Reorganise the perfect wardrobe
Does your closet look like it has been hit by a typhoon? Spend a couple of hours reorganising this space and you will always find your Stilettos or cocktail dress in a jiffy.
Here’s how to
do it:
• Keep the items that you use on a daily basis, like t-shirts, office clothes and jeans, handy on the lower shelf of your closet so that they are accessible at all times.
• Store winter clothes and woolens on the higher shelves. You could wrap them in muslin cloth and moth balls for protection.
• Tupper ware or regular plastic boxes from the kitchen are perfect for keeping exercise socks, stockings and other hosiery. A stainless steel masala box with multiple small katoris works well for clips and jewelllery.
Break out of All-Beige
Don’t you wish you could dress your walls with a different shade of colour every once in a while? But if you have already painted your home and are stuck in an all-beige world, there is still a way to liven up your space.
Here’s how to do it:
You can make a neutral room look cosy by adding splashes of warm red or orange through furnishings and upholstery.
Furnishngs that stand out sharply against the wall colour also helps define space. Scatter around colourful vases, rugs, throws and cushions to draw attention away from neutral walls.
Clutter-Bust with baskets
Sometimes your home seems to be full of so much clutter you don’t know where to begin.
Here’s how to do it:
Wicker baskets are the perfect solution to cut out the cultter. These baskets easily swallow magazines, papers, children’s toys and laundry. Also, from the design point of view, they are flexible, easily blending into home style. They can also carry out-of-season clothes in your closet.
For a more colourful (and cheaper) twist, opt for bright plastic bins in fuchsia or red.
Get a streamlined Bathroom Bathrooms usually mean small spaces, high humidity and lots of stuff. Organise the chaos even if you don’t have space (or the budget) for built in storage.
Here’s how to do it:
• Before you waste money on a fancy solution, scout the house for everyday items that can be used. Pottery bowls, silver platters, baskets, tins and glass wear offer practicality and character to the space.
• Arrange items in containers by type - hair products, cosmetics, towels, etc.
Call the garden inside
Plants breathe life and freshness into any room, including kitchens. Most modern apartments, however, offer little room for an indoor garden.
Here’s how to do it:
Window sills make for interesting spots.
To add freshness choose a variety of indoor plants like spider plants and asparagus ferns, display them attractively in terracota pots.
Keep up trends
We’d all like to change our décor on a regular basis.
Here’s how to do it:
• Inject splashes of the latest trendy colours through accessories such as cushions.
• Also emphasise a colour, such as yellow, through flowering plants and smaller items arranged on a coffee table.
Make the most of space
You can optimise space even if you live in a really small house. Create storage areas in passages and other forgotten places, like your staircase.
Here’s how to do it:
• Invest in a decorative set of shelves and neatly arrange household objects on them to create a display.
• Store watering cans and plants near the garden door, so that it’s convenient and colouful.n
