| Are you thinking of living the simple life? | | | | Storage is key when you are living the simple |
| Are you ready to get rid of all of your | | | | life of decorating. There must be a place |
| excess clutter and to have a clean, austere | | | | for everything and everything in its place. |
| living space? Here are some interior | | | | It must be possible to fully hide your TV and |
| decorating tips to have you well on your way | | | | all wires and gadgets that go along with it. |
| to getting that simple living space that you | | | | The same is true of stereos and other such |
| are looking for. | | | | equipment. Nothing will ruin the look that |
| | | | you are going for, quite like items that have |
| Let us start with the kitchen... | | | | strayed from their proper places. All |
| | | | clothes must be in the closet, toothbrushes |
| You cannot go wrong with stainless steel. Go | | | | in the cabinet, books in the book cases, pots |
| for a stainless steel fridge and other | | | | in the cabinet, etc. |
| appliances. Pick out a stainless steel | | | | |
| countertop or backsplash. You can even go | | | | The removal... |
| with stainless steel cabinets. Of course, | | | | |
| you do not want everything to be made of | | | | Get rid of any extra, unnecessary items that |
| stainless steel - that would be a bit of | | | | you have. You will be amazed at how great it |
| overkill. Choose just a few components, and | | | | feels to finally get rid of your college |
| try to keep everything else simple. Pick out | | | | philosophy notes, old letters, old clothing, |
| clean, white cabinets with no extra | | | | old presents, and other items that you no |
| detailing, for instance. | | | | longer need (nor did you ever really need |
| | | | them...) The less "stuff" you have, the |
| Color scheme... | | | | easier it will be for you to keep your stuff |
| | | | tidy and put away in your storage spaces. |
| Just because you have decided to have a | | | | |
| modern, clean-cut home, it does not mean that | | | | The decorations... |
| you cannot have any color. You can use a | | | | |
| little color - "little" being the key word. | | | | Keep the number of decorations that you have |
| Keep your walls a solid color of light grays, | | | | very limited. You only need one or two |
| light beiges, whites, or maybe even a grayish | | | | paintings on a wall, one item on a fireplace |
| blue or grayish yellow. Try to keep these | | | | mantle, no items on the coffee table, etc. |
| colors muted. You can, however, pick out one | | | | |
| bold painting to hang on your wall -- maybe a | | | | The furniture... |
| painting of giant, bright orange poppies, for | | | | |
| example, with no other paintings or pictures | | | | Pick out furniture with straight, clean |
| nearby. There is no reason to overcrowd your | | | | lines. No fluffy couches, no floral |
| walls. Choose a painting that you love, | | | | patterns, no extra and unnecessary pillows. |
| because it is really going to stand out! | | | | Few round tables. Leather couches are a |
| | | | great choice. Have as few pieces of |
| The floors... | | | | furniture as possible. |
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| Stick to tiles, hardwood, bamboo, or even | | | | You will love leading the clean and simple |
| concrete if possible. A light colored carpet | | | | life. When you wipe your home free of |
| is also fine, but it does not give the cold, | | | | clutter, it is like wiping your entire mind - |
| clean look that these other floors do. | | | | your entire life - free of clutter, as well. |
| | | | Nothing can open up your room (or your life) |
| The storage... | | | | and make it seem bigger, quite like following |
| | | | the aforementioned tips can. |