The Importance of a Clutter Free Environment

You know how you set out to do one thing and all of a sudden you jump to something else?

 (I did straighten it up though)

Well, that's exactly what happened the day I planned to vignette my son's bedroom.

Somehow I ended up in my den/office, which had become a catchall for the art and accessories that I've been collecting for the shop.

The bookshelves needed a good pruning, so I weeded out a fair amount, and then re-organized and refreshed them.

As you can see it's a pretty busy room.

The walls and sofa are upholstered in toile fabric

 and the bookcase is mirrored so there is a lot going on.

 We turned the former bedroom closet into a built in desk and skirted it.

I took the opportunity to de-clutter my desk so my mind would in turn be less cluttered.

Directly across from the desk is a window which looks out to the front of the house.

We built in a window seat with 4 drawers to hold files which functions beautifully and has kept paperwork at bay.

 (Close up of drawer front)

 (Built in window seat with 4 file drawers)

This is the view directly across from the sofa which is in front of the mirrored bookcase.

We keep extra supplies in the french marquetry dresser that I recently found and swapped out. 

 

I placed a pair of catchall baskets near my desk to corral potential clutter!

Now, more than ever it is important that when I enter this room it's clutter free and organized so I feel energized to deal with all the things I have on my plate. 

 Every time I come in here I feel like I can breathe and it feels great!