Minimalism appeals to me. The less is more philosophy allows for organization, cleanliness, and frugality all wrapped up in beautiful ideals of simplicity and environmental conservatism. I would love to be that person.
Now to reality...I run a business from home that requires things, lots of things. Saws, drills, sanders, wood, adhesives, stains, and varnish to make furniture; sewing machine, fabric, thread, scissors and so many more things to make pillows and sofas; cameras, lens, props, shadow boxes, lighting and computers to show off my work in it's best light; and then there is the shipping boxes and packing materials. Much to my husbands chagrin my small (and not so small) stuff can be found in nearly every room in my house, but I can and will conquer my piles. No war is won with out going to battle so the first front I am planninng to attack is the piles of props that fill boxes in my work room.
The first step in controlling my clutter is to come up with a neat way to display my items that can be used as storage and for photographing items for my shop. The next two images are so charming and inspiring. I love the idea of storage below the room box like the dresser drawers and the legs lifting the dollhouse up off the floor.
What I would like to do is make rooms like the one bellow and stack them on top of each other and maybe put legs on them like the one above and maybe a drawer for storage. That way I could keep everything in a neat stack in the corner of the work room yet it would still be functional for photography and display.
The image below is of a roombox that I made. The tv holds an iPhone so it can play movies.
Next step is to make roombox's that stack. Wish me luck.
