The Clutter Fairy Weekly #73

No Accounting for Taste: Decluttering Decor for Your Evolving Style

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Our collections of decorative items can fall out of synch with our changing senses of style and the desires and goals we have for our spaces. In episode #73 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, identifies the behaviors that lead to decor clutter and suggests strategies for cleaning up your “look.”

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Weekly Tittle

The Weekly Tittle is an exercise designed to focus your attention on a specific space, aspect, or challenge of decluttering and organizing your home. We assign a new tittle in each webcast/podcast, then check on your progress the following week.

Up Against the Wall

Since our inspiration for this episode was walls, we present a wall-themed tittle for your enjoyment. Start by identifying the wall or section of a wall in your home that has the most stuff on it, one that was decorated a while ago, or one that just doesn’t look quite right to you. Ask yourself any or all of these questions:

  • Do you still like all of the items on display here?
  • Be brutally honest: Is there anything here that reflects a bad choice—a gift you never loved, a fad that came and went, a mismatched color?
  • Is there anything hanging here that reflects a taste you’ve moved on from or grown out of?
  • Could the layout be changed to make the display more interesting and appealing?
  • Is it time to refresh the photos?

If you don’t suffer from decor clutter or have a wall that fits the bill, here are a couple of alternative assignments just for you:

  • Look at a collection you own and consider whether all of the items in it still fit your current sense of style.
  • Take inventory of your seasonal-decor collection. Eliminate any items that no longer suit your taste.

For the full discussion of this week’s tittle, watch the Weekly Tittle segment on YouTube.

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