The Sunday News
Yoliswa Dube
THERE are so many aspects to any home that drown its overall décor. One of them is untidiness. There’s no way you or anyone that walks through your doors can enjoy the aesthetics of your home as long as you still have things scattered all over the place.
Okay — nobody is perfect but you really need to learn where everything is and where everything goes. I’m pretty sure someone has been telling you to stop throwing your clothes on the floor.
If something is empty, it goes into the bin. When you eat or drink the last of anything, put the empty container back in the pantry or fridge.
Close the cabinet doors and drawers unless if your house is haunted! If you want to see what is behind those cabinet doors, buy floating shelves.
Clean your dishes. There’s absolutely no need for you to pile up your dishes by the sink. Think of how unhygienic it is! If you’re not ready to do the dishes, scrape the plates, rinse and stack them neatly in the sink with like dishes — stack plates together and bowls together; put utensils together and so forth.
Put dirty laundry in the hamper; clean clothes go back in drawers or get hung up.
They don’t go on chair backs or slung over doors, or strewn about the bathroom floor. If it can be worn again, hang it back up.
Don’t leave piles of mail, newspapers or magazines out. You know, every now and then there are really important things that come in the mail. It’s probably good to go through it at least once in your lifetime. If you can’t get to it right away, file it away neatly and get to it as soon as you can.
Help clean out the bin. Empty the bin as soon as an odour is present.
Turn off the light when you leave a room. Guess what? Lights are one of the biggest energy sucks in a home. They’re like spotlights illuminating your laziness and wastefulness. Hit the switch!
Close the doors and windows before someone gets eaten by creatures!
Don’t take your towel out of the bathroom. When you’re done using it, hang it back up — don’t throw it over a chair or leave it on your bed. A few lifestyle adjustments will go a long way in ensuring those aesthetic features of your home can be enjoyed by you and whoever visits your house. — houzz.com
