How to Design a Clutter-Free Home with Fitted Furniture
If you want to enjoy a peaceful, stress-free existence, then keeping your home free of clutter might be a good start. Doing this might require that you develop the right habits – but creating a home that’s easy to keep clean and tidy can be very helpful. This is where the right furniture can make a big difference. Let’s take a look at how.
Reclaiming the ‘Dead Zones’: Alcoves and Eaves
In most homes, there are spaces that simply aren’t being used to their full potential. This might be a result of the building’s architectural legacy: older properties tend to come with alcoves and sloped ceilings that can be difficult to fill.
If you’re prepared to invest in bespoke storage furniture, then making the most of these spaces becomes quite straightforward. While a freestanding wardrobe might come with gaps around the top and sides, a bespoke one will fill the space entirely.
The Multi-Functional Home Office
Even if you don’t regularly work from home, a dedicated office might add considerably to the value of your property. If you do, then it’s worth investing a little time and energy toward eliminating clutter. Doing so might allow you to fully focus on the work you’re doing.
The ‘Cloffice’ phenomenon blends the storage space of a closet with the workspace of a home office. You might also try to conceal cables using a management system beneath a desk. The specifics of your workflow should help to shape the decisions you make.
For example, if you spend a lot of time trading stocks from home, you might need a setup comprising many monitors, and a lot of cables. Sorting through the resulting ‘rat’s nest’ of cables can make your working life much more manageable. A supply of quality cable-ties might make this easier.
The Psychology of ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’
Dealing with clutter can help you to focus, and eliminate distraction. When you can’t see all of the various items you own, you might forget about them; when those items are on constant display, this is virtually impossible.
For this reason, floor-to-ceiling cabinetry from reputable heritage brands like Hammonds furniture can be invaluable. You’ll reduce visual noise in the space, thereby lowering your stress levels.
Sustainable Storage: Choosing Quality Over ‘Fast Furniture’
The practice of investing in quality is so worthwhile that a number of aphorisms have evolved around it. You might find yourself advised to ‘buy once and buy well’, or to ‘buy once and cry once’, or to ‘buy cheap and buy twice.’
Quality fitted furniture can be seen as an investment in the property. Look for quality, FSC-approved timber, and quality hinges, rails, and handles, too.
