H e l l o!
Up on the blog this week, it's all about the purge. The home purge that is. I'd like to think that I don't have an attachment to stuff. I do appreciate material things, but typically in a house purge, I freely and unemotionally toss items into the "these don't spark joy" pile. I try to live as paper-free as possible. (aside from my magazines) Souvenirs and trip mementos? I prefer immediate use food items items or longer-lasting digital photos that can be filed away and viewed regularly.
Yet I'm still perpetually overrun by stuff. It's not helped by the fact that I get boxes and boxes of sample materials for projects almost every other day. I spend at least an hour a week weeding through my piles. I admit, this is where my minimalist tendencies go out the window. As you might imagine, I love interior finish materials, fabric, wallpaper, flooring....let me see it all.
People often ask what we do with extra samples. I return most of the ones we don't need. But if I'm being completely honest, I stockpile my favorites like I'm doomsday prepping for some beautiful, interior renovation apocalypse. I do try my best to get the most out of the products I order. If a custom carpet sample can be used as a floor mat, I'll ask friends and family if they like it and can use it.
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The perpetual low-level stress of maximalism and disorganization has been well documented. So I'm newly committed to paring down and finding a better method for the madness. Right now, I'm philosophically drawn to Marie Kondo's KonMari Method. My take: Keep what makes you happy. If a lot of things make you happy, then so be it. Just be intentional and find a place for them in your surroundings.
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An organization expert recently reached out to me, offering her services, and I'm considering taking the leap. I figure finding a loving new home for some of my existing stuff means carving out a little more space for some new Fall clothing splurges! I know for some people, more is a four-letter word. But then I'm reminded: So it less.
Interior Designer Tip: If you’re putting a possession in a long-term storage unit, you probably don’t need it (and in a few months won’t even remember that you own it)
Are you moving and dreading months of sorting, storing, and unpacking your possessions? What are Marie Kondo's tips for simplifying the process? “If you haven’t moved yet, my advice is to go through the KonMari Method as described in The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and finish tidying,” says Ms. Kondo. Get rid of possessions you don’t want or need before you move is preferable to finding yourself overwhelmed after you’ve arrived in your new home.
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About the Interior Designer
Tina Delia, a native of Ocean County, NJ, current resident of Philadelphia, is the Founder and Principal Interior Designer of Delia Designs. For the past eleven years, Tina has been steadfast in her vision and continues to develop herself personally and professionally. She is dedicated to excellence and insistence on forward thinking design. At the forefront of her designs is the idea that our spaces have the ability to transform our lives. She is looking to move us, inspire us to see, think and create freely. After all, it's not only about creating beautiful spaces.
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