Clearing the Way is a Great Way to Start! ...

If you haven’t already, it’s a great idea to start with De-Cluttering your home or the room you're planning to decorate –

With Home Decorating, the saying - 'Less is Best ... Less is More' certainly applies and is a good principle to follow.

Your home should soothe your soul. It should relax, replenish and invigorate you - not weigh you down.

Think for a moment - How does your Home make you feel?

Clutter is a home atmosphere and home decorating 'downer'.

When you commence a home decorating project, it’s best that you start with as blank a canvas as you can. That’s not always possible. Be ruthless and get rid of anything that doesn’t seem to fit in your room, your home, or that doesn’t excite you or make you feel good.

Cleaning out the clutter and decorating to soothe your soul and stimulate you five senses will bring you closer to the invigorating, energizing and/or peaceful Home Haven you crave. It will actually help you reduce your stress.

An important golden rule – subtracting is often adding. This can be very difficult because furniture is often a very emotional thing for us. You may need to look around for some help with that.

When you eliminate an item from your Home, you not only free up space, but you actually free up energy and make room for new energy to come in. It makes your home actually appear to shine and sparkle.

Often, we can get so comfortable in our surroundings and attached to ‘things’ that we don’t realize that it would actually be less stressful if we got rid of them. It’s not easy to break out of our comfort zone – you’re not alone there. Sometimes it can feel like it would be easier to just leave things as they are and not tackle the task.

Clearing the way and de-cluttering allows for space for good new positive things/items to come in and fill that space.

Here’s a Vital Tip - Get rid of furniture, items, pieces, ‘knick-knacks’ that don’t excite you, that don’t mirror who you are, or don’t reflect your Soul. Get rid of the clutter – move yourself and your home to the next level.

You could donate furniture or other bits and pieces to charities to help others. One person’s throw-outs is another person’s treasure. Hold a garage sale to get rid of items. Pack them up and donate them to your local school fete or bazaar. You could even sell them on E-bay.

Happy Home Decorating!

Kathy Baker
http://www.home-decorating-ideas-for-you.com