Two creative people combine households: an organizing case study
Pam Holland ~ Virtual home organizer
Professional home organizer at Mindful Decluttering & Organizing
Case Study: Two creative people combine households
This couple had combined households, which can be tricky! They had done an excellent job of organizing their possessions in their one bedroom DC condo, but the husband’s love of art and reading created an abundance of art supplies, along with more books and magazines than the condo allowed space for.
There was friction in the relationship due to art materials and piles of reading material routinely ending up on the living room floor. The couple identified a need for a more robust bill paying system and centralized storage solutions for the reading material and art supplies.
We decided to use a storage ottoman to organize and contain his art supplies. This not only pleased his wife, but also made it easier for him to find supplies when he wanted them. By keeping all his sketchbooks, markers and containers to decorate together, he was able to see that there was no need to purchase more. The picture shows the inside of the ottoman after organizing.
Next, I helped him recycle magazines that he realized he was not making time to read. We first created a schedule for times to read and to do what he called “stack maintenance,” then slowly eliminated some of the magazine subscriptions and created a central location for storing reading materials.
The wife was extremely pleased with the results of our sessions and shared that the decluttering and organizing work was an excellent complement to (and sometimes more pleasant than) their couple’s therapy!
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