Love your home

Home is not love at first sight. It is not a static object or an independent mover. It is not a space you enter and suddenly it is done. Home is your reflection and definition. It holds the intrinsic values of its inhabitants as well as the objects of daily use. By your very attitude and opinions you determine its nature and how you will live in it. By your actions, you tell whether you love it or merely transit in it. Just as any relationship is a never-ending process, you must cultivate a love for your home. The attention you give to it will be reciprocated in the form of lifelong lasting satisfaction and the ability to live in accordance with your true needs.

Love blossoms at every age and in every home

Your home deserves love. It is where you spend every day, where you will find comfort and refuge. Even if it doesn’t look like the cover of a design magazine, it’s there just for you, ready to pass on the best of you.

Take your time, sit in each room and just quietly observe it. Develop a personal relationship. What do you like about it? What do you really use and appreciate about it? Where and what do you spend most of your time each day? What do you dislike? Write down what changes you would make and why. Determine when and how you want to apply them. Sometimes a simple cleaning, a new coat of paint or an addition is enough. Other times you’ll have to move, recycle and replace… But it’s important to enjoy the creative process!

Set the daily rhythm of your home so that it serves you, not you serving it. (source: Ania Dominik, Technistone® Mystery White)

Turn routines into rituals

Everyday chaos, hustle and bustle. The ever-present feeling that everything is crashing down on you. Running around the apartment, looking for something. Sometimes  even  searching for a bit of your own self. Your mind is racing with what you still have to do. But when? Home has become a trap, an endless carousel of chores that repeat week after week.

You can easily change your view of cleaning. It’s not an obligation, but a pleasure, because it has an immediate effect that the human brain loves. It strikes a balance, and most importantly, it protects your health. A common mistake that will counteract this beneficial activity is trying to clean the whole house at once, but also cleaning every day. Set aside 3 days in the week when you have the most space to focus on cleaning, ideally well after you return from work. Don’t clean room by room, but choose a section to focus on, e.g. clothes, books, dishes, dust or floor. This way you give your full attention to one activity, which you don’t have to return to for a longer period of time. That’s a relief, isn’t it?

Everyday chaos, hustle and bustle. The ever-present feeling that everything is crashing down on you. Running around the apartment, looking for something. Sometimes  even  searching for a bit of your own self. Your mind is racing with what you still have to do. But when? Home has become a trap, an endless carousel of chores that repeat week after week.

You can easily change your view of cleaning. It’s not an obligation, but a pleasure, because it has an immediate effect that the human brain loves. It strikes a balance, and most importantly, it protects your health. A common mistake that will counteract this beneficial activity is trying to clean the whole house at once, but also cleaning every day. Set aside 3 days in the week when you have the most space to focus on cleaning, ideally well after you return from work. Don’t clean room by room, but choose a section to focus on, e.g. clothes, books, dishes, dust or floor. This way you give your full attention to one activity, which you don’t have to return to for a longer period of time. That’s a relief, isn’t it?

Sometimes all it takes is a small change in our attitude to turn unpleasant mundanities into life-awakening rituals. (Source: Meble Wnętrza, Technistone® Noble Supreme White)

Order for the messy

Your home will love order, but not the meticulously earned kind that sometimes appears brutal, but rather, the loving, gentle, meaningful and efficient kind. Everyday habits you don’t even notice will help you do that, and then make the extra long minutes of cleaning easier. The less tidy you are, the more stuff you usually have. It’s a vicious circle from which only a radical and ruthless sorting of the necessary and the useless will break us out. It is certainly not necessary to throw functional and unworn things in the trash! They will certainly still serve others and make them happy. Believe me, the feeling of lightness in your head and in your storage spaces will be uplifting.

Less stuff to clean, more time to enjoy it! (Source: Meble Wnętrza, Technistone® Elegance Eco Ash)

Rare commonplaces

Do you sometimes feel frustrated and ask yourself why you’re doing this? Who will appreciate it? Does anyone even see the difference? It’s always important to have your why. Family members may not notice the polished floor or the straightened books, but they can definitely tell when a home lacks the comfort you bring to it with your care.

Don’t wait for compliments, your home and your time spent in it is the best reward. Enjoy the creative background you have created and the newfound beauty. It’s not always about the dust and flattened clothes in your closet, but the little things you appreciate the most.

The vase of fresh flowers you picked on your walk, the new soap dispenser replacing the unsightly plastic packaging, the fluffy scented pillows that hug your tired head at the end of the day. Your home is there for you every day.

Learn to give your home loving care, but also to receive it. (Technistone®, Gobi Urban)

If the topic of home and its organization interests you, you can boost your motivation and pick up more practical tips in one of the following books:  

Marie Kondo: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Michaela Kramolišová & Markéta Popovičová: Fall in Love with Your Home

Niki Brantmark: Lagom – Not Too Little, Not Too Much, Just Right