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Hold on, here comes another seasonal transition. Fall is here for real. Seasonal transitions can bring on intense, tiring, and moody feelings. You may feel a drag in your step and wonder why you're so tired. Well, you just went through a busy and active summer, and now you are headed for the busy season of the holidays, and it just makes sense that you want to rest and take a breather. We are not energizer bunnies, are we? We are human, and we demand transitional rest periods.
Seasonal transitions can be daunting if you are unaware of what comes with them. Even if you do not meet the criteria for seasonal affective disorder, you can have cranky, tired, and restless behavior due to the seasonal change. The most challenging change is Winter to Spring, then Spring to Summer, and the most effortless seasonal change is Summer to Fall. Getting the kids ready for school, planning a fall vacation, or recuperating from a summer vacation is not the end of the earth, but here are some tips to make it easier. STAY HEALTHY The most significant factors in staying healthy and balanced are eating well, sleeping well, having good relationships, exercising, and staying active and social. Also, recognizing and realizing that you are entering a new season will remind you to increase your coping strategies. One of the great gifts you can give to yourself every season is an organic fruit and vegetable basket from your local Farms. Getting on an organic delivery service will help you eat vegetables and fruit that are in season and save you lots of time grocery shopping. The size of the basket depends on the size of your family. You also want to eat cage-free organic eggs, grass-fed meats, organic meat, and fresh-water fish. Ingesting liquid amino acids, taking hot baths, taking care of your teeth, getting regular massages, and practicing general good hygiene will help you feel renewed and rejuvenated. Taking vitamins and minerals regularly, eliminating harmful sugar substitutes, hydrogenated oils, too much alcohol, and smoking while increasing exercise will also be helpful. Getting counseling and/or coaching for any emotional challenges will also clean out the pipes, allowing for a fresh new look at old challenges. SLEEP WELL Sleep cycles vary with each season. Usually, people require less sleep in summer, although some people run on an opposite clock....we all tick differently. Fall, well, you fall asleep...pretty great sleep. Fall is a pretty easy-going time in the beginning. Then you want to gather energy, momentum, and discipline to prepare for the hustle and bustle Fall brings with school starting, preparation for the holiday season, and shorter days/less sun. Winter brings on some sleep challenges when you're not careful. Too much sleep in Winter leads to decreased motivation, depression, and weight gain. Insomnia leads to irritability, reduced concentration, and apathy. Prescription sleep medications and over-the-counter remedies increase mood instability and cause only more disturbance to your sleep cycle in the long run. Winter also brings stomach issues from too much sugar, alcohol, and heavier food consumption. None of us can stay away from the table around the holidays. Higher sugar consumption starts with Halloween, then Thanksgiving, and the finale is Christmas and by New Year's Eve, you could be crashing while forcing yourself to stay up until Midnight. Ironically, Winter is also when we think about our New Year's Resolutions yet we can't think since we are tired from all the parties. You will best think about your life and the New Year in February. Remember, sugar is terrible for you, even in small amounts. As a medical social worker, years ago, I worked on a skilled nursing floor where people get increased hospital care due to surgeries, serious illnesses, and accidents. I performed discharge planning. I would look at the patient's chart to link them to resources while discharging them, and crazily enough, 85% of the elderly patients had diabetes. Epidemic proportions of people will end up with diabetes from ingesting too many processed, high-sugar foods and drinks. Also, think smart about drinking plenty of water, decreasing dairy or eliminating it altogether (fresh fruit sorbet instead of ice cream), eating lighter food fare with more fruit, decreasing alcohol, resting a lot, and wearing sun-protective eyewear and clothing. Increase exercise, drink more water and more sunscreen (keep applying; it is not waterproof), and then just kick back and enjoy the changing leaves. Marla Stone owns I-Deal-Lifestyle, a Lifestyle Consulting and Professional Organizing Service. Find more articles on www.i-deal-lifestyle.com
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 While Behavioral Techniques such as setting timers and giving yourself deadlines can be fantastic for achieving goals. Eliminating impeding and indecisive language will increase productivity tenfold. #Productivity #GoalSetting
The Pomodoro method is excellent for behavioral motivation to set a timer and take breaks to increase the flow of energy and focus. It is essentially an external intervention. Yet, it does not get to the intrinsic part of a person so that ADHD symptoms will be remedied long-term. I not only treated ADHD, but I suffered from the symptoms until I realized it is Impeding Language that truly thwarts our ability to follow through and become more productive. I created a better way for people to love finishing projects and loving their lives in a new way. Changing how you communicate will help increase your productivity, timeliness, and creative life processes and allow you to live an organized life. The number-one cause of perpetual disorganization is using what I call “impeding language.” Impeding language: How you talk to yourself and others directly impacts your behavior, motivation and follow through. Impeding language also leads to overcollecting, overaccumulation, and cluttering in the most insidious and derailing ways. “I need” is the most overused phrase in our language. We say “I need” all the time: I need to get out of here; I need to pick up the kids; I need to call that company; I need to do something with my hair; I need to exercise; I need new clothes; I need a new car. I need, I need, I need! But the truth is, “I need” is a white lie. Saying you need something that is not an essential need instead of stating you “want” something or that you will “do” something is a way to avoid recognizing or admitting that you are making a choice. It will disrupt your ability to remain organized and productive. We are, in essence, “needling” ourselves to death. Needling yourself to do things instead of willing yourself is the barrier to following through. Needling is the cause of tension, worry, and nervousness. We only have seven essential needs: air, food, water, shelter, sleep, elimination, and sunlight. These are the seven things that keep us alive. Nothing else is a “need.” This disorganized thinking leads to chaotic behavior and usually neglect of one’s actual needs. Listen to others and track how often you hear people say, “I have to,” or “I gotta.” How frequently do these phrases pertain to the necessities that keep us alive? You can view this change to your language as semantics, but it’s not. When you deliberately make conscious choices — by saying “I want” or “I will” rather than “I need” — you emphasize the positive reasons, values, and motivations that are important to you. This helps keep you from feeling trapped by obligations. For example, when you consider working and finishing projects with a “need” consciousness you will always feel pressured. When a company has a "need" protocol and push, the pressure is felt top-down. When a "will and won't" attitude exists it gives back the power to each individual. It’s freeing to not be driven down by meddling needy desperate for action boss. After “I need,” the most common phrase I hear when helping people become perpetually organized is “I’ll try.” I'll try to get to work on time, finish by the weekend, and curb my spending. Indecisive language is part of impeding language. Indecisive language keeps you chained to unfulfillment. It makes decision-making impossible. Using decisive language helps you fulfill your dreams and goals. Indecisive language signals indecision, doubt, resistance, reluctance, or fear. It expresses a lack of commitment or self-confidence. When you hear yourself saying, “I’ll try,” recognize that you are sidestepping the things you want in your life. Know that you will either accomplish your goals or not. Don’t “try” to succeed; be decisive. Saying, “I’ll try,” indicates nonaction; it means nothing to the subconscious process. When people don’t finish something they set out to do, they often say, “I tried,” to excuse themselves or escape blame. For instance, when someone misses an appointment, they say, “I tried to get to my doctor’s office today,” as if attempting is what’s important. It is a way to blame circumstances instead of taking responsibility for not following through on goals you set for yourself: “I tried, but there was traffic,” “I lost track of time,” or “I took an important phone call.” None of those reasons add up. Not when it comes to following through and accomplishing tasks. The appointment was missed, and the person did not see the doctor. That someone “tried” does not change the outcome. Again, this is more than semantics; impeding language will jeopardize going forward toward a positive outcome. In addition to “I’ll try,” listen for these other indecisive phrases: If, but, could, should, might, maybe, probably, possibly, perhaps, someday, sometime, somehow, we’ll see, and I’ll think about it. Finally, the two most popular indecisive words I hear constantly are “kinda” and “sorta.” To increase their impact, these are often combined as “kinda sorta” or “sorta kinda.” Imagine two new phrases that mean nothing are now cluttering how we speak. I recently talked to a woman who used “kinda” and “sorta” in every sentence, saying, “I kinda sorta need to get organized.” How much more indecisive could she be? Distinguishing wants from needs, using decisive language, eliminating indecisive language, and putting adjectives or feeling words and the word "will" back into your language will ensure ease with your personal and business life projects. Changing your language will also improve your productivity and help you fulfill your goals before, during, and after any projects you want to finish in a timely manner. Setting clear goals and committing to them will improve organizational success. One thing that helps is specifying a time frame. Say, “I will get organized within the month.” Eliminating impeding language will help you become more confident about your dreams and goals. Check out www.theclutterremedy.com to learn more about finding pros to help you with changing up your personal and work environment.  How Does Corporate Space Planning & Design Affect Productivity? When things are lopsided in your business offices, the employees will look at the world through a skewed lens. Having a good flow and energy in your space using Feng Shui principles ( I know it sounds like hocus) helps everyone in the space surge with good energy, forward and clear thinking, and a thrust of productivity. The idea that the outer is a reflection of the inner is an absolutely true statement. After my teams organized and decluttered over 3500 commercial and residential properties in the past 14 years with my company, I-Deal-Lifestyle Inc., I can attest to that type of life-changing, and my clients all will, too. Obviously, when the furniture is in the incorrect place, and people are huddled together or facing each other, it does not lend to the creative flow, and energy will decline. The environment you want to create for increased value to your employees and customers will be aesthetically beautiful and functional. The space will put a smile on your face as soon as you walk through the door, and the desire to work, engage in team building, and discover new business will flourish. To change your space/life/work philosophy and manifest growth and fruition in your business, we will help at www.i-deal-lifestyle.com. The inner process of employees' well-being is certain to improve with an optimal environment, yet that new and awesome office design will not fix poor communication, unsavory strategies, and a "think outside the box" unfocused, confused, non-solution-based operation. I-Deal-Lifestyle Inc. offers C-Level, Management, and Employee improvement programs that will shift and shake up low energy, missed appointments, slow follow-through, miscommunication, and tremendous fowl ups. We declutter the funky strategies you want to fix for everyone's benefit. We unlock clumsy communication, send low production to the curb, and instill C-level leaders, managers, and employees with new assertive and helpful language. We cover the outer and inner/emotional processes for your entire corporate experience. Email us at [email protected] for a free presentation of our services. www.i-deal-lifestyle.com
Did you know you can use Feng Shui to enhance bookshelves? Marla Stone, MSW and Declutter Your Strategy expert, says, "Yes, you can Feng Shui your Bookshelves." Use the Bagua above as your template. Place Bagua upright in front of your bookshelf so you know where your books can be placed to Feng Shui the bookshelf. So, when facing your bookshelf, big or small, rectangular or square, simply divide the bookshelf into nine (9) equal parts.
The far left-hand corner on the shelf's top is for all your money books. This is where you would put books by billionaires, smart financial people, or books that state something positive about gaining wealth. The middle top of the shelf is where you place awards you have received, and you can put a little décor into the shelf that signifies fame and recognition of you and your family. Any bright-colored books on what you are famous for or what you would like to be recognized for can also go into this area. The top right-hand side of the shelves is where all the Love and Romance books go. I do not recommend Romance Novels since they can actually create depression if you become too involved in them. But go ahead and put Romantic Poetry, anything shaped like a heart or red or purple décor. The middle left of the bookshelf is an excellent place to put some family pictures since that is the family area, where you can put "getting along with family" books, and books related to family ties. The middle of the shelf is for spiritual books, spiritual awareness books, and books related to health and happiness. The far right middle is for Children's books, books that promote creativity, art books, or any books that make you feel more creative. This is also a good place for artwork décor. The bottom left is for books that increase your skills and knowledge. This is where you put books or information on a subject you want to improve on. The middle of the bottom of your shelf is where you put books related to your career or building a career, and last but not least, the bottom right is for books related to helping people or support books that uplift you and help you feel more supported. It could also be a great place to put books from your ancestors, pictures of angels, or uplifting spiritual leaders. Organizing your bookshelf according to Feng Shui Principles helps you get organized and feel organized and impacts the nine areas of your life that Feng Shui addresses. Take some time to Feng Shui bookshelves, and your life will Change! CEO, I-Deal-Lifestyle Inc & Author of The Clutter Remedy: A Guide To Getting Organized For Those Who Love Their Stuff www.i-deallifestyle.com [email protected] You don't have to believe in Feng Shui, yet it will help you make lots and lots of money and have better health and happiness in all aspects of your life." Marla Stone
The Feng Shui principles work to help space challenges or disturbances. The home’s architecture and/or landscaping contribute to the flow of the “chi” (good energy, thoughts, and ideas). A Bagua tool (above) identifies specific areas of your space. When used as a template for organizing, the Bagua tool helps sort out your stuff beneficially and functionally. Check out the e-book "ORGANIZE YOUR HOME WITH A FENG SHUI TEMPLATE." After downloading the book, print out the free Bagua template. Hold the template in your hands, standing at the front entrance of your home, to identify the 9 areas of your home. Visualize the Bagua template placed over your floor plan from the front of your home, where you enter. You will then determine if your front door is in the KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, CAREER, OR HELPING PEOPLE AND TRAVEL AREA. If you are standing at your front entrance and the door is to the far left, you enter through KNOWLEDGE and WISDOM. If your front door is in the middle of the home, you are entering through CAREER, and if your front door is to the right of the home's front, then you enter through HELPING PEOPLE AND TRAVEL. So, when you identify the bottom part of the bagua, the rest of the floor plan will be easily identified when you have a rectangular or square home. But here's the thing: most of us do not have a perfectly rectangular or square house, and even if we do, a second floor may have some part missing unless it duplicates the first floor exactly. So what do you do if some part of your home is missing a Bagua area or extends outside of the Bagua area? What do you do if the front entrance of your home is on the side of the home or even in the back? There are tricks of the trade in the book, one of which is that wherever your front door is that you go in and out of your home, the Bagua template starts. Placement of furniture, trees, vases, equipment, family photos, books, chairs, tables, lighting, artwork, electrical equipment, telephones, and wires want to be considered to protect the “chi” from affecting the inhabitants. Open-door rooms create negative energy when they face stairwells. Placing a red carpet at the foot of the stairs to protect the “chi” energy is considered a Feng Shui "Fix." Windows or mirrors facing each other in rooms or rooms without windows keep energy keyed up. A landscaping faux pas, for instance, is a tree in front of your front door. The tree, in essence, blocks any good power from coming into the home. Furniture placed in a blocking way instead of open to the entrance of a room fiercely impacts you. A friend had his couch blocking part of the entrance to his front door (career area), and his business dropped in sales significantly. When I saw the placement of his couch, I asked him if he was having business challenges, and he asked, "How did you know?" Well, that is what a Feng Shui Specialist knows from looking at your floorplan and the design of the home or offices! For instance, when you walk into a room, and the back of a couch faces you, it is not only a block in that part of your Bagua; it symbolizes things that keep coming up from behind, challenges that come "out of the blue," and it is poor styling in most cases. If there is no other way to place the couch, then you want to have a mirror positioned so that, when sitting on the sofa, you can look into the mirror to see the entrance or door to the room. Also, the colors of your walls interior and exterior, types of objects, odd-shaped spaces, beams or sharp corners, where the bathrooms or kitchens are located, and what is painted in a painting, depending on where the image is placed, can all affect the energy and prosperity, health, relationships, recognition, personally and professionally, for all who work or live in the space. Going deeper into Feng Shui, you want to know the year your home was built and determine the best position for your bed by calculating your birthplace information. Feng Shui positioning of your furniture helps assess fortune or misfortune, even when it looks aesthetically pleasing. Feng Shu fixes are utilized to correct most architectural, landscaping, and decor challenges while enhancing all areas of your self and space. Getting help from a Feng Shui specialist will help you with what you choose to bring into your home or what to get rid of. What kind of art you choose is your choice, but some art pieces may not reflect your intentions for life growth. Artwork and decor have different colors, are made of various elements, and can be matched to the best area of your home. Plants and or trees in and outside of your home can be placed for better energy flow or symbolize positively or negatively based on where they are placed. What kind of furniture you choose means good or bad health to those who utilize the furniture. CEO, I-Deal-Lifestyle Inc & Author of The Clutter Remedy: A Guide To Getting Organized For Those Who Love Their Stuff www.i-deallifestyle.com [email protected] Let’s get you some great chi, and/or let’s just have some tea! 
Einstein had a cluttered desk, and when he heard the saying, "A cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind," he responded, "So does that mean an empty desk is a sign of an empty mind?" Our answer is that your desk may be cluttered and overwhelming when creating and working on projects, but at the end of the day, you can create a place to clear the contents and put things away so the next day starts fresh. A home for everything is good, a system for papers is intelligent, and coming in the next day with a new, clean desk is always a relief. We are never wholly clutter-free and paperless. Having a system is vital to getting and staying organized. Being organized definitely creates an affinity for excellence. Feng Shui principles support businesses perfectly.
Feng Shui for managing a business will be fun, exciting, and stirring. A business consultant who uses the principles of Feng Shui understands intricate aspects of your furniture placement and where the executive staff is best seated. Finding belongings in your office that bring you great pleasure and that you love is critical. It is essential to focus on what kinds of objects and furniture are in your office and what they mean to you. Placing the things you love in specific places will increase well-being, prosperity, business connections, and employee and customer satisfaction. Life is too short to be surrounded by personal or professional belongings that you find depressing, a burden, or that you simply like. Keeping things you love around you will create energy, clarity, and focus. A shift will occur by moving items around until a great flow and energy is produced. Having a flow and space to breathe and feel whole is essential to staying organized and in tune with your surroundings, enhancing an ideal lifestyle and work ethic. An ideal lifestyle is created by aligning your values with your goals and achieving everything you want. I-Deal-Lifestyle Inc. is where you learn more about enhancing your corporate or business space. Feng Shui can help you gain new community relationships, decrease employee turnover, help you leverage your workforce, retain clients, and gain power within your field. Feng Shui is used by many Hollywood Stars and Billionaires, so their dwellings and offices have a feeling of luxury, space, and overall ease. Feng Shui may be used to unlock and eliminate many typical troubles people face. Feng Shui can address Chronic Disorganization, Attention Deficit Disorder, Depression, and Anxiety. Feng Shui can improve unhealthy family relationships, learning challenges, and Insomnia. It can help loveless relationships, increase money, decrease poor health, and avoid cluttering patterns. Feng Shui principles address not increasing support and creativity. If you or any of your loved ones or employees suffer from these symptoms, call Marla Stone at 1-949-709-7000 for a free 30-minute consultation. Feng Shui is an Ancient Science and Art created in China over 4000 Years ago. Marla Stone is a Feng Shui Specialist, mixing her 25 + years of Knowledge with Interior Décor and Professional Organizing, as well as her Social Worker and Therapist background. Your business can be in perfect order with Feng Shui Designs by Marla Stone and her team of Professional Organizers, Lifestyle Coaches, Feng Shui, and Interior Décor Specialists. We move your business forward with upcycling, recycling, and swapping out older furniture that has grown old and outdated for new furniture that will create your ideal setting for Your Today Taste. Feng Shui helps with the energy and flow of your office space, creating synergy and uplifting employees and customers. Your space is a reflection of your company and what it stands for. Having an assessment to check out your office space is essential since furniture placement and where your executive staff is seated could mean an increase in revenue, closing lucrative deals, staying ahead of your competition, or just being able to relax more in your busy work schedule. Call now for a free 30-minute phone 1-949-709-7000 or email> www.i-deallifestyle.com CEO, I-Deal-Lifestyle Inc & Author of The Clutter Remedy: A Guide To Getting Organized For Those Who Love Their Stuff Learning Feng Shui is easy when you have a teacher that makes it easy. Learning Feng Shui in depth can take years, like learning a language. But the basics of understanding the Bagua (floor plan map) of your home and or office is relatively easy. Basic Feng Shui will teach you how to set up any home, business, or office space properly. Understanding the basics will teach you how to place furniture, which direction furniture pieces like desks, beds, and couches optimally face, what objects belong where, and what things can be eliminated or added. Basic Feng Shui will help you understand each area of a home and what it represents. Recognizing each space, room, home, business, or office is divided into 9 equal parts helps you understand what activities would be best accomplished in what amount of each space. Download your free Feng Shui Book here> Feng Shui Booklet
You will understand that the 9 areas of any space are Love and Relationships, Fame and Recognition, Prosperity, Children and Creativity, Health, Family, Helping People and Travel, Career and Skills and Knowledge, and how each area affects you, your life, and your family. You will understand how to navigate the Bagua Map and find out how to locate the above areas in any space you go into. You can do Feng Shui in your own room easily and quickly. Friends, family, and clients will marvel at your skill level, intuitive process, and how you will help them re-purpose furniture and set it up so there is a more aesthetic and creative design. When looking at what you already own and thinking about purchasing, Ask yourself, "Does this stuff work for me? Feng Shui is an ancient Science and Art originally named in China over 4000 years ago. The principles of Feng Shui are used in many cultures by famous people and business owners worldwide. Going into people's homes for years, I realized some people who have never heard of Feng Shui do it naturally, while others lack energy and flow and live in chaos and discomfort. When I give Feng Shui tips, ideas, and suggestions to the latter clients, often they remark, "That's how I used to have the space set up." With grief, loss, divorce, and life-changing events, people often undo their good energy and flow and create a space that reflects their sorrowful inner self. The primary goal of Feng Shui Specialists is to help people get back an ideal living space. Helping people increase wellness in their health, relationships, family, children, loved ones, creativity, and wealth at work and school is the aim and point of Feng Shui. Feng Shui is a great way to purge items that do not belong in your space. Pictures of sad and lonely people, fake plants and flowers, things that hold negative memories, or objects that just don't reflect your being or nature tend to dampen the energy of the space and the occupants. Many of my clients tend to keep items that are never used, don't serve a purpose, are not sentimental, and that they just don't love but have difficulty parting with them. Feng Shui makes editing fun and easy. You will learn how to de-clutter with Feng Shui principles. Getting better energy and flow to all areas of your home, business, and office is a great idea; you will learn how to do it yourself. A Feng Shui expert will come into your home, office, or business and teach you all the tricks of the trade on-site and get your space Feng Shui'd on the spot. The Feng Shui teaching packages are 4 hours for $340.00, 6 hours for $510.00, and 8 hours for $680.00. You will know every aspect of Feng Shui you can absorb in your session. You can perform Feng Shui for a deserving family member and/or friend. You can practice Feng Shui independently by the time your session(s) end. Wouldn't this be a fun gift for you or someone you love? You can also get an I-Deal-Lifestyle Feng Shui Specialist Certificate by learning from Marla Stone. Feng Shui business or just helping family and friends with confidence. On-going consultations with a Feng Shui Specialist over Skype, telephone, or email are always available by appointment. Working with a Feng Shui Master, Feng Shui Teacher, and Feng Shui Specialist is the best way to learn how to do Feng Shui. Find out more about getting a free 30-minute consultation to become a Certified I-Deal-Lifestyle Feng Shui Specialist now at 1-949-709-7000 or email [email protected] Preparing and decorating your home with a Feng Shui designer always includes decluttering. I-Deal-Lifestyle Inc. is designed to get you organized from the inside out and outside. Decluttering involves sorting all your belongings into like categories. We clear your space first, categorize everything you own into broad categories, and then create containment systems for your stuff so everything does not smoosh back together and create clutter chaos again.
Once categorized, you can review your items before the containment to determine if they are "good" Feng Shui. "Good" Feng Shui means that things have great energy and create a happy feeling when you see them. "Good" Feng Shui also means excellent furniture and decor placement. Great furniture and decor placement create good energy and flow in each room. Feng Shui placement also includes the order of items that are symbolic of the Bagua areas in your home. The Bagua template divides your floor plan into nine equal parts. You start from your front door to determine your nine areas. It sounds complicated, yet it is easy to locate the 9 regions. Download a free Feng Shui Booklet here> Feng Shui Booklet The nine (9) Bagua areas are
& Author of The Clutter Remedy: A Guide To Getting Organized For Those Who Love Their Stuff 949-709-7000 www.i-deallifestyle.com [email protected] Update Your Home with Everything You Already Own by Marla Stone, MSW, Corporate Consultant1/19/2023 Going discount for decor via Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, sell/buy groups, and consignment is the decorator trend. Finding what you love is the key. Finding what you love is divine intervention.
Southern California's ever-changing interior design trends are switching to a more transitional approach for decorating business and residence properties. Incorporating modern elements and accessories with ornate antique pieces painted in a matt finish is an up-and-coming trend in the retail store styles of home furnishings and decor. With simple touches of the old and new combined, it helps create a unified look for both old and new generations to enjoy. When renovating or redecorating a home, the goal is to create an appealing space with a new and universal look. Designers and stylists have found plenty of new ways to incorporate the past with the present, but doing it with a splash of innovative creativity is vital to loving what you have. Renovated public malls, restaurants, hotels, and large chain home furnishing retail stores are the best places to look for design inspiration. On a trip to Harrods Department store in London, Marla Stone, owner of www.i-deal-lifestyle, was amazed at the unique and lovely designs room by room, floor by floor. Just know this: you know what you like and do not like. Could you just stick with that? Most people make the biggest mistake in decorating when they scratch everything they own and go for a generic-looking trend. Using some of your current furniture and decor with updating and eclectic styling can significantly benefit your property's look. Looking around at Craigslist ads, you will see a lot of potential in custom handcrafted furniture. Adding a coat of new paint or creating a faux rustic finish to an antique heirloom can save you $ 1000 on today's in-store retail prices. I-Deal-Lifestyle services allow you to recreate a functional space with a green design and the proper decor for an organized living space. I-deal-lifestyle's design approach includes Feng Shui principles, which help with furniture placement, space planning, and a good circulation pattern. If the room doesn't feel "spot on," or you constantly walk around a table or couch daily, your room is not set up correctly. The scale of home furnishings is another dilemma that most new homeowners find when either downsizing their home or simply buying a house that is too large for their recent small-scale furnishings. Knowing what items you own and the condition of each piece of furniture are vital to the decision-making process for planning a design in a new or old space. It is a wise investment when you plan on refurbishing a specific piece that may or may not have been kept in the most superb condition. Simple things like "Do the drawers open?", "Is the fabric stained?" "Are the cushions still comfortable?" are the three basic questions that will cover the basis of knowing what to keep, if any, functional piece of furniture you own. When determining the use of a piece of decor that simply serves the aesthetic purpose of sitting on a table or hanging on a wall, it tends to be the more sentimental items that homeowners often have a more difficult time deciding whether to donate or keep. To determine if it is worth keeping, ask yourself, "DO I LOVE IT?" If yes, it is an accessory that will play a vital role in determining the color scheme and style you want your new space to be designed around. Finding that one piece you love can tell any designer or decorator a lot about your interest in what you can see yourself looking at and living around every day. The biggest misconception in design, for people who are not in a creative field and are more functional and practical-based, is that they want more objectivity when it comes to design. This is entirely NOT TRUE! You can find your ideal style today by considering the above basic concepts for determining your taste in what items you own and donate. http://www.i-deal-lifestyle.com Marla Stone CEO, I-Deal-Lifestyle Inc & Author of The Clutter Remedy: A Guide To Getting Organized For Those Who Love Their Stuff www.i-deallifestyle.com [email protected] |
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