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Furniture Arranging Before and Afters: Small TV Room

Furniture Arranging

Sometimes when I see photos of furnished rooms online I want to reach-in and re-arrange the furniture. Scroll down to see some examples of furniture rearranging for a living room posted online about ten years ago. Time to re-fresh the space and give this place a new life.

Furniture arranging before: Small TV room crowded with furniture
Small TV Room Before

I love, love, love the rug, but the space is too small for the upholstered chair and ottoman. From a functional and Feng Shui point of view I am concerned about the sofa with it’s back to the french door, the outside, and beautiful views.
Partial Solution: Find another place for the upholstered chair and use the ottoman to create a faux chaise sofa end.

Here are some pictures of several ways to arrange the furniture in this small living room/TV room using the magic of software. (It’s OK to laugh at my squiggles, this is the best drawing I can do with a mouse.) My hope is these spark your own thinking about how your rooms are arranged.


There is no rule that says you have to arrange your room around your cable outlet. An extension cable will liberate you and your ideas.

Furniture Placement Before and Afters:

Version #1 - Open up the room by moving the sofa.
Version #1 – Open up the room by moving the sofa.

Version #1 After

To open up the room
a. Move the sofa against the far wall of the room, under the mirror.
b. Place the ottoman in front of one end of the sofa.
c. Add a floor lamp in the corner
d. Rotate the rug to align with the sofa.

Furniture Arranging: Version #2 - Open Up Room
Furniture Arranging: Version #2 – Open Up Room

Version #2 After

To make the most of your view outside
a. Move the sofa to the wall on the right opposite the french doors.
b. Add the ottoman to the arrangement
c. Move the TV and shelving unit to the wall under the mirror and center it. White extension cable will blend in with the white baseboard and give you more options for television placement.

Rearranging Furniture Version #3 After: Viewing TV and Out of Doors.
Rearranging Furniture Version #3 After: Viewing TV and Out of Doors.

Version #3 After

If looking at the television is the sole purpose of this space:
a. Center the television and shelves under the mirror
b. Move the sofa so the back of it is facing the entrance to this room
c. Position the ottoman in front of the sofa
d. Add a console table with lamp and decorative objects behind the sofa.

Rearranging Furniture Version #4 After: Protecting Your Back while fixed to cable outlet.
Rearranging Furniture Version #4 After: Protecting Your Back while fixed to cable outlet.

Version #4 After

If there are absolutely no other options for positioning the TV I would make these changes in the room.
a. The upholstered chair is too big for this small space. Get rid of it. Move the ottoman up against the sofa and create a faux chaise sofa end.
b. Place a console table behind the sofa with a lamp and decorative items such as a potted plant, framed photos and other personal treasures. This protects you from feeling exposed when sitting on the sofa.
c. Center the TV table on the wall.

And fine-tune placement of the small tile-topped table and the plant.

Each configuration has it’s pros and cons.

I hope this inspires you to get creative with how your rooms are arranged. Use your camera to think things out before your roll up your sleeves.

A Thought About the Wall Color

My guess is they wanted to match the red orange of the skirt in the poster on the wall. The color they picked at the box store looked great under the fluorescent lights, but when they painted it on their walls it showed itself in all its bright and bold glory.

Take-away: Always pick you paint colors in the room you are going to paint

Please share your thoughts on the furniture arrangements in the comments below. How would you do it differently?

Need help re-thinking the arrangement of your rooms? Want a fresh look to your home, using what you already own? Contact me for a personal consultation.

Personal Space: What You Do for Yourself Transforms Your World

When you feel buffeted by the world, take care of yourself – create a personal space

What you do, for yourself and others, has a ripple effect that spreads wide.

personal space “What you do for yourself - any gesture of kindness, any gesture of gentleness, any gesture of honesty and clear seeing toward yourself - will affect how you experience your world. In fact, it will transform how you experience the world. What you do for yourself, you’re doing for others, and what you do for others, you’re doing for yourself.” - Pema Chodron, in Offerings 9 November.
Personal Space “What you do for yourself changes your experience of the world.”

Often, when consutling clients with families I notice two things:

  1. The focus is on setting up their home for hectic family life.
  2. The parents, especially the moms, have no place of their own – a room, cozy corner oe personal space just for themselves.

Fact: Life is hectic; and with children it is exponentially more hectic.

For renewal:

  • Kids have their own rooms to use as a personal space, a personal retreat
  • Men have man caves or workshops where they can escape.
  • Women rarely have a place of their own. (Master bedrooms don’t count, they are shared spaces.)

Everyone needs a space to call their own. A place to re-connect with yourself and re-charge.

What is minimally needed for a personal space? A comfortable chair, a good lamp and a table for your mug of coffee or glass of wine. A space to just “be”.
Where to set up?
A spare room? You’re golden!
Make the space yours with artwork, big bulletin boards for your inpirations. a larger table for crafts, writing, exploring. Floor space for exercise or meditation.
An under used guest room?
Rethink the space and what’s in it.
Set-up the room, or at least a corner of the room for you.
No spare space? If you have a family room and an underused living room, stake a claim to that place. Make it comfortable and welcoming for you.

Setting up a personal space for yourself is being kind to yourself.

If you have kids and feel guilty about creating a personal space and making time for yourself, this is a chance to role-model for your children.

  • Show your daughters it’s OK for a mother to take time for herself.
  • Show your sons it’s improtant for the women in their life to have me-time.

Create time and space for yourself, to re-connect and re-charge. This is essential, not a luxury. You will be happier for it, and the people in your world will be happier too.

What you do for yourself, you are doing for others…”

View other articles on creating space for yourself:

Women-Only Stress-Buster Space
Create a Place to Honor the Sacred in Your Life

Want a space to call your own? Need help? Contact me. Together we create a personal space that nourishes you and uses what you already own.

Please share your comments in the space below.

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The Why of Your Goal is the Key to Achieving Your Goal

achieving
Achieving your goal means keeping the “why” in mind .

Achieving Your Goal: I keep this quote above my desk to remind me why I’m working on the little steps that lead to a distant-seeming goal. Because those little steps can sometimes feel like Mount Everest.

The Why of Achieving Your Goal is Key

Whether you are decluttering or re-arranging one room or your entire house, it takes one step at a time. What helps you keep taking those little steps is reminding yourself of why you want a decluttered and organized office, or a more attractive and comfortable home.

Are you decluttering because you think that will make you a better person?

Nope, it won’t make you a better person. Decluttering and organizing will make you a calmer person. And that is a worthy goal.

Are you re-decorating or re-arranging your home to impress others?

I sincerely hope not. Re-fresh your home with decor, arrangement or color to make you feel more at home and express yourself.

Decluttering or re-decorating – do it for yourself. That is enough “why” for achieving your goal.

Have a goal for your home or office and don’t know and it feels beyond reach?

Or how to define the little steps to achieving your vision? Contact me to discuss a consultation to clarify your goals and make the steps to your goals do-able.

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Quotation by Julie Morgenstern, author of the Organizing from the Inside Out series and pioneer of practical decluttering and organizing.

Writing Table: Solution to Computer Distractions – Learn How

Distractions are our #1 productivity destroyer.

Electronic devices – computers and cell phones – are our #1 distraction temptation. We are so accustomed to working electronically that we no longer think about working away from our electronic devices and their inherent distractions. A writing table creates a distraction-free space for work.

John Cleese, in his famous talk Creativity says:

“Creativity starts when you close your laptop.”

Take time to think and think on paper. The most successful online graphic artists say “start with paper.” Unless you are a journalist writing under deadline or Steven King typing 2000 first draft words a day, seven days a week, start on paper.

Why Think on Paper?

Neuroscientists have discovered the advantage of writing over typing: writing is a multi-sensory experience which accesses multiple areas of your brain, making it easier to tap into the creative right-side of your brain. Plus, on paper, you can jot quick sidebar notes as ideas pop into your head before they have found a place in your document or solution. Draw swooping arrows to connect random ideas into a logical order without loosing your train of thought. I write all my blog posts, articles and my second book (its in the works) at a table separate from my computer, and I find myself much more focused.

A writing desk; a writing table with space to spread out papers and think

A writing desk is simply a cleared work surface with space to spread out your papers and think. NO COMPUTER.

Set Up your Home Office Writing Table to Avoid Electronic Distractions

Back away from your computer, now.

  • Use a second desk or writing table in your workspace. If you don’t have one, find one.
  • Use the decluttered leg of your L-shaped desk, the leg without your computer.
  • Set up a galley-style desk arrangment. Place a second desk or table behind where you sit at your desk. Swivel your chair 180 degrees and you are then sitting at your writing table.
  • Use your home office secret perk – A comfortable chair – with a lap desk. If your home office is also a guest room with a foldout sofa, use the sofa.
  • Be sure you have all the necessary additions, such as good ergonomics and good lighting.

A simple table serves your needs – a surface that is large enough to write on.

Your Brain Associates Places with Actions and Events.

Set-up and consistently use a writing table for your original work. With repeated use your mind will slip into creative mode easily when you are working there.

I have helped several clients recently with their home offices, and all have been thrilled with the results They are much happier working in their home offices now. Contact me today to set up a consultation to make your home office more comfortable, functional and fun.

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Window Treatments, Chi and Feng Shui

For most of us, the only time we think of our windows or window treatments is when they need to be cleaned. But your window treatments – curtains, shades, and blinds – have a strong effect of how your home or office looks and feels.

Last week I encountered window dilemmas twice, once as a problem and once as a wonderful but expensive solution.

First, while meeting with Feng Shui colleagues one of us shared a problem in helping a friend sell her house. We were talking about energy flow, ying and yang and other rarified Feng Shui concepts when she passed around photos. All of us exclaimed “The windows!” The windows of this home were covered with heavy curtains and valances. No wonder it wasn’t selling.

Second, in an article about Chip and Joanna Gaines of HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” they suggest “tearing down walls and installing bigger windows will make a space brighter, fast.” True, but few of us are able (or want to) to do this.

window treatments view of ocean
Windows treatments frame your view of Nature.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Why are Windows so Important?:

  • Light is a form of energy – Chi energy.
  • Windows are the way natural light enters your home.
  • Nature Chi – the calming, balancing, energizing, healing qualities of Nature enter your home, along with your views of nature, through your windows.

Windows are your connection to the natural world.

4 Reasons Why You Need Window Treatments – Protection Against:

  1. Sun glare
  2. Cold
  3. Ugly views.
  4. Nosey neighbors

If none of these apply consider un-curtained or bare-naked windows.

A simple solution to both situations is the smart use of window treatments.

4 Ideas to Open Your Home to Light, Chi and Connection to Nature

  1. Light and views are your aim: the simpler the window treatment the better.
  2. Layer your window curtains. Sheers and lacy curtains give daytime privacy while letting in filtered light and views.
  3. If your curtains are covering most of your window, blocking light and views, then re-hang your curtains. Hang your curtain rods from the wall, not the window frame. This allows you to go high and make the windows look taller. And go wide so the curtains can frame the window when open.
  4. Eliminate or raise any valences or swags. Hang them from the wall above the window frames so the bottom edge of the valence touches the top edge of the window. This will both open your view and make the window look taller.

Note: If you have pets or kids use common sense about the length of your curtains.

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Expansive placement of window treatments vs. cramped curtains blocking light and view.

Simple changes, the right ones, have a powerful impact on your home and you. Many of my clients have been amazed by the difference these simple changes in window treatments make in how their home looks and feels.

Contact me for help in re-thinking your window treatments and Feng Shui fine-tuning your house. Make it a home you truly love.

Learn more about window treatments.

4 Feng Shui Ways to Prevent Winter Doldrums, Now

Feng Shui Prevents Winter Doldrums Creating Balance with Nature and the Seasons.

Prevent Winter Doldrums, Now. Before the Hectic Holiday Season Starts.

How do you survive winter with spirits and sanity intact? Nesting.

Autumn window view, beat winter doldrums
Enjoying a view of Autumn is capturing nourishing Chi.

Autumn is the time when wild critters prepare for winter hibernation. You may not stock up on nuts or want to add an insulating layer of fat to your body, but you can prepare your home nest to give you comfort and coziness.

 
 

You can:

  • Conquer the dreary days of winter with the wise use of light.
  • Stay connected to the beauties of Nature.
  • Snuggle into your nest with attractive accents.
  • Create moments of connection with family and friends…and your creative self.

Results: Contented smiles all around.

4 Ways to Make Your Home a Nurturing Nest for Body, Mind and Spirit:

    1. Lighting – Light is a form of Chi energy. Check the function, wattage and placement of lamps. Lamps near where you sit, gather and work will welcome family and friends while energizing you and your activities.
    2. Windows – Nature is rich with balancing Chi. When it is cold outside you will be connecting with Nature from the inside. Make sure you have comfortable views of Nature.

    • Clean windows
    • Window treatments that pull back or up to open your views of nature and access natural light.
    • Position a comfortable chair to enjoy your favorite view: your garden, your neighborhood, the sky.

    3. Throws and pillows – Color and texture have Chi energy.

    • Set up your seating for coziness and snuggling.
    • Freshen you throw blankets and accent pillows: wash, dry clean, buy.
    • Arrange them for appearance and comfort. (Make sure there is enough room on the chair for the pillows and you.)

    4. Alternatives to Television – Nourish your Chi energy. Farmers of old didn’t spend their winters watching TV (no electricity). They would prepare for the Spring by repairing their tools and farm implements. Farmwives make clothes and functional and decorative items for their families and their homes.
    You can set up your home for:

    • Reading – books, eBooks and audiobooks
    • Games – board and card games
    • Handcrafts – knitting, felting, needlework
    • Larger craft projects – painting, mosaics, collaging
    • DIY projects to improve your home

You:
☑ Winterize your car,
☑ Winterize your house, Now
☐ Winterize your Spirit.

How do you prepare your home nest for winter? I would love to hear from you in the comments below.

Plan Ahead. Prevent Winter Doldrums, Today
☐ Contact Linda for a consultation on how to make the most of your home. Before the Holiday craziness begins.

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Master Bedroom Health – Prevent Sleep Deprivation, Diabetes, Obesity

Master Bedroom Health – Lack of Sleep May Cause Diabetes, Obesity, Hypertension and Accelerated Aging

The evidence is piling up: lack of sufficient sleep may contribute to diabetes, obesity and heart disease say 60 Minutes and the New York Times.

You can support or sabotage your health by the way you set-up your bedroom.

master bedroom health - Get a good night's sleep
Master Bedroom Health – set-up your bedroom for a good night’s sleep

Sleep Deprivation Impacts All Age Groups

You are familiar with the crankiness of an overtired baby, school age children react by being hyperactive or “wired”, teens tend to get poorer grades, be moody and depressed (its not just raging hormones). As a sleep-deprived adult you will have difficulty thinking fast, reacting quickly and remembering things. You will make poorer judgments and have a tendency to drop off to sleep while attending a movie, a concert, or even while driving.

Poor Sleep, Hormones and Hunger: The Negative Hormone Response

Medically, lack of sufficient sleep causes:

  • Your body to metabolize sugar inefficiently because insulin production is inhibited – a factor in Type 2 Diabetes.
  • A decrease in leptin production in the brain which makes you feel more hungry – for carbohydrates,
  • An increase in the stomach hormone ghrelin which makes you eat more – which causes weight gain.

No wonder your diet isn’t working!

How Much Sleep Do You Need?

A good night’s sleep – depending on your age – is: 7-7 1/2 hours per night for adults, pre-schoolers need 10-12 hours, school age children need 9 1/2 -11 hours and teenagers need 9-10 hours a night.

Master Bedroom Health: Design For Better Sleep

  • Cluttered bedrooms

    are a prescription for difficulty sleeping. Note: clutter hidden in closets still effects you – out of sight is not out of your subconscious mind.

  • Bed position

    As a human being you are hard-wired to be vigilant if your back is exposed. Position your bed so you Have a solid wall behind the head of the bed – you will feel grounded, protected and more fully relaxed for better sleep. If you have windows behind the head of your bed, then consider shutters or heavy curtains which you close at night.

  • No Television or Computer in the Bedroom.

    This is especially true for children. Electronic entertainment is hypnotic. Recent studies are linking televisions in childrens’ bedrooms with weight problems and Type 2 Diabetes. If you do have a TV or computer in your bedroom, hide it in a cabinet, armoire or cover it before bedtime with a lovely fabric throw. Think twice before viewing violent or stimulating television or video games before bedtime. They spike adrenaline levels which can take hours to return to normal.

  • Honor your own sleepiness

    Whenever you ignore your own sleepiness and continue to stay up, you will get a burst of energy that you won’t be able to turn off. That way you will feel awake long after. A favorite television program on late? Record it for viewing at a better time.

  • Dim the lights

    in your home at least an hour before you plan to sleep to stimulate melatonin production. Melatonin is the brain’s natural sleep hormone, which is triggered by a decrease in ambient light, such as at sunset. Modern electric lighting blocks this natural and timely response. A little smart lighting adjustment at bedtime with support a smooth transition to sleep.

  • Use blackout shades

    or curtain linings to protect you from early morning sunlight, especially during Summer. If you don’t need blackout window treatments yourself, consider them for your young child’s bedroom. The younger they are the more likely they will awake and wake you with the first pre-dawn light.

Set-up your bedroom or modify your evening routine to insure yourself a good night’s sleep.

Pleasant dreams!

Want help creating a Healthy Master Bedroom? Contact Linda

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Clutter and the Buddha’s Parable: “Just In Case” Stuff

Carrying the Raft/”Carrying” the Clutter

How much of your stuff is something that was once helpful for you and now you keep it “just in case” you need it again? “Just in case” thinking is a rationalization for holding-on to clutter.

Zen monk and author Thich Nhat Hanh relates a parable by the Buddha that relates “just in case”stuff that weighs us down in life and “just in case” thinking that slows us down in our life journey.

Declutter, Carrying the raft, Buddhist parable, clutter

The parable is about someone who wants to cross a flood-swollen river. They build a raft and cross safely. But once on the other side they think “I spent a lot of time and energy making this raft. It is a prized possession. I will carry it with me as I continue my journey.”  Is it smart to carry a raft over dry land “just in case” you may need it in the future? Carrying a raft will surely slow you down on your journey.

The Buddha suggests a wiser way of thinking. “This raft helped me safely across the river. Now I will leave it at the water’s edge for someone else to use in the same way.” Not only are you helping others, but your own journey over dry land will be lighter and easier.

The Buddha meant this parable to be about letting go of un-helpful beliefs, but it can also be a metaphor for clutter.

Often our clutter consists of things that were helpful to us in the past, but are unused now. Do you hold on to something “just in case” you may need it in the future? Holding onto stuff, holding onto the past prevents us from living fully in the future. I have seen clients sacrifice valuable space they need for living, just to store their stuff. Clutter can prevent fresh Chi energy for the present and future from coming into your space. Do you want to live in the past?

“Just In Case” Clutter Dilemmas and Solutions

  • Karen Kingston, author of Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui, says that this kind of holding-on sends a message to the universe: you don’t believe that you will be able to provide for yourself in the future or that the Universe will aid you.
  • Some people hold onto stuff until they find just the right person to give it to.  That can take a very looooong time. Meanwhile you are stuck with stuff you don’t want. Donate it to a charity or organization and trust that God/the Universe will get it to the people who need it. What is your albatross can be someone else’s treasure.
  • For things that have a sentimental value make a Memory Book. Take a photograph of the item, trusting that the photo will trigger those wonderful memories. Make a scrap book of the memory photos or save them on your computer. Then let go of the object.
  • If you are holding onto a useless or unattractive gift out of a sense of obligation or guilt – let it go. The gift is simply a vehicle for the giver’s love and good intentions. Donate the gift to a charity and consciously hold onto the positive energy that came to you with the gift.

Put down that raft. Lighten your living space as you lighten your journey through life.

Want to look beyond your clutter for the hidden potential in your home or office? Contact Linda for an inspiring and practical personal consultation.

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Feng Shui Vacation: Away or at Home

When is a vacation, not a vacation?; When you don’t take a break from stress.

When is a vacation a Feng Shui vacation? When you balance the frantic Yang of your daily life with some Ying down-time.

Dog taking a feng shui vacation. dog resting on grass.
Dogs know when to take it easy. The Buddha said that dogs have buddha-nature. We can learn from them. (Cat lovers please scroll down.)

One of my favorite bloggers wrote a thought-provoking business book review. But I was surprised to learn she read this book while on vacation! This was after a previous post about her kids pointing out she is always either working or thinking about work, and how she wanted to change this. She needs a Feng Shui Vacation.

The ancient Chinese did not take vacations. So we don’t have easy role models.

A feng shui vacation is not about a particular place to go, or activities to do, but about creating a sense of balance. Yang is activity, Ying is rest. We are so used to the frantic pace of our lives and the demands placed on us, that it takes some conscious thought and action to change when on vacation.

The ancient Chinese did not have electronics, so they were not distracted, annoyed, or invaded by electronic chatter and information overload. Their lives were less frenetic than ours. In between working the land to feed their families, they could enjoy the rhythms of sunrise and sunset, birdsong, the sound of river and ocean, and the smell of the earth and its offerings of food and flowers. This is something we can copy from the ancient Chinese.

Some friends were talking about vacation plans and a few are planning home-based day-trip vacations. One friend spoke eloquently about her plans to be “unplugged” this vacation, that it was the only way to have a real break from everyday stress.

So whether you are having an away-vacation or “stay-cation” here are some ideas on how to have a Feng Shui vacation that is restorative, renewing and relaxed.

Tips on How to Have a Feng Shui Vacation

Unplug!:

  • Turn off your computer
  • Take off your watch
  • Turn off your cell phone
  • Stop watching the news
  • Stop watching TV – nothing but sorry reruns anyway.
  • Now exhale.

Do something different:

Let go of goals, like “this vacation I will: run 10 miles, complete that project, start my diet, knock a stroke off my golf game,” and so on. You get the idea

If you are doing a home-based vacation or a long weekend:

  • “Play tourist” in your hometown or region. There must be fun and interesting places you have put off enjoying because you “don’t have time.”
  • Camp out in your own back yard – literally. Set up a tent.
  • Sing songs around a campfire, kerosene lamp or cluster of pillar candles.
  • Eat al fresco every night – even if it means taking your kitchen-prepared supper onto the back porch,a blanket on the lawn, or a nearby park.
  • Enjoy your breakfast al fresco – you’re on vacation and don’t have to rush off to work or school.
  • Take in an outdoor movie or live entertainment.
  • Go on a culinary vacation and try new foods – a different ethnic restaurant or a new recipe.
  • Since your TV is off, play some music and dance – alone or with your sweetie.
  • While you are not doing the news, play music or audio book CD’s in your car.
  • Take time to rest and day dream – this is when you reconnect with your deepest self.
cat taking feng shui vacation. Cat resting.
Cat taking a feng shui vacation. Cats are more inscrutable teachers.

Have fun!

Create spaces in your home that support you taking a break from stress. Contact Linda for a personal consultation.

Learn more about adding Feng Shui to your summer”
Gardens that Grow Wonderful Memories
Feng Shui Your Patio; Feng Shui Your Porch

dog photo by mjk23
cat photo by Abhijit Chandvankar

Easy Feng Shui Declutter Tool: Your Camera

Feng Shui Declutter – Your Camera Reveals the Truth of Your Space

Feng Shui Declutter tip: I learned this from an audience member after a recent Feng Shui presentation, the one thing that helps her declutter – she takes a photograph of the room.

You’ve heard the saying “The camera never lies.” Our brain edits out what we don’t want to see. But you see everything with a photo. Use this photo to take a real look at your space, whether you are Feng Shui decluttering or Feng Shui re-decorating. See what needs to be done.

Feng Shui Declutter Use your camera to really see. Cluttered living room.
The camera never lies. Feng Shui Declutter needed here. Please note: This is NOT my home.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

My Feng Shui Photo Declutter Story

Taking a deep breath I took photos of my living room and was shocked, shocked! at what I saw:

  • How did my launch pad near the front door get so cluttered?
  • Find a better place for my library books.
  • Recycle that stack of magazines.
  • How did the tabletop get so cluttered?
  • That chair is too far for easy conversation
  • Review those CDs and DVDs, and let go of the ones I have outgrown.
  • Is that the best place for my balance ball?
  • Get a new sofa accent pillow to bring some fresh Feng Shui color energy into my living room.

Seeing my living room in this way I was able to zone-in on what I needed to do. It was much easier not getting caught in the distractions that often interrupt with Feng Shui declutter work.

So go ahead, take a photo. Upload it to your computer and look at it on your big screen.

  • Make a list of what you want to do from your photos,
  • print-out the photo and mark what you want to change.
  • Inspire yourself to do more by taking before and after pictures.
  • Take photos while you Feng Shui declutter the space to help you see what you have accomplished and motivate you to keep going.

Let the unblinking eye of the camera help you Feng Shui declutter your space and bring Feng Shui energy and calm into your home.

Have you used a camera to help you declutter or redecorate? How did that work for you? Do you have other favorite declutter tips? Share them in the comments below. I would love to hear from you.

Cluttered living room photo by lindsey turner

Need a Coach to Feng Shui de-clutter/Feng Shui re-decorate your space? Contact me, for an inspiring and practical personal consultation, today!