. Then think about the furniture you want to use as storage. (more…)
Isn’t it frustrating to look for clothes in the morning before work and not find what you want? Swimming through a closet stuffed to the brim creates a claustrophobic feeling that makes you want to run away and leave your clothes in a pile (the same pile, in fact, that they are already sitting in). Organizing your closet ahead can be simple, fun and always rewarding.