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The Dining Room |
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An organized dining room adds extra comfort to a
home. If you’re like me, sometimes it’s the only
organized room in the house! Let’s take a quick look
around. Do you eat in here often or is it only for
guests? If you don’t use it often, you may just have
some simple organizing and dusting to do.
Are there papers on your table? Is this table a
collection spot for things you want out of your way
and then forget about? If so, take the bite out of
the Law of Flat Surfaces! Use the “laundry basket”
method we talked about in the family room here: if
there are things that don’t belong in this room, put
them in baskets and take those baskets to the
appropriate rooms.
Do you have a china cabinet or other means of
storing fine dishes? If so, how does the cabinet
look? If it’s stuffed to the gills, start by taking
a hard look at what you have, how many place
settings you have, and how many you need. If you
want a guideline, take one from the line in
“Sleepless in Seattle”: “12 is too many, 8 is too
few. 10 is just right.” How many creamers, sugar
bowls, and teacups do you have? Are they collecting
dust and never getting used? Pare down and give them
a quick dusting with your duster. When you open the
doors to your cabinet, do you grit your teeth and
wonder what’s going to jump out and kill itself at
your feet? Consider giving your surplus to a
newly-married couple that can use it, or donate it
to a women’s shelter or other worthy charity. Dust
down (or use furniture polish—whatever is applicable
here) the front of your cabinet.
What about your lighting source? Dusty? Grab your
duster—hit the table, the chairs (rungs and bottom
of the table, too!), and the lighting source. You
don’t have to take it down and scrub it clean—just
dust it, and if necessary, shake the dead bugs from
it.
As the final step, run the vacuum in here—not the
edges, just the “middles” where you walk. Move the
chairs but not the table—don’t even think about
pulling out the china cabinet! If there are things
behind there, they’re small and no one else is going
to see them. <wink>
Congratulations—your dining room is done! Happily,
it’s often one of the easiest rooms to keep looking
nice and neat!
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