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While you may have done a great job at designing your perfect home office, you soon found out it was all in vain. You can see nothing underneath that pile of papers, magazines, bills, newspapers, files, cords and cables, and gadgets. You want to enjoy working from home, but right now it just feels like a trap and you want nothing more than to get out of there. Your productivity drops below ground every time you enter your home office and your business meetings definitely happen at a coffee shop. Take Back Your Home OfficeCleaning your home office doesn’t just mean you swipe it all around and you get back to work. A clean home office is organized. And you’ve learned this the hard way. So get ready and get going, because you can definitely clean your home office.
This might be the hardest part and definitely the one that will take the most effort. But, if your desk office drawers and cabinets are cluttered, there is only one way to go about this: gather everything in the middle of the room. It sounds outrageous, doesn’t it? And it’s scary once you have them all there. Things improve fast, believe me. When everything is gathered, get your trash bin and your paper shredder and start working:
Pro Tip: Some documents are more important than others. For those special ones, keeping them in an accessible fire-proof file cabinet could be a good option. 2. Throw Away - Redundancy is NOT RequiredOnce you have sorted out every paper in your home office, you need to get to everything else. Empty your desk and gather every non-paper item you have on it. You know the saying: “If you want peace, prepare for war”. You’ve done it with paper, you can do it again. Separate things into categories. And now take a look:
And you wondered how your desk got so crowded. Now, keep 1 of each item bigger than your hand. 2-3 of smaller items. And throw everything else away! No, do not keep them in your bottom drawer! Give them away, sell them, but do not keep them! And while you were emptying your desk, you suddenly realised half of it is blocked by your computer, keyboard, mouse, printer, fax, scanner, monitor , and a pile of cables. This part is a bit tricky, depending on where you are financially. If you have a stable, profitable business, consider investing in an All-in-one computer and a 3-in-1 printer/scanner/fax. This will clear up valuable office space, no matter if it’s on your desk or on other pieces of furniture. 3. Organize EverythingEven if you mastered cleaning your home office, you need to keep it this way. And your previous habits didn’t do much to help, did they? This is why you need to establish a workflow and set yourself some ground rules to work by. Otherwise, it will be less than one month until you’re back in the same chaos. First, start off with your filling system. Choose whatever system fits you better:
Make sure to keep this structure within your folders and to separate the files in each however you see fit, although by date seems to be the best option. This way, you will easily be able to archive files once they’ve passed their need and even throw them away when they’re no longer needed. And while this is manageable, keeping track of new work can be challenging. And repeating the cleanup process too often is not desirable. So, you can implement the following workflow or adapt it to better fit your needs. You will need:
Once a new assignment comes in, place it on the top drawer of your letter tray. This is your “inbox” or “to-do” drawer. They could be letters, bills, assignments, etc. No piece of paper should stay for more than a couple of days here. The second drawer should be your “current projects” one. Some might take longer than others. However, this is where your “to-do’s” should end up. The third one is your “outbox”. Once you have completed a task/project, it should go here. And this is the most important one. Because once a week you need to file these documents or throw away what’s no longer needed. Your goal is to keep these drawers updated. Not empty, because it wouldn’t be good for business. Don’t overwhelm yourself with the thought that everything needs to be spotless. Just build up your workflow. 4. Personalize Your OfficeA home office has the advantage of it being yours. Which means you can make it your own! Add pictures on your walls! Bring your favorite succulents or house-plants in and enjoy it. Make your mark! Remember though! You need to keep it simple. That’s if you don’t want to clean your home office again! The post How to Clean Your Home Office See more on: http://www.keepitcartesian.com via Blogger How to Clean Your Home Office Darren and Deanne JollyReality television is all around us, for better or for worse it is a guilty pleasure for millions of viewers. When it comes to home improvement TV shows, what’s not to like, observing a rundown home get renovated and decorated into a home of your dreams has the populations attention. So combine both - reality TV meets home improvement and you have a winning formula. That’s exactly what the Australian hi, The Block TV Show, is. The Block pits 4 or 5 couples against one another to renovate and decorate houses or apartments and then sell them off at auction to the highest bidder. The couple whose renovation fetches for the most money wins… a very simple formula, yet very entertaining. Originally airing in 2003 and 2004, the show was on a long break until returning with even more success and a higher production budget in 2010. The most notable block winners to come from the TV show are Darren and Dee Jolly.
The Dee and Darren Bathroom
Another bathroom from The Block Glasshouse
The Block – What’s Happening NowThe last series of The Block was The Block 2017 Australia, premiered on 30th July, it received very popular television number and episode 52, the final, had over 2.2 million viewers. The overall winner from The Block 2017 contestants was Elyse & Josh. The loved show has returned this year, The Block 2018 Australia has wrapped filming and the weekly show is only 2 weeks in. The Block 2018 contestants focus on the winning format of 5 couples but rumors are that the 2019 show could in-fact feature 8 couples.
Who Are Darren and Deanne Jolly?With the amount of success, viewers and sponsorship The Block was bringing in, it was no doubt that the best of the best would gain fame. Darren and Deanne first appeared in season 9, in what was titled ‘The Block Glasshouse’. The Glasshouse episode was set in Melbourne at the Glasshouse building, 121-127 High Street. The building used in season 9 was double the size of the Dux House, the property used in the previous season. What made season 9 of the Block more interesting was that for the first time in the show, not only did the judges cast a vote on contestant’s rooms / homes but the other contestants also cast a vote on each other. Even though Darren and Dee didn’t actually win season 9 they became the nation’s favorite, with their talent, charisma and personality. Most notably for their incredible provincial Bathroom, the viewers nicknamed it ‘the Dee and Darren bathroom’. Following their popularity, Dee and Darren returned to the show for season 10 in which 3 couples went head to head in what was known as The Block: Triple Threat.
Where Are Darren and Dee Jolly NowWhen Darren & Deanne Jolly finished the block they were on the hunt in search of their next project. With a passion and immense talent for interior design and home renovation, it was no surprise that Darren became a qualified builder and both of them set up their own Darren and Deanne Jolly Interior design business. The couple’s first project was a cottage measuring 700 square feet in a decent street. The cottage, when first purchased was in a dire state and needed a lot of work - Darren and Dee Jolly where the right people for the job. All was going well with the business and Daren and Deanne Jolly until suddenly, tragedy struck. Darren was experiencing numerous severe headaches and after examination it was thought that Darren Jolly had a brain tumor. Darren was straight in for a long grueling surgery and thankfully it was a benign cyst located in the right middle of his brain. After months of recuperation Darren is now on the mend and plans on soon getting back to his and his wife’s business. Youtube video of a brief interview with Darren & Dee after the brain tumorif video is not displayed click here The blog post The block TV show winners Dee Jolly interior design Read more on: keepitcartesian via Blogger The block TV show winners Dee Jolly interior design In another hopefully helpful article by "Keep It Cartesian" we show how designer items for interior design give you a chance to express/show your unique sense of style to your home with a personal touch. The creativity and passion that is behind every article of designer items is a true delight. It is worth to spend an extra coin on the distinctive and unique designer interior items to decorate your house rather than using a mass of randomly selected items. Unique designer items offer you an affordable and easy way of creating a long lasting impact on your interior design. However, you need inspiration in order for you to decide how well to decorate your house using designer home accessories. It is paramount for you to check each room in your home carefully. You should consider the structure and layout of each room and mark spots that you should draw a person’s attention away from. In other words, decide in which areas you will place your designer items. Also, find out what kind of designer items that you will need.
Egg Chair by Arne Jacobson Identify Focal PointsWhen you are considering to buy designer items for your home, it is essential to find focal points in your house where you will place the items once you buy them. A focal point is a place where you would like to draw the eyes to. Some of the items that you can place at such a point include earthenware vase, sculpture or painting to mention just but a few. It is essential to select only special, unique and lovely items to display and avoid all clutter items. Ensure that you brainstorm and make a possible list of items that you will need. Also, make sure that you group the designer items that you need according to theme or style. This handy guide by The Spruce called "Creating and defining a focal point" goes into detail about identifying focal points. You can group the items as follows:
A typical focal point of a room image sourced from The Spruce
Plan Your ApproachOnce you know the kind of designer items that you require, it will be easy to find them. Moreover, it will be easy for you to be creative and stylish. However, do not be too strict such that it will be devoid of creativity and expression. It is essential to have a thematic approach to ensure that each display will be symmetrical. You can use different splashes of colors and textures to bring liveliness to your home. For instance, if you want to display family pictures, buy similar but non-identical frames that complement each other and match with the theme of your house. You can use things like:
For a more detailed deep dive into this topic head over to "Jack Brunsdon`s" to the article "How to approach an interior design project"
Find The Best PricesWhen you are purchasing designer interior design items, it is better to buy online because you are likely to find more options. There are numerous talented designers online who have unique and quality designer items for interior design like Claire Davies from "Clairedaviesinteriors.co.uk". Compared to mainstream stores, they have a wider range of unique designer items often exclusively sold by them alone. Most importantly, purchasing your designer interior design items online allows you to compare prices from different retailers and hence get the best deal for your money.
ConclusionThere are numerous unique designer interior design items available on the market today. You can be sure of finding special, unique, lovely and quality designer items that will help you to come up with a beautiful, warm and inviting interior of your home. Designer interior design items for interior home design are worth spending your money on. Are unique designer items for interior design worth the money was originally published on Keep It Cartesian via Blogger Are unique designer items for interior design worth the money Polish office Thisispaper Studio has branched out into hospitality, with the opening of a minimalist holiday apartment in Warsaw's historical Praga district. Called A-Place, the one-bedroom apartment is located within a new housing estate that is set inside a former 19th-century vodka distillery in the Polish capital of Warsaw. The apartment, which marks the first hospitality project to be carried out by Thisispaper Studio, is described founders Zuzanna Gasior and Alexander Zaharov as "a place where both the body and the spirit can unwind". The duo wanted it to reflect the minimal aesthetic Thisispaper has become known for while providing tourists with a space to explore Warsaw in an "an unconventional way". Designed in its entirety by Gasior and Zaharov, an interior and graphic designer respectively, the apartment is neutrally decorated with white walls and natural wood flooring. Furnishings and accessories include pieces by designers such as Dieter Rams, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Richard Sapper, Nao Tamura, and Louis Poulsen. "Furnishing the apartment was at once the most exciting and challenging part," said the duo. "To recreate the ambience of Warsaw, where its recent past intertwines daily with novelty and progress, we combined authentic vintage furniture with pieces designed by contemporary designers whose work we follow and admire." "Regardless of their provenance, what the pieces always have in common is modesty and restriction, idée fixe of the design ethos that has guided Thisispaper from the start." While the kitchen features dark-stained timber cabinetry and a stainless steel worktop, the rest of the apartment is decorated in light neutral colours. In the bedroom, a low-level bed is framed by a light green headboard, and the bathroom is covered in off-white tiles. Aiming to appeal to those interested in architecture and design, the apartment is equipped with books and magazines about the creative industries. Visitors can also find origami kits, organic Japanese tea and freshly roasted local coffee. A vintage sound system from the 1970s encompassing a gramophone, an amplifier, a tuner and selected vinyl is located in the living room. "We designed A–Place from scratch, guided by our love for honest, natural materials, such as wood, steel, ceramics and linen," said the studio. "Every surface, object and colour has been hand-picked in line with our design philosophy that creates harmony through a focus on function and purity of form." Warsaw-based Thisispaper Studio started out in 2011 as an online magazine but has since launched a print magazine and an online and store bricks and mortar store, located in a Soviet-era dental clinic in Warsaw. A-Place is the first hospitality project to be completed by the studio. "For a while now we've been meaning to take the Thisispaper experience from digital to reality," said Gasior and Zaharov. "We created a space where our values take a tangible form, available to everyone that chooses to make Warsaw a stop in their journey." Contunie reading this artcile frmo its orignal source on the Dezeen, which you can find here: minimal holiday apartment For design enthusiasts was first published to KIC via Blogger minimal holiday apartment For design enthusiasts |
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