{"id":4975,"date":"2019-01-25T21:03:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T21:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/?p=4975"},"modified":"2026-04-11T19:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T19:24:51","slug":"organize-your-home-to-spark-joy-for-you-everyday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/organize-your-home-to-spark-joy-for-you-everyday\/","title":{"rendered":"Organize Your Home To Spark Joy For You Everyday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It seems like most people I know are making their New Year’s Resolution to organize and declutter items no longer serving a purpose or sparking joy. \u00a0This is great and all, but I’ve always found it is important to be practical about how everyday activities mean daily upkeep for a tidy home, its not just about spending a weekend to take on the large and daunting task of purging unnecessary items and finding a place for everything. \u00a0While that is a great starting point, here a few habits to adopt to maintain order and subsequently make your home one to spark joy for you everyday:<\/p>\n

Always Leave A Room With Two Things To Put Away: \u00a0<\/b>If you have children, or a significant other who just acts like a child, maybe make it three things, but you will find after doing this for a week or so (and encouraging everyone else to get into the habit as well), you’ll be pleasantly surprised how this small gesture maintains order and prevents feeling overwhelmed at the sight of total disorder if left unattended for days.<\/p>\n

One-Touch Rule:<\/strong> \u00a0Adopt this mindset and you will never spend another second of your life searching for your other shoe (or keys, or wallet). \u00a0If put in its designated place from the start,\u00a0an item is only touched once until you next time you need it. \u00a0Think about the\u00a0dirty dish you are about to put in the sink when it belongs in the dishwasher (touch #1).<\/em>\u00a0 Here is what\u00a0happens next: other dishes pile on top of it until its overflowing, so you move everything onto the counter (touch #2) and begin loading everything into the dishwasher (touch #3). \u00a0It takes as much effort to put that same dirty dish in the dishwasher which is\u00a0literally <\/em>right next to the sink. \u00a0Have you ever woken up to a perfectly clean kitchen? \u00a0Trust me, you will love it.<\/p>\n

Avoid the ‘Clutter to Maintain Clutter’ Complex:<\/strong>\u00a0 While there is tremendous value in finding an organizing unit solution for a chaotic spot you are constantly trying to keep in order, if you’re not properly putting it to use, its only more clutter. \u00a0Oh, the irony. \u00a0If you find yourself shopping for a catch-all to hold all your other catch-alls that hold all the random stuff you don’t know what else to with, you’re not organizing, you’re just finding new ways to store clutter. \u00a0Know specifically what needs a storage solution BEFORE shopping for organizing accoutrement (spice rack perhaps?)<\/p>\n

Got a minute?\u00a0De-Stress and Create Order<\/strong>: \u00a0When you find yourself with a minute to spare, take the opportunity to get a small area in order, like that utility drawer or the kitchen cabinet with the baking sheet avalanche every time you open it. \u00a0You will be amazed how satisfying this practice becomes and how eliminating the clutter also eliminates stress you only recognize was causing stress once its gone.<\/p>\n

Abide by these four methods and you will notice everything falling into place, seemingly on its own, but its all you and your new year’s resolution habits replacing the old bad habits.\u00a0 You can find inspiration and check out what we have to offer by visiting our showroom in Bellingham<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It seems like most people I know are making their New Year’s Resolution to organize and declutter items no longer serving a purpose or sparking joy. \u00a0This is great and all, but I’ve always found it is important to be practical about how everyday activities mean daily upkeep for a tidy home, its not just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-furniture-notes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4975"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5268,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4975\/revisions\/5268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernclassics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}