3 Important Things to Know When Organizing Your Living Room

I am not the most organized person.

I desire it, but when busily going along in my week, I fall back to old habits.
Because of this, I had to outsmart myself.

Implementing the things I’m about to share with you made my life easier, and I hope they make your life easier, too.

Today, we will focus on 3 important things to know when organizing your living room.

Organizing is a methodical thought when keeping a home clean.

It doesn’t mean having fewer things.

It means having a tidy home with daily rituals that will produce order in a home.

They are tasks that are so easy it doesn’t require thought.

How does that look in the living room?

Let’s delve in!

The first thing to know for organizing a living room is to start at the base level.

And that is to make sure everything has a home.

We all know the purpose of a living room, but I want to share its function to get a vision for this space.

The purpose of this space is to:

• Watch TV
• Eat snacks
• Cozy up to a fire if you have a fireplace
• Visit when having guests
• Read
• Take a nap/rest

Usually, that means there are a variety of things hanging around, like:

• remotes
• pillows
• blankets
• coasters

Quick ways to hide these items are with an ottoman with storage, a wicker basket for blankets, and a place to put a remote.

Here are some ideas!

High-quality baskets can also be found at Goodwill, local thrift stores, or antique stores for $2 to $150.

My favorite place is Goodwill.

Have a place for the remote or many remotes.

Here are some ideas!

The second important thing to know for keeping a living room organized is implementing daily tasks that take minutes.

They are as follows:

• Before bed, fold the blankets and fluff the pillows.
• Gather dirty dishes and put them in the dishwasher. (Extra tip: start the dishwasher at night and empty it in the morning so you can have a place to put dirty dishes during the day. This prevents a pile of dishes in the sink.)
• If you have children get them involved. Setting a timer turns a task into a game. Seeing if they can clean up the living room before 5 minutes are up is a welcome challenge.
• Spot vacuum the floor. Only vacuum any mess you can see. This makes it quick and only lasts a few minutes.

Was that easy? Doing this every night before bed will make your home presentable and clean the next day. A great way to wake up to a clean space.

The third thing to know when keeping a living room organized is furniture placement.

While this may be time-consuming at first, it will make every occasion the living room transitions into run smoothly.

Having only the furniture you need in your living room will give it a vacation-like feel every day.

There are pieces you can have that will serve a dual purpose.

One of them is a stool.

The stool can be used for:

• extra seating
• as an end table for drinks
• or an ottoman to put your feet up

Here is the one I have in the left photo above.

By having a stool to serve multiple purposes, it will alleviate extra furniture in the living room.

Another multipurpose piece is a coffee table/ottoman that serves as:

• seating
• a place to put your feet up
• and by adding a tray, you can have a place for drinks and snacks

Here is an example of a coffee table and ottoman combo.

This is a great way to organize your living room by having a multipurpose piece that transitions from having guests to cozy nights watching a movie.

Not to mention a soft landing for little kids who love to climb on everything.

These 3 things to know when organizing your living room are the basics.

I hope this helps you think about easy ways to keep your living room looking top-notch and ready for last-minute guests or just so you can have a piece of mind every day.

For more tips and inspirations, go here.

And if you’re looking for easy DIYs, go here.

Thanks for coming by Victorian Lane Farms.