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billege · 08-04-2004, 09:04 PM

Put up some nicely framed (style is of course up to you, but if you like metal frames buy them and stick to it, same with wood. Young places usually don't have any matching stuff, make it look like you intentionally bought these things) pictures of you, your family, your friends. Prints and what-not are nice, but if you've got some framed memories laying about, now you've got a home instead of a pad.

While we're at it, if you have any beer bottle collections, liquor bottles on display in the living room, get 'em out and into the trash. The only people that put empty alcohol bottles on display are those that are kids, especially proud of what they drank, and alcoholics who never pick up.

Lose the posters, NO posters on the wall anywhere. If it's not in a frame lose it, unless you have a den or like a sports theme room. (now I read you've got that...)

What is your foucs in your living room? THe PS2, the TV? What does everything face? Is the furniture placed to accomodate people talking and looking at each other, or is it a movie theater? Neither one is right or wrong, just what you put out there. If the PS2 is drug halfway out of an entertainment system, that's a mess too, you look kid-ish. Put things away, try not to clutter more than you must.

If you have a coffee table, as it seems some people do (I have no love for them at ALL), make sure that sucker is clean. You get to have some framed pictures, a BOOK or two if reading is important to you, maybe some plant or something. You are allowed a stack of mags on the bottom shelves if you must. But, the type of your mags dictates if you want people to see them. Maxim, yeah great, but not on display in the living room.
I swear to god that coffee tables are great attracters of clutter, and a place to put your feet. They have absolutely no place other than that for me.

In general, the cleaner and more tidey a place is, the 'older' it looks, so always keep the clutter down. Learn to throw shit away. The side advantage of that is easier dusting. I hate dusting. The number one clutter fighter for our house is that my wife and I both hate to dust. The less we have to pick up and dust under the better.

If I think of more, I'll add it here.
Good Luck!!

Ikea is nice, but we've gotten a lot of small furniture from Target. They seem to have all sorts of matching themed cabinets and shelves and stuff. The fact that we can afford them helps too!! Adding like things always helps. If you can ditch a bookshelf only to buy another bookshelf that is the same theme (modern, curvey, really simple--whatever) as your entertainment center or couches or tables, then do it. The more your things share or compliment each other with color and style the better.

08-04-2004, 09:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
billege Watcher Location: Ohio	Put up some nicely framed (style is of course up to you, but if you like metal frames buy them and stick to it, same with wood. Young places usually don't have any matching stuff, make it look like you intentionally bought these things) pictures of you, your family, your friends. Prints and what-not are nice, but if you've got some framed memories laying about, now you've got a home instead of a pad. While we're at it, if you have any beer bottle collections, liquor bottles on display in the living room, get 'em out and into the trash. The only people that put empty alcohol bottles on display are those that are kids, especially proud of what they drank, and alcoholics who never pick up. Lose the posters, NO posters on the wall anywhere. If it's not in a frame lose it, unless you have a den or like a sports theme room. (now I read you've got that...) What is your foucs in your living room? THe PS2, the TV? What does everything face? Is the furniture placed to accomodate people talking and looking at each other, or is it a movie theater? Neither one is right or wrong, just what you put out there. If the PS2 is drug halfway out of an entertainment system, that's a mess too, you look kid-ish. Put things away, try not to clutter more than you must. If you have a coffee table, as it seems some people do (I have no love for them at ALL), make sure that sucker is clean. You get to have some framed pictures, a BOOK or two if reading is important to you, maybe some plant or something. You are allowed a stack of mags on the bottom shelves if you must. But, the type of your mags dictates if you want people to see them. Maxim, yeah great, but not on display in the living room. I swear to god that coffee tables are great attracters of clutter, and a place to put your feet. They have absolutely no place other than that for me. In general, the cleaner and more tidey a place is, the 'older' it looks, so always keep the clutter down. Learn to throw shit away. The side advantage of that is easier dusting. I hate dusting. The number one clutter fighter for our house is that my wife and I both hate to dust. The less we have to pick up and dust under the better. If I think of more, I'll add it here. Good Luck!! Ikea is nice, but we've gotten a lot of small furniture from Target. They seem to have all sorts of matching themed cabinets and shelves and stuff. The fact that we can afford them helps too!! Adding like things always helps. If you can ditch a bookshelf only to buy another bookshelf that is the same theme (modern, curvey, really simple--whatever) as your entertainment center or couches or tables, then do it. The more your things share or compliment each other with color and style the better. __________________ I can sum up the clash of religion in one sentence: "My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend." Last edited by billege; 08-04-2004 at 09:08 PM..