Q. How to keep a room clean....
I’m an extremely organized individual when I WANT TO BE. Key words here: “want to be”. I have a hard time keeping organized when I don’t like what I’m trying to keep up.
I hate my bedroom. It is SOOOOOOO boning. It has cream carpet, and cream walls. And a HIDEOUS bed frame. I don’t have any cash to decorate it but I want to clean it and make sure I keep it that way?
I keep trying to add stuff to it to make it better but I was thinking simplifying it may make it easier…
Any suggestions on simplifying my bedroom and keeping it CLEAN so I don’t have to clean it every week!?
I’m an extremely organized individual when I WANT TO BE. Key words here: “want to be”. I have a hard time keeping organized when I don’t like what I’m trying to keep up.
I hate my bedroom. It is SOOOOOOO boning. It has cream carpet, and cream walls. And a HIDEOUS bed frame. I don’t have any cash to decorate it but I want to clean it and make sure I keep it that way?
I keep trying to add stuff to it to make it better but I was thinking simplifying it may make it easier…
Any suggestions on simplifying my bedroom and keeping it CLEAN so I don’t have to clean it every week!?
A. The key is to do a one step organization and clean-up and then occasional minimal maintenance.
Firstly phase - General room use:
- With cream carpets and walls I'd recommend not wearing shoes into the bedroom. That will save you having to vacuum up dirt every second day (shoes from outside contribute to 75% of dirt in household).
- I also don't get into bed without having a shower and changing (keeps sheets cleaner and fresher so I change sheets fortnightly instead of weekly).
- I don't like to eat in bed or in the bedroom, but if you must use a bed tray, and hand vacuum to wipe up bread crumbs (which invariably get onto bed).
Secondly Phase - Organization:
- The key is to have a place for everything and organise room to match your lifestyle.
- Find a laundry basket and place it in the corner to dump your dirty clothes in (not on floor).
- You want all your things which you have/bring into the room to have a place in the room. For example, books or CD's should be used and placed back in a specific place each time (Book case CD stand)
- Hang clothes when you come back on door hooks or get a cheap cloth organisation hanger for the back of the door to dump mobile phones, coins, keys etc instead of leaving them on floor
- The idea is to have minimal things on the floor or on bedside desk tables to make it easier to vacuum and wipe off dust (and not have to move things here and there when you do so) and also you'll be less likely to lose things.
- Ideally on your bedside table you want to have just a light and book. Everything else you don't use everyday and night should be placed in drawers or somewhere out of site. Get a drawer organiser for your dresser and put your cosmetics etc. into them in drawers out of site or have just a few nice looking vases/glasses and brush on the dresser.
- Get under bed storage with lid to place blankets, out of season clothes, and sheets (saves you also vacuuming under bed as dust will fall onto plastic covers and can easily wipe off). This will make it easier to find and change your sheets when you need to.
- Sell or get rid of everything you don't need - old magazines, out of date cosmetics and clothes.
- The key here is to place things which you use frequently in easy reach (chest height) and less frequently in drawers at below chest and then above head height.
Phase Three - Maintenance:
- Once you've organised, you will only have to spend minimal time cleaning or organising each day to maintain this regime. No big clean jobs.
- Break it down into small tasks each day - fortnightly change of sheets, once every couple of days wipe down dust from bedside table, once a week vacuum, once a month clean windows/mirrors. Use a timesheet.
- Reward yourself with a break or snack after each small task.
- For windows I like to use Windex and paper towel (squeegee are faster but difficult to use).
- If you don't wear shoes into bedroom and don't eat in the bedrrom you should only have to vacuum infrequently (weekly or fortnightly).
General cleaning tips:
- I don't like to use chemicals in the bedroom, so I use baking soda instead of carpet powder on carpets (if I need to), and water/vinegar on windows and mirrors.
- I use an open tin of baking soda in cupboards to absorb smells.
- Use citrus solvent to clean stains on cream walls (also gets gum out of shoes and clothes) - smells orangy also.
Firstly phase - General room use:
- With cream carpets and walls I'd recommend not wearing shoes into the bedroom. That will save you having to vacuum up dirt every second day (shoes from outside contribute to 75% of dirt in household).
- I also don't get into bed without having a shower and changing (keeps sheets cleaner and fresher so I change sheets fortnightly instead of weekly).
- I don't like to eat in bed or in the bedroom, but if you must use a bed tray, and hand vacuum to wipe up bread crumbs (which invariably get onto bed).
Secondly Phase - Organization:
- The key is to have a place for everything and organise room to match your lifestyle.
- Find a laundry basket and place it in the corner to dump your dirty clothes in (not on floor).
- You want all your things which you have/bring into the room to have a place in the room. For example, books or CD's should be used and placed back in a specific place each time (Book case CD stand)
- Hang clothes when you come back on door hooks or get a cheap cloth organisation hanger for the back of the door to dump mobile phones, coins, keys etc instead of leaving them on floor
- The idea is to have minimal things on the floor or on bedside desk tables to make it easier to vacuum and wipe off dust (and not have to move things here and there when you do so) and also you'll be less likely to lose things.
- Ideally on your bedside table you want to have just a light and book. Everything else you don't use everyday and night should be placed in drawers or somewhere out of site. Get a drawer organiser for your dresser and put your cosmetics etc. into them in drawers out of site or have just a few nice looking vases/glasses and brush on the dresser.
- Get under bed storage with lid to place blankets, out of season clothes, and sheets (saves you also vacuuming under bed as dust will fall onto plastic covers and can easily wipe off). This will make it easier to find and change your sheets when you need to.
- Sell or get rid of everything you don't need - old magazines, out of date cosmetics and clothes.
- The key here is to place things which you use frequently in easy reach (chest height) and less frequently in drawers at below chest and then above head height.
Phase Three - Maintenance:
- Once you've organised, you will only have to spend minimal time cleaning or organising each day to maintain this regime. No big clean jobs.
- Break it down into small tasks each day - fortnightly change of sheets, once every couple of days wipe down dust from bedside table, once a week vacuum, once a month clean windows/mirrors. Use a timesheet.
- Reward yourself with a break or snack after each small task.
- For windows I like to use Windex and paper towel (squeegee are faster but difficult to use).
- If you don't wear shoes into bedroom and don't eat in the bedrrom you should only have to vacuum infrequently (weekly or fortnightly).
General cleaning tips:
- I don't like to use chemicals in the bedroom, so I use baking soda instead of carpet powder on carpets (if I need to), and water/vinegar on windows and mirrors.
- I use an open tin of baking soda in cupboards to absorb smells.
- Use citrus solvent to clean stains on cream walls (also gets gum out of shoes and clothes) - smells orangy also.
How could I decorate a room like the Nightmare Before Christmas during the holidays?
Q. I'd like to go all out for my BEDROOM. Right now it's a pirate theme, but I'd love to dress it up like the Haunted Mansion Holiday (when Jack Skellington takes over). I'd like to know just some accesories and such I could use that would really spruce it up. Keep the price reasonable, but be creative!
To give you a start, this is what I did last year. Last year I had a man-eating wreath and a cob-web-covered Christmas tree. But I'd like to go all out so I'm open to suggestions!
My room is large with a small hallway that leads up to the main area. the walls are vertical for about 4 feet then are angled 45 degrees to about 35 degrees.
Alright! Have fun thinking up ideas, and thanks in advance!
-cap10hook72-
To give you a start, this is what I did last year. Last year I had a man-eating wreath and a cob-web-covered Christmas tree. But I'd like to go all out so I'm open to suggestions!
My room is large with a small hallway that leads up to the main area. the walls are vertical for about 4 feet then are angled 45 degrees to about 35 degrees.
Alright! Have fun thinking up ideas, and thanks in advance!
-cap10hook72-
A. I love the ideas that you said you used last year, first of all! Tell me how you made that sometime..
First, you can make homemade ornaments from the movie. Find pictures or movie stills from the Internet and place them onto a strong surface. Then, laminate them or keep them plain, hang them on a string, and then hang up!
Try ordering from the Disney catalogue, or look at the Disney stores. The Disney catalogue has many Nightmare Before Christmas items, all for great prices! They also have snow globes, wreaths, and more! The coolest stuff is there around Halloween or Christmastime.
Create some items based on characters in the movie! You can get some great fabrics and ideas at Joann's or Micheal's, or any other craft store. Photocopy or carefully draw the characters face onto the fabric. Make the fabric into the shape of a doll. Then add clothes and details, dew them up, and you have the whole cast of characters as dolls that you can hang under your Christmas tree, on a shelve, or on a wreath!
Make some fun masks. Masks are a cheap and easy way to celebrate. Get a copy of a characters picture, put it onto foam or construction paper, and VOILA, you have a mask of an awesome movie!
Make some holiday themed plates! Go to a local pottery-painting store (such as As You Wish) and pick out a plate. Then, piuck out the colors of a character from the movie and paint their face onto the plate! You can say something Christmas-y too!
Good luck, and tell me how it works out! I'm going to Disneyland this week, so I'll see if I can get some inspiration there. Good luck again and hope this has helped!
-Science Tigger
First, you can make homemade ornaments from the movie. Find pictures or movie stills from the Internet and place them onto a strong surface. Then, laminate them or keep them plain, hang them on a string, and then hang up!
Try ordering from the Disney catalogue, or look at the Disney stores. The Disney catalogue has many Nightmare Before Christmas items, all for great prices! They also have snow globes, wreaths, and more! The coolest stuff is there around Halloween or Christmastime.
Create some items based on characters in the movie! You can get some great fabrics and ideas at Joann's or Micheal's, or any other craft store. Photocopy or carefully draw the characters face onto the fabric. Make the fabric into the shape of a doll. Then add clothes and details, dew them up, and you have the whole cast of characters as dolls that you can hang under your Christmas tree, on a shelve, or on a wreath!
Make some fun masks. Masks are a cheap and easy way to celebrate. Get a copy of a characters picture, put it onto foam or construction paper, and VOILA, you have a mask of an awesome movie!
Make some holiday themed plates! Go to a local pottery-painting store (such as As You Wish) and pick out a plate. Then, piuck out the colors of a character from the movie and paint their face onto the plate! You can say something Christmas-y too!
Good luck, and tell me how it works out! I'm going to Disneyland this week, so I'll see if I can get some inspiration there. Good luck again and hope this has helped!
-Science Tigger
What are some cute ways to decorate a bedroom in the colors blue and green? Helppp pleasee :) lol?
Q. I'd like to know some simple but cute ways to decorate my room in blue and green. And I'd like to get most of it done by tomorrow. So if you have any ideas pleaseeeee help me :) lol.
A. Well, if you can paint, paint. That is the easiest and cheapest way to get some color in a room.
You could also go to Wal-Mart or a fabric store or even a world trade emporium and buy scarves, tapestries, throws etc that you can pin to your wall, wrap around a curtain bracket or throw over lamps to give some color in the room.
If you want to spend more money, go buy a few throw rugs, some new curtains, some new lamps or at least lamp covers in those colors. Grab a few paiting or posters with those colors and put them up. Get some flowers, what looks especially cool are pots of grass like wheat grass. You can even get beads in those colors and string them and hang them from your window to have those colors reflected on an opposing wall.
You could also go to Wal-Mart or a fabric store or even a world trade emporium and buy scarves, tapestries, throws etc that you can pin to your wall, wrap around a curtain bracket or throw over lamps to give some color in the room.
If you want to spend more money, go buy a few throw rugs, some new curtains, some new lamps or at least lamp covers in those colors. Grab a few paiting or posters with those colors and put them up. Get some flowers, what looks especially cool are pots of grass like wheat grass. You can even get beads in those colors and string them and hang them from your window to have those colors reflected on an opposing wall.
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