8 Things That Make Your Home Look Messier Than You Think
The chair in the corner of your bedroom. You know the one.
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Open-Air Eye Sore
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Drake + Frye Home
Open shelving can be ultra-sleek and uber-functional — or it can be a source of everyday chaos in your kitchen. The key to achieving the sleek, simple shelving of your dreams? Color cohesion. Avoid the messy look of mismatched plates and opt for an all-white dining set to give your space a feeling of cleanliness and order.
Tangled Tech
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Darren Goldstein
Get creative with cord covers and free your walls from any HDMI or TV wires that are obscuring your view. You’ll be surprised how much keeping tech-tangles out of sight can tidy up your space.
A Plethora of Prints
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Amy Bartlam
Be mindful when playing with prints in your home. One too many patterns can yield dizzying results. And, in all seriousness, who wants to greet guests with a headache? Avoid this blunder with patterns of varying sizes and textures that share a similar core color palette.
Sloppy Entryway
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Flynnside Out Productions
A sure-fire spot that looks messy in your house right now? Your entryway. It’s likely littered with mail, keys and whatever else you toted home from work today, right? Our fix: designate a catch-all storage unit in this space that can wrangle anything from boots to backpacks.
An Unmade Bed
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Aubrie Pick
Listen to that little voice in your head that’s telling you to make your bed. It’s not your overbearing mother whispering in your ear, it’s us. Make your bed! Not only does it instantly make your room look cleaner, but it's been suggested that people who make their beds daily actually sleep better.
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Littered Floors
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Tessa Neustadt
A toy dog toy here, a pile of papers there, a less-than-impressive dress curled up in the corner. A littered floor seems to start small but eventually, and inevitably, everything you own is strewn across your carpet and you’re overwhelmed. Try to hold yourself accountable and pick up whatever you’re putting down. And grab your vacuum/broom while you’re at it.
Leftover Laundry
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Werner Staub
A straggling sock here and there is one thing, but the perpetually-present mound of clean clothes, neatly folded and stacked on “the chair” in the corner of your bedroom? Trust us when we say, it’s taking away from your space in a major way. Chip away at the chair and stick everything in the proper drawers.
Crowded Countertops
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Allison Corona Photography, Let It Shine Photography, Doug Petersen Photography
Clear the counter of your product pile-up once and for all. Whether you create storage under the sink, along the walls or even move your must-haves to a different spot in the house, you’ll be grateful to have a clean slate of crisp counter space back in your life.