Best Interior Designer Los Angeles: Cleaning Tips

Out with the old and in with the new. Tis’ the season when accumulation happens at surprisingly accelerated rates. It’s hardly news that the holiday season offers wonderful opportunities to share love and care for friends and family – by giving gifts that express our feelings.

This can also be turned around and cause our own closets and cabinets to swell. A large part of having a beautiful home is making a place for everything and making certain that everything is in its place.

If you have limited space this may mean setting time aside for some clear-headed pre-holiday editing. Here are three ideas to help you find and maximize the space in your home:

1. My first rule of thumb is if I haven’t worn it or used it (not including seasonal clothes or objects) in 6 months, I don’t need it. It is always a pleasant surprise to find things I’d forgot I owned lurking in the back of a closet or cabinet. Clearly I didn’t miss it. Why do I need to keep it? Either it goes back into serious use or it’s time to find a new owner.

2. What I keep, I care for. I treat my belongings with care and they wear well and long. By elevating their importance by the way I store and care for my belongings (sweaters in closed containers with cedar, monogrammed wooden hangers, fabric lined drawers, shoe trees…etc.) things not only look good, but they last.

3. What I care for I organize. A quick inventory (3 black cashmere sweaters, 5 pair khaki slacks, 14 white cotton dress shirts….etc.) can give you a foundation for a organizing system as simple, or as involved, as you need.

Grouping your belongings (clothing, linens, china, crystal..etc.) by color, season, application or need is often a good place to start. Digital photographs and a basic numbering system can make quick work of the cataloguing process. You know what you own and you know where everything is stored. Now it’s time to go shopping!