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Having collections everywhere to the degree of my pony room in my house would be visually overstimulating to me. and I loathe open shelving. Dust gives me issues. so seeing too much stuff and open shelves to me, I get itchy just thinking about it. My poor dude, first move in thing I asked for was taking down his open shelving (the kitchen seemed 1/3 bigger after!) and organizing stuff into closed storage. it was that or ask he pull everything down to dust weekly as I would do the rest of the house. Getting the stuff down and removing all those shelves I did get hives, even keeping up with my aerius allergy pills and still (lots of cats, dust mites, we live in a rain forest so tree pollen like crazy too. it ends up everywhere).
Quote from: dragonfly on August 03, 2016, 09:03:10 PMIn my experience, the people who say things like that are usually striving to live life like it's Pinterest. Chaos keeps life interesting. But I really like to organize stuff.I've known people who grew up as children in hording houses and their own places veer into the opposite direction. stark. spartan. Some people having things everywhere makes them feel intensely stressed, claustrophobic etc.My folks never reached that point of hoarder of stacks and unwashed dishes, or garbage piled- but every surface had clutter, and closets were stuffed and finding something that was needed was "frustrating" lets say. the kids were tasked with retrieving things. In trouble when we didn't and another widget that was needed would be bought, shoved in a closet to be lost again. I silently seethed and dreamed of hauling 2/3 of that crap outside for a bonfire during my adolescence. This influenced how I like things. Having my own apartment and housing I was shocked, shocked, how easy it was to keep clean or find things. I am NOT a minimalist. I like the idea, but I do own backups of quality tools if I find another cheap, stock up my pantry with sales to the degree I could have had 5 kids living with me. As long as my closed storage I can find something easily, and it indeed saves me money in the long run I will stock up. I use little baskets and such in my closets so I just reach into the right one to grab my mittens, or sunglasses before walking out the door. I don't care if someone thinks it's too OCD, precious or pintresty. to me it looks orderly, and I find what I need immediately.
In my experience, the people who say things like that are usually striving to live life like it's Pinterest. Chaos keeps life interesting. But I really like to organize stuff.
What looks chaotic to one, may be calming and orderly to another. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I don't style my ponies much because I can't bear to change that riot of original curls. My comment on my interior design background helping make it aesthetically pleasing is to my personal aesthetics. I'm sure some would hate my color organization. They actually have a whole class on how to listen and interpret what design would be most pleasing to each particular 'client' and their unique situation. Everyone deserves to be comfortable in their own space. I believe everyone needs that space to maintain equilibrium. I'm sorry if I came off snobby at all, before or now. Words can be difficult to express meaning properly.
I'm that way, though I'm back to living with my parents but my own first apartment was spotless til I got really sick. Moved back home and now the majority of my stuff is in storage and I'm stuck feeling claustrophobic if I stay home too much. Piles of my mother's stuff everywhere I just wish I could donate/throw out 2/3rds of it.