Simplified Living Architecture

Loved working on this project! It’s always so much fun blending historic spaces with modern spaces.

🏠Home Matters: Homes shape lives

We all have big goals we want to achieve. We have goals for our career, relationships, health, and finances, though what are your plans for your home?

I am sure you think about things that you like and dislike in your home often, though have you ever made a list of the things you would want to change in your home?

Did you know that goals are 42% more likely to be achieved if written down? You can easily achieve this in one weekend if you carve out some time to think about your home, how it functions for your family, and the changes you would like to make to improve it. Here are five steps that will allow you to achieve this overwhelming task by Monday morning.

1. Write down the names of every room, even the closets in your home.

2. Next to each room, write down what you have in each room. And be honest with yourself, if your treadmill is sitting in your walk-in closet – even though you wish it wasn’t – you still need to write it down. You can’t make changes if you are ignoring the elephant in the room … or the treadmill in the room.

3. Write down how each room makes you feel and why it makes you feel that way.
-frustration because it is messy?
-joy because it’s a relaxing space?
-anxiety because it feels too small?
-calm because it’s clean and organized?

4. What do you wish you could change in each room? -size of the spaces
-the natural light
-the finishes (flooring, trim, cabinets, countertops)
-the furniture in the room?

5. Finally, write down how these updates would change how you use the space, how the space functions for your family, and how the spaces make you feel.

Think outside of the box – these goals will not only help you think about what you could achieve in your existing home but also what you would want in your dream home.

By Heidi Bolyard, Simplified Living Architecture


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