Ozark Christian Living

Family Life & Homemaker's Guide

Organize Living Room

She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness.  Proverbs 31:27Living Room

Life gets busy so it is easy to end up with a cluttered home and a cluttered mind.  But...1 step at a time...1 day at a time...1 room at a time we can win the war against clutter without feeling overwhelmed in the process.  We don't normally have an abundance of time to tackle big projects.  Therefore, we are breaking this down to little tasks that can be accomplished each day.  If you don't get through this list during the week, do not be discouraged.  Start where you left off the next time you are concentrating on the Living Room.

 Monday:  Identifying items that belong in your Living room and remove items that don't belong in this room at all.

  • Take a few minutes to go through and pick up items that don't belong in this room all of the time and put them away.  For example, extra shoes or coats?  How about extra clothing items or dishes that need returned to the kitchen?

 Tuesday:   Organize and sort through books, newspapers, and magazines.

  • Sort through books and magazines.  Donate or toss the books and magazines that are no longer really used.  For example, if there are magazines that you are keeping just for that one recipe or article.  Clip and file the recipe or article in the room you would most likely want to reference it from. 
Wednesday:  Organize Entertainment Center.
  • Return movies and music to proper cases.
  • Donate movies and music no longer used.  Throw away any damaged movies or music.
  • Organize movies and music by type and alphabetical within type for easy access.
Thursday:  Children's toys or games.
  • Keep the most commonly played games or toys in a labeled bin for each child on a shelf.  Develop a system of one-in and one-out so that the bin is never overflowing.  When one of the children want to keep a new toy in the bin, teach them to take another toy from the bin back to their toy box.  If they have out grown the toy donate it, or throw away if damaged.
Friday:  Room Decorations.
  • If wall space, table tops, and the room in general is too cluttered with decorations, consider picking themes or color schemes for each season.  

 

 

 

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