The holiday season is right around the corner and that is usually the time of year most of us invite family and friends to our homes.
So is your house ready for the holiday season?
Does your family room need a bit of updating? Is your guest room ready for the out of town guests?
Does your living room need a face lift before the guests arrive?
If you need to sprinkle some style into your home without breaking the bank, head to your local library for some home decorating books.
In your local library, the home decorating books are shelved in the nonfiction 747 call number area.
I love home decorating books. It seems like after looking through these books, I always get inspired to make my house prettier. As if I am trying to compete with the pages in these home decorating books.
So here are some home decorating books from your local library:
Decorating fearlessly by Suzanna Salk
The things that matter by Nate Berkus
Sarah Style by Sarah Richardson
If your house is cluttered like mine, here are a few books for both of us:
Signing off until next Monday- Panteha
I am in the cleaning mood these days. I have been reading the " Life changing magic of tidying up" by Marie Kondo. Somehow reading this book has given me permission to throw stuff away. Even useful stuff. And it has taken the guilt out of it.
I am hoping that at the end of this magical journey, I would have a much more organized and peaceful place to call home. A clutter free home is a relaxing and welcoming home. And I would like to own such a place.
So far, I have tackled my walking closet, the laundry room closets, and a few drawers. Now, I keep going to the laundry room to open those once crammed closets and I feel so proud.
The message of this book is "don't feel guilty about throwing away stuff".
There is also a couple of cardinal rules that I have learned so far. Don't you ever let your mom see you throwing stuff away. Don't take the liberty of throwing away other people's stuff. Let them find the light on their own. :)
The author also recommends starting this purge by category. For example, start by throwing away the clothes that you don't want. Hold each item of clothing and see how you feel about it. Then you can decide to toss or donate .
Reading this book has taken the guilt out of throwing stuff away and it is so liberating.
So, if your house if bursting with stuff, read this book and start de-cluttering.
And here are some books on this topic:
Signing off until next Monday- Panteha
