Useful zero waste app for de-cluttering

2 years ago

Ferris is a really handy app for getting rid of once-loved items that are still functional... you can also find an amazing mix a random gems on there!

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Honestly? I watch HOARDERS on A&E. Nothing motivates me more like the idea of ending up like that. Also during a recent move into a new home the rule was that if I didn't LOVE it, then it stayed in the garage in a "maybe not" pile. After 3 months those items are now ending up on Craigslists for sale and they're turning into cash = savings :) Things that I feel I can donate end up at the thrift stores. After being an AVID follower of DIY sites I am finding SO MANY are into the PUT CRAP IN EVERY SPOT THERE IS just for the sake of making/creating/DIY something. It just ends up making for a "pretty clutter." So I am hoping the trend goes the OTHER Way...the UNCLUTTERED DIYER is my goal! oh and making $500 bucks recently off all that "stuff" sure is a good motivation! ;)
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I like your space and the colour of your existing units. Remember to use the "Height" as well as the width. I see "wasted space". To the left of the door as you go in there is a blank wall there that even if you put an inexpensive wine bottle holder to even hold perrier or glasses it will give storage. Elongate the work surface to come into this space but narrow it so it gives the illusion of more work surface if there is room, if not shelves can be fitted. Make the kitchen appear bigger by using the right hand wall before you get to the kitchen entrance to put a large poster/painting either modern or traditional with a nod to the kitchen... ..fruit or still life or whatever floats your boat. This will give the kitchen an "entrance" before you get to it. The small picture at present does not do the wall justice. Do not forget shelves along the top of the window and round door frames which can house pretty glasses, cups or bottlesetc. Try and include a Mirror or mirror backed shelf opposite the main window to reflect light and space. Shelves instead of those long cupboards will give as much space, will be cheaper and prettier and can hold pans or whatever you like and give a cafe bohemian vibe. Don't go for lots of little shelves here but long "landscape" shelves. If you do this then in the wasted space by the door create a different angle by having long shaped shelves "portrait". Really try and include a mirror somewhere or just outside the kitchen. People forget to include paintings and mirrors in kitchens and bathrooms and they really work hard even in a small space and can even be hung just above the work space. Above all have fun. Get the basic units in and then individualise. It doesn't have to be done all at once. In a small space remember things really "sing". Don't have neutral walls...have a depth of colour that will give the room gravitas and cosiness. Remember...large things, conversely, look good in a small space. Remember all rooms contain a "living" thing.....a jug of tipsy tulips, foliage in a jam jar, plump oranges, limes or lemons in a junk shop bowl..... I envy you this space it is sweet and for the minimum of fuss you can really individualise it and make it "yours". Take down those wall cupboards Now and see the difference and the room will start "talking" to you. I can't see the right hand side but is there room in the corner there for a big fridge out of the sightlines of the gorgeous window? A Long larder cupboard could also go at the end here if there is room and remember you can have narrower cupboards as well as the usual width.
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Gone through all the comments thanks and some definite themes. Will definitely de-clutter workshops where I can and put some plants in. Will clear top of the fridge too. Like the idea of painting the whole room red - it's a lot of wall as big area so worry it will look too dark. Will try out some tester samples. Saw the attached and that looked good I personally love an olive green but just doesn't match accessories and costly to buy them all again. All our dinner set is also red too so hard to get away from! Will also look into large artwork as I know it needs that - just finding the right piece!
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It was the best thing to do for this stage in our lives. Each home we had fitted our circumstances at the time; no children to a growing busy family back to occasional family. We left our 5 bedroom Victorian town house with the typical large rooms which we had lived in for 20 years and the location we had been in for over 30 years We had created a small but beautiful walled garden and I had to travel by car to my allotment. Having decided to move we spent time sorting the house to make the best of marketing it. We went through all the boxes of photographs, (my three boys having a good giggle), threw the unnecessary or duplicate ones away, then sent them off to be put on CD. We kept the shoe box full of photos as well just in case..... I put all my boys school stuff into separate boxes and they had to decide what to do with it. One did not even look at it, one looked and then dumped and one selected a few bits he wanted. As a joint exercise it was a wonderful family time and trip down memory lane. We had several sweeps through our belongings. Each time it was obvious what was not needed. Items given away, sold donated or dumped. It also became easier each time to let go of the things we previously thought we wanted. Finally storage for some bits then we moved into a rented flat whilst we looked for our next property. By the time we found it, and with the process of moving most of what was in storage was not needed emotionally or physically either. We are now 300 miles away in a two bedroom cottage in the middle of a forest. We are renovating it and adapting it (not enlarging) as we go, in fact turning it into a one bedroom property but with flexible other rooms. We do have the advantage of a mezzanine bedroom holiday conversion attached which we are using whilst the work is happening. This small space living is focusing us even further. Financially we are much better off, I am creating the home of my dreams, we have entered a new welcoming community and a totally new way of life. Our boys love visiting. We have been here for 18 months and so glad we have done it. Cathartic, most definitely, happier certainly, the right thing for this stage of our lives yes.
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