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Fix your interior!
Janson
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Would you appreciate forumers to hold you accountable to your cleaning?
Did you just buy a new sofa and need opinions on how to arrange your furniture? Assistance in picking a colour for the walls?
Do you get your jollies on at IKEA?
Do you want to argue on how to organize your books or records or games?
Then this thread is for you! We are all about cleaning, organizing and decorating your abode!
Did you just buy a new sofa and need opinions on how to arrange your furniture? Assistance in picking a colour for the walls?
Do you get your jollies on at IKEA?
Do you want to argue on how to organize your books or records or games?
Then this thread is for you! We are all about cleaning, organizing and decorating your abode!
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1: genre
2: by artist (bob dylan comes after the beatles, but before Creedence)
3: chronologically (abbey road comes after the white album)
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really wish i had access to an ikea
Oh way you're talking about rooms not intestines
My interior is a total mess and
It is a place only a sociopath could love
(At least here, where both locations are packed 100% of the time)
That said, I've just ordered a new large bookshelf for my bedroom, as well as an uplighting lamp that I'm going to set up with a Philips Hue bulb to simulate sunrise in an attempt to get my ass out of bed sometime before THIRTY MINUTES AFTER MY THIRD ALARM GOES OFF. Ikea is supposed to deliver them on Saturday afternoon, although the delivery guys may freak out when they arrive and see it's a gated condo (the website says "WE CANNOT DELIVER TO GATED CONDOS ON WEEKENDS" :rotate:).
I'm also in the process of:
1. Destroying the mealybugs that have infested my pothos plants with a treatment of soap washes, soil-scraping and neem oil spray
2. Deploying a new wireless router and WAP
3. Getting another round of artwork framed and hung
4. Debating on whether I should purchase a wrought iron grille to prop on my bedroom wall and hang photos, postcards and small artworks from:
I also really would like to refinish the doors in my apartment but since I'm not sure I'll renew my lease in July it's kind of ehhh
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
On the one hand, I'm probably never gonna read them again.
But on the other, many of them are out-of-print and if I get rid of them it's likely I'll never see 'em again.
Y'know. In case I do some day wanna read them again.
Anyway, crossposting:
I'm trying to fix my interior!
I just can't afford it...
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
@ketar can back me up it's pretty sparse.
I'm leaning towards movie posters for my living room and some kind of mirror for the dining area to make the space seem more open.
Mine are similar except I haven't bothered with chronologically yet just because my collection isn't huge. I do also have a separate section for the wife so NKOTB comes after...well...everything.
I do genre, geographically, artist and then chronologically.
It was a Good System.
Satans..... hints.....
In actual cleaning news I did get my bedroom partially cleaned up and organized over the holiday but I've still got a bit to take care of. My ex also still has a closet of stuff that she hasn't removed yet and I had to give an ultimatum on that stuff. I want my clos(ur)et space! I also just need to get rid of a bunch of stuff that I've accumulated over the years and never use. Maybe I'll post some pictures of my junk and y'all can help convince me to donate/sell/toss a bunch of it.
I also got the kitchen cleaned up and scrubbed the walls and cabinets in there. It's incredible how much grime and grease accumulates in a well-used kitchen! My roommate and I also cleaned up a bunch of outstanding boxes and crap in the shared living space, so that's looking better.
How frustrating! That’s a lovely vanity and that design looks particularly easy to keep clean, too.
I’ve heard this from a lot of people! I did end up buying a Dyson though because they’ve always been reliable for me...
This is my dilemma; since I have kids it’s also easy to hold on to them in the case that your kids might read them.
But I’ve also grown aware lately of how problematic some of my older faves are, and my kids might like different genres anyway... I did de clutter some when moving, but not enough!
I’m a huge fan of cool movie/game posters and they can look pretty classy when in a frame, too. Poster frames don’t have to be that expensive, either!
@Fishman I love that pink sofa and that looks like a really friendly and inviting place!
@Lost Salient I love the idea of hanging up one of those grilles; I think it’s a very smart one. I can’t decide which I like best, though.
Our guest room is what I would like to tackle at some point - or maybe our bedroom! I would love to organize a dedicated crafting/sewing area...
The first time I used mine the amount of cat hair it dug out of the carpet rusty the old vacuum had missed was revelatory. 1 bedroom apartment and i had to empty the canister twice.
one of my running themes for 2018 was Get Your Shit Together, got my workspace the most organised it's ever been, got my music collection all in one place, cleaned my closet, among other changes
still have a loooott of clutter i need to toss but it's hard for me to part with anything i might have the remotest change of potentially using at some point in the future
Yep! I'm very into minimalist design, and I can't think of anything easier to keep clean and tidy than a seamless toughened glass sink and countertop. Oh well! Maybe we'll get one of those weird waterplane vanities, made of that reconstituted white granite stuff.
I have a lot of issues:
1. I collect stuff. a LOT of stuff. I've gotten better about only getting things I care about, but I have a backlog that I have a hell of a time just letting go of.
2. I keep the manuals for the toys I buy. Used to be I kept parts of the boxes too, but I've at least let that habit go. But the manuals, especially for things like Lego, take up a lot of room. I'd like to sort those in with the toys if/when I donate them.
3. It's going to sound like a hell of an excuse, but I'm very out of shape. And as a result, de-cluttering tires me out both physically and mentally. So I keep putting it off.
4. I want to recycle wherever possible, which isn't easy in my current apartment. Basically I have to use the municipal bins, which are separated paper and containers and a couple miles away. So I need to trudge in bad weather out to these things to do my bit.
Still, this is one thing I want to commit to this year. I want a new house sometime this year, and de-cluttering and preparing for that is part of the deal.
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Warning: VERY messy apartment ahead. These are the negatives of being a toy, board game, video game, and model collector.
The full gallery. Note that black garbage bags are recycling, white are trash.
https://imgur.com/a/vAHH77c
This is my couch and living room from the front. Usually I can clean the couch off enough to sit if needed.
This is behind the couch. It kind of became a storage place as I got some new shelving.
I set up this table to give a flat surface to organize things and act as a "wave" / staging area to clean up the living room. It didn't work.
This is my main table. It's actually clearer than it's been for a while?
My display and board game shelves. I'm horribly utilizing this space.
My kitchen area, and kitchen table. It looks worse now because I bought groceries yesterday and haven't cleaned up after myself.
My "hallway" to the guest bathroom. I bought a shelf that became overflow space in here, and it became.. well, just that, overflow.
My guest bedroom/den. This was where I set up my older collection things, and has kind of become the dumping ground since I stopped using my computer due to its age. It gets really cold in here. It also is where I'm storing funiture I was given by my mom, that may be of use in a future house but I can't seem to get rid of.
The guest bedroom closet, where I stored large bins from my last move (5 years ago) and other junk.
My bedroom. Lots of dust, lots of clutter. I tend to spend a lot of my life laying down, so things I play with end up here, along with old clothing.
There's a few areas I didn't photograph. Namely the bathrooms and my bedroom closet (that I never really open).
So that's... the horror. I know it's a mountain. The thing is, I need to just... chip at it. I'm tired of living like this. I am horrible at cleaning... and I am afraid people will think I'm a hoarder, that I'm living in my own filth.
So.. yeah. This is where I start. I'll try my best to post updates, so that I can be held accountable, and keep in mind that small progress over an extended time will achieve results.
(Let's see if this works better than my cleanup blog.)
I can definitely recommend a schedule and concentrating on one small area at a time. Anytime I feel like my house needs a big clean, I’ll start with the smallest room (even the laundry room or the bathroom!), or the room with the least amount of stuff in it, and I always feel so much better once that is clean.
I freakin' love the waterplane style sinks, but I feel they are one of those designs that is really going to come into and out of style. I've been looking at a basin sink like this one below for our double vanity. I'm not sure what counter top surface to go with though. Bathroom is mostly white farmhouse style, with faux stone tile (vinyl) flooring.
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My in-laws looked after my kids at my house today, so it’s a little messier than usual. Got some cleaning to do tonight! It would be nice to be ready for the weekend!
We're getting ready to replace our equally aged fiberglass tub/shower. What is the new one as far as brand/materials? It looks super nice.
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