How To Give Your Home More Space
Have you been wondering how to free up space in your home? Do you live in a dorm or an efficiency where every inch of space counts?
Maybe you're tired of trying to come up with ideas on how to reduce the clutter? Or don't know where to start?
If you don't know where to start and feel like you're backed into a corner then maybe this is your solution to the problem.
Let me introduce you to the top-to-bottom-strategy.
It is a procedure that can be of great service to you if you are starting out and you are about to move into your own home.
Or if you already own a house full of furniture and are willing to sell or donate what you no longer want in order to purchase a better version.
It will work in many situations from great to small.
The greater your willingness to get rid of the old and bring in the new, the bigger space difference there will be in your home.
You may not want to exchange out many items in your home but decide on a few select items that will make a big difference once you've gotten rid of them.
The most beneficial part of the top-to-bottom-strategy is that it can be customized to your preference.
That's what makes it very opportunistic--it can be adjusted according to your desires.
The top-to-bottom-strategy is a simple three step procedure that will help you reevaluate your thought process.
This strategy deals with three levels. And each level can be used to help you better furnish your home by weighing any item you want or own against the top-to-bottom-strategy.
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The 3 Levels
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Level 3: Ceiling
Level 2: Wall
Level 1: Floor
You'll notice with each level you move from top to bottom. Also notice that each level moves from ONLY taking up air space to taking up walking space.
Items that DO NOT affect your walking zone are considered to be items that take up air space.
The further up your item is positioned the freer your walking zone. And the more space you have in your home. The highest level that you can go is Level 3.
In which an item you purchase is mounted from your ceiling.
You may have, in the past, considered furnishing your home using these three levels, but only under certain conditions.
For example, you may have first wanted a floor lamp but instead decided to get a sconce installed on your wall or a chandelier mounted from the ceiling rather than your first initial idea.
That is a situation in which all three levels are used accidentally.
But normally, you are likely to find that you have constantly left out Level 2 and Level 3 when you consider furnishing your home with a new item.
The reason for this is easy to understand--you normally see what you want and then you buy it.
And when you've done this there has been very little organization in furnishing your home.
Except with the thought of whether you have enough floor space for the item in consideration.
Before today, when you've considered purchasing an item you haven't really considered the three levels in combination with the item that you want.
You were never taught, and never thought, much about the three levels because history never offered such circumstances until recently.
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