The KonMarie method

YORKSHIRELASS

We have a big open plan kitchen/diner and replaced the old quarry tiles with pale grey tiles last year. We will soon have the same tiles in the utility and ds loo. Best thing we ever did, I used to like the quarry tiles but tastes change and they were quite dark. We have wood effect vinyl flooring in the office but I quite fancy tiling this too then the only carpets ds will be in the hall and lounge.

Bought a fishing tackle box today so that I can get rid of the jewellery lady on my dressing table as part of my mission to have clear surfaces wherever possible. Cds and Dvds to tackle this weekend. Not quite sure how to do this as a lot of the Cds belong to OH but he never listens to them and is reluctant to sort through them. Suggestions welcome!

mavvymoo

YORKSHIRELASS wrote: »

Cds and Dvds to tackle this weekend. Not quite sure how to do this as a lot of the Cds belong to OH but he never listens to them and is reluctant to sort through them. Suggestions welcome!

I just packed all ours up ages ago and sent them to music m*gpie :rotfl: and got £106 before he even realised they were gone Maybe not a great idea for you but I am still married :rotfl:

Floors I have wooden floor boards painted White :eek: In kitchen lounge and dining room all open plan,Hallways the same and just carpet in the bedrooms which I never wanted but DH won on that one Most likely as I had just sold all his C.Ds :rotfl:I love my floor and its not that bad to keep clean

Mav x

kazwookie

Morning folks

2 cupboards sorted out, stuff / rubbish dumped in the bins.
Have a good day

GreyQueen

silvasava wrote: »

Thanks very much for the tips on the tiles. I am very lucky as DS2 is a professional tiler so he will be laying them. I have seen some that look like woodgrain and DS can lay them in a herringbone pattern but TBH I'm still at the looking at ideas stage. Although he can give good advice on type etc he never has to clean them!!!

One thing that Aslett points out with tiling (wall or floor) is that larger tiles mean fewer grout lines and tiles are always going to be easier to clean than grout.

When staying it little holiday appartments in Greece, I really liked the tiled floors and that they ran one line of tiles up the wall, eliminating the skirting board. Think of it, eliminating a dirt trap, potential place for insects to lurk and something which needs to be painted and occasionally replaced. What's not to like?

I think it would be an excellent thing to do, esp in areas like bathrooms, utilities and kitchens where there is a potential for water leaks of considerable volume.

gallygirl

silvasava wrote: »

Thanks very much for the tips on the tiles. I am very lucky as DS2 is a professional tiler so he will be laying them. I have seen some that look like woodgrain and DS can lay them in a herringbone pattern but TBH I'm still at the looking at ideas stage. Although he can give good advice on type etc he never has to clean them!!!

We're in Spain and about to buy a house that has pale, high gloss tiles throughout :eek:. I can't keep the matt ones in our current home clean as it is.

Luckily the house also has shutters on every window .

Igamogam

Spent most of yesterday cleaning and tidying (traditional sense of tidying rather than KM version) Main rooms in house are all......well.......clean and tidy:D However still a lot of kondoing to do......really big sigh ......and I thought I was doing so well:(

Clutterfree

Afternoon All!

This week I defrosted and Kondoed both my freezers.
For the past few weeks, whenever I've frozen anything I've frozen them in oblong plastic tubs. Then once frozen I've removed the tub and put them in labelled plastic bags.
I've now "filed" them using the Konmari method!
What do you think?
The two smaller plastic tubs are bugging me, but I'd run out of the oblong ones when they needed freezing.
I still have a couple of freezer drawers with stuff frozen in odd shapes that I couldn't "file" but any new items will be done the Konmari way.
I've also now got an inventory of the entire contents of my freezer which should make meal planning and shopping much easier. :T

bossymoo

Aww, clutterfree, extreme freezer Tetris

FurryBeastOz

Wow Clutterfree. That looks great. Something to think about.

Igamogam

Clutterfree I have freezer envy I have an inventory but sometimes its not updated and misshapen frozen blocks bug me too and I often freeze stuff in rectangular blocks but never thought of putting them on their side like that ......inspired