Small is the New BIG - Downsize without Regret
Decorating Tips and Tricks
Bespoke FM
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🗓️ 9 March 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
So many people are interested in downsizing, but how do you do it, without regrets? How do you go with less stuff and more joy? Let's discuss.
We mentioned 'The Urge to Purge' episode that you can find HERE
You can check out Anita's daybed HERE
We mentioned our consults, where we offer our ideas for your room, answer your questions, encourage you in your quest for a beautiful home HERE
DTT living room challenge
STEP 8: MEASURE AND CREATE A FLOOR PLAN
Now that you know your needs and wants, it’s time to pop these items in a floor plan to see which ones make the cut. Use graph paper and pen or an app. I use Sweet Home 3D. to make a floor plan to scale, and start dropping furniture pieces in.
Your deliverable: A floor plan (or a few floor plan options) showing how you want your space to flow with your furniture arranged on the plan.
DTT defines Linen-Press
Kelly's crush is The Studio Hive - location agents with whom you can register your home for potential photo/film shoots. Go HERE to register and tell them MYSOULFULHOME sent you.
Anita's crush in the The Parisian Agency on Netflix.
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| 0:00.0 | Small is the new big. |
| 0:10.3 | Hi, I'm Anita Joyce here with Kelly Wilkins, and this is decorating tips and tricks. |
| 0:15.2 | Today's episode is downsize without regret. |
| 0:19.6 | And we know so many people that are downsizing for various reasons, |
| 0:24.4 | and we thought it would be good to discuss some tips on how to do that. There's so much about |
| 0:31.6 | downsizing. And it is not just for a certain point in your life. It is for everyone, no matter what stage you are in your |
| 0:40.5 | life, because we all suffer now from overabundance. It's just too much. We have too much stuff, |
| 0:48.3 | and that's tough, weighs on you. So no matter whether you're at a point in your life when you |
| 0:54.0 | don't need the size |
| 0:55.1 | house you used to, you may just want to think about downsizing no matter what point you are |
| 1:00.9 | at your life. Well, it's so interesting when you think about having a smaller space. Yes, you |
| 1:07.3 | have less room for stuff. But think about it. |
| 1:11.9 | Less to maintain. |
| 1:13.9 | Less stuff that you need to buy for your space. |
| 1:17.0 | Smaller utility bills. |
| 1:18.5 | It's easier to find things. |
| 1:20.2 | It's just kind of less stressed. |
| 1:22.2 | I mean, I'm just thinking about even cleaning. |
| 1:24.5 | Those baseboards. |
| 1:26.3 | Oh, those baseboards. No, I got my baseboard buddy. You're okay. |
| 1:31.9 | You know, it's some law, it's not Murphy's law, but it's a law where that work assigned to employees |
| 1:38.2 | tends to fill up the time given to the employee to finish the work. Yes. And it's the same way with stuff in your house. |
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