I am no fan of reality tv shows. However recently, there are a few that caught my attention. The House Detox is one of them. This South Korean show brings a minimalist lifestyle and decluttering into their premise. The hosts went into celebrity houses to tidy their messy and uncluttered house while at the same time introducing minimalist lifestyle.
At first, I did not expect that the show would teach me something good or even educational at all. It turns out this reality tv show is educational and good at the same time. Perhaps because I am into the lifestyle and am interested in always learning something new about it.
This show first aired last year with over 50 episodes starring different celebrities from actors, comedians, to sports players. So far, I watched until the 13th episode. In the episodes I watched, the house situation ranged from a single person with pets, single person with their family, houses with children, toddlers, even teenagers. These different scenarios offer different challenges that are interesting to watch.
So, what did I learn?
Take pictures of the items that you cherish the most and make an album out of it
That is the first tip that I learned from the show. The host, shin ae-ra mentioned that trick when she decluttered her items. She would take pictures of her things, even her children and collect them into a digital collection. To some in the show, it was extreme but she offers a different approach to print the picture and bind them together as a collection of memories.
I think that is something I never did and would do that when I start decluttering again. I normally just throw/donate/sell the items away and now, I found a better way to cherish the memories of each item I have.
Categorizing items
Organizing the items that you have based on certain categorization works. This echoed throughout the shows where it's often the answer to these people's problems. A messy wardrobe can simply turn into a concept store just by categorizing the clothes by its color or even the weather. It is the same with other items, just find a system that works for you.
Ask yourself a question, have you been using the item last year?
When decluttering the house, the host shin ae-ra asked the people that question. If it's hard to let go, then take a picture of it so there's a fraction of memento from those certain memories. Personally, I do not buy items that I will not wear/use for a long time. Usually, I use them until it is worn out and then only, I'd get a new one. That is the same with clothing that eventually, they find its way to be upcycled or end up as a cleaning cloth, somewhere.
A messy room can be cleaned simply by space repositioning and organizing
No matter how small/big the space is, if it's cluttered and messy it's unpleasant to look at. Sometimes living in such a place is only frustrating. When we think that we might need something new, we actually don't. In fact, some repositioning or organization would do wonders to transform unclutter space into a brand new space.
Optimizing the use of your items
For some, reusing a chocolate box as a divider may be extreme but it actually works and saves money when it is used as a jewelry divider or misc items divider.There are also shelves that are empty and can be optimized. You can organize your spaces without having to buy a new one. Just optimize what you already have.
For me personally, I sometimes reuse small boxes as a divider for misc items that I have.
If your place has a great view, why block it?
Strangely, people tend to block the view to their window and outside with their furniture. Meanwhile these lights and windows can create a cleaner look and make the room look bigger. For students/people who work at home, it's nice to put the table in front of the window or any place with natural lights. I do the same thing with my table at home and even at my apartment. So it's nice to know that this is actually one of the good tips to organize a space.
Can you co-exist with the items that you love?
Many of us have hobbies that eventually make us own things more than we should. You can be a wine collector, book collector, or even into sports but when we don't have a proper organization or system, they become overshadowed and look unpleasant. From the shows, we are given some tips to co-exist with the items that we love either through giving them a proper room, or just a space where all of them can shine. However, if you have too many of them, you can also start asking the question, have you used the items or still find a value in it?
This is one of the episodes from it
Those are only a few things I learned from watching the 13th episodes. Some of those are quite reasonable and helpful as well. It also really makes me want to clean and re-organize the items that I have. I want to do that with my mom's place as I hope it will be much more organized and less cluttered. I think you could give this show a try if you want to learn something new about organizing, decluttering, and living a simple but meaningful life.
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Hello dear friend @macchiata good afternoon
It is good that you have known this series, and found something very useful in it.
The methods that you mention without a doubt is the key to obtaining the results that one expects
I hope you can use it in your mother's house and get the result that she likes
I appreciate you sharing this information.
Have a beautiful afternoon
Thanks for checking this out! Have a great week.
Hi Mac!
I liked the intro of your post. I'm not into TV shows at all, but I liked to name of that show instantly. It reminded me of an American version that @discoveringarni introduced me to that I really liked, what's the name? I cannot remember.
These are some powerful tips that are doable and practical. I like the idea of taking photos and combining them. I never thought of that, but that would be like the colliding of different worlds.
I really like it:)))
I have bookmarked this post 😁
I think there are a few version like this in the US and even Japan. There's one with Marie Kondo, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo back in 2019. For some reason, it wasn't that appealing to me. Also, you're right about the taking picture thing. It is something I've heard but never practiced it. I wonder if that's actually going to make a difference. Perhaps, unlike them who print it, A digital storage of them would be helpful and just name them based on the items. Do you personally have any organizing tips? like do you organize your clothes based on season?
Yes, I do organize my clothes according to the season when I'm here in the UK. I still need to do more decluttering though, because I have far too many winter clothes that I never wore last winter, and I probably won't have the need to. Otherwise, in a tropical country, I might arrange it according to colour, or outfit. Clothes hoarding is one of my biggest challenges, but I plan to tackle it by first reducing the winter ones, and then just keeping select few of other clothing.
Living on the boat I get get away with keeping only a few pieces of garments, but I don't want to ditch it all in case my circumstances should change 😁
This is awesome idea. I usually arrange them based on season, I know there's only 2 but some days it can be that cold. I also wear sweatshirts more than I wear other things 😂 so maybe this is a good idea to just arrange them by colors like they do in stores.
On the boat in the winter, I find sweatshirts are perfect. I don't need to have many of them either:)
I had never thought of anything like this before. I have a lot of things crammed in the cabinet in my room and I just don't use them, but I don't get rid of them either. I think I could apply some of what you explain here. Quite interesting 🤔
Yeah, you don't necessarily have to get rid of them. Having some organization system that works for you would help. Maybe categorize them based on the use or shapes or anything that works.
Let's give it a try and see how it works. It's always good to try something new, hopefully it will help me to tidy up my stuff 😅
These are helpful tips for me how to 'organize things as I have just started my own house. ☺️ Thanks for this @macchiata , this would be a great help.😍 ,
Oh by the way, can I download the full episodes in youtube?.
I am not sure if you can download them full on youtube. But it's available on VIU. If you don't have a premium account, you can just watch them with advertisements. Not to mention, it has a few subtitles like English, Japanese, and other languages.
That sounds like an interesting show. It's strange how satisfying it can be to watch others clean and organize their homes.
Those are some good tips as well.
I actually like the one about taking photos of items and keeping a record (or memories) of things I owned. Very cool.
I didn't expect it to be satisfying and motivating too. Have you watched reality shows like this?
Also, that photo tips may sound extreme and unpractical but it's worth trying. I plan on trying it and see how it's going to affect my attachment to the memories that I have with things.
I haven't watched shows specifically on tidying or organization but I used to watch a show on tiny homes which involved coming up with creative ways to organize one's house and that sort of thing. Some renovation shows have similar ideas in them as well.
I love watching tiny homes and at one point, I wanted them but I am so bad with commitment and would rather travel, so that's a no 😃. However, I do enjoy the aesthetic of them.
A tiny home would help in the travel department, no? They are generally a lot cheaper than the average normal size home.
That's also true, I saw some who can pull it off with less than 10k but now I prefer to live half the time with my parents and half at my own place 😂 with a very cheap rent price.
That makes sense. 👍
These are essential steps, I never really thought about taking pictures of items I cherished, I’ll give that a try.
Wow taking pictures of items that are most cherished...
Wow
How cool.....😇😇😇
Hello @macchiata excellent tips to reorganize our spaces, could you give me a review of this program to learn things that would be useful to me.