Collections: - are displayed proudly! You WANT to show off those finds!
Clutter: JUNK drawers, space taken up without order; piles and stacks. -Have an element of organization! Visually appealing with intended structure. Clutter: too many of a good thing; no purpose, or organization. -Have function! Collections are part of the design in your decor. They fit. Clutter: no plan, no structure, no function. -Have consistency and sameness! Once you cross over the line of “one is not like the other” then you are headed toward the overage zone. Clutter: happens when you have too many items that aren’t part of any original collection. -Have a theme! There is commonality. Color, size, origin, design, purpose, function. A thread of cohesion in the collection. Clutter: nothing really matches, no point of real reference. -Have timeless appeal! You will want to continue collecting. It brings you joy in the time, money and effort that you invest. Clutter: gets old and overwhelming pretty quickly. You’ll want to purge even if you don’t know where or how to start. -Tell a story! A reflection of you. A place you have visited or lived. A thing that you love, a hobby that you enjoy. Clutter: grocery receipts, athletic bags, outdated coupons, unopened mail, unread magazines--- all tell a story of a busy active life but do not reflect anything about your true self. -Have personal meaning! The items reflect you. A interest that you or your family has invested in personally. Clutter: no meaning, just lots more of the same, nothing distinct or special. Check back next time as I discuss the process of filtering out those collections and keeping them from becoming clutter!
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Renee Tokach
12/27/2016 04:09:56 am
Loved it!!! As a military wife you do find yourself trying to decided what to keep and what is clutter. When you do pcs you never know how big your new place might be which always my concern if my furniture will fit and how I'm going to decorate. This was very help to use in the future loved the read!!!!!
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Leslie Miller
12/27/2016 05:07:36 am
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Holly Mino
12/28/2016 07:35:01 pm
So true. Letting go is hard to do. Looking forward to Part 2.
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Stacey Young
12/28/2016 07:49:33 pm
This is a great article for us "non military wives", who also need to declutter.
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Sue Pulley
12/28/2016 08:02:38 pm
What a great guideline to follow.
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Lucille Martin Pittard
12/28/2016 08:03:48 pm
I just read the title. Headed to the beach...I ❤ collections...and THAT is my addiction...err problem.
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