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Post by tania7424 on Aug 8, 2014 23:02:30 GMT
I love the way my bedroom looks when it's all tidied up and doesn't have random stuff dropped in it. It really is nice going to sleep in there. So why do master bedrooms become a dumping ground?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2014 23:07:32 GMT
Because stuff doesn't have a home?
That seems like an flip answer, but it's the truth.
I try REALLY hard to never let the bedroom become a dumping ground of any kind. I once read that your bedroom should be your peaceful retreat and we work at making it that way. If you try to think of it in those terms, then it makes it easier.
What kind of things are piling up in there? Maybe that would help with a solution.
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Post by Sorrel on Aug 8, 2014 23:07:51 GMT
Mine becomes a dumping ground, because I always bring the laundry in there to put away. It just doesn't always get put away in a timely fashion.
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Post by tania7424 on Aug 8, 2014 23:08:28 GMT
Because stuff doesn't have a home? That seems like an flip answer, but it's the truth. I try REALLY hard to never let the bedroom become a dumping ground of any kind. I once read that your bedroom should be your peaceful retreat and we work at making it that way. If you try to think of it in those terms, then it makes it easier. What kind of things are piling up in there? Maybe that would help with a solution. Boxes of crap that haven't been unpacked yet. And it's not just me. Several were saying that in the home decor thread.
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Post by gloryjoy on Aug 8, 2014 23:44:45 GMT
My den is my dumping ground, drives me nuts!
I think everyone ends up having one area or room that is a dumping ground.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 9, 2014 1:15:07 GMT
Because generally speaking, guests will be least likely to see your bedroom, and therefore it is a "safe" place to have messy. We tend to keep our entertaining areas the neatest so that we are not embarrassed if guests come by unexpectedly.
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Aug 9, 2014 1:18:19 GMT
The master bedroom is the last place I would let clutter accumulate. I need my rest and the clutter would put me into OCD overdrive.
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Post by mama2three on Aug 9, 2014 1:19:46 GMT
Because it's the closest room to the attic and linen closet and everything staged to go into the attic or coming out of the attic has to land in the MBR. Same with laundry going into the linen closet. And I'm not content to have just one book on my bedside table. I have to have a big stack. And let's not get started on how DH likes to pile clothes on the chair, floor, etc rather than hang them up.
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Post by 1lear on Aug 9, 2014 1:22:12 GMT
Wow, just saw this post after posting on the decorating thread. For me, the master bedroom is the dumping ground because it's large and we don't have an extra bedroom for my scrapbooking/book area. I wish it looked all neat and tidy like a house in Veranda, but it never will.
I tend to throw stuff in the bedroom if company is coming and I need to clean up quickly, then never seem to put things away. I also have a serious book hoarding problem, so the majority of my paperback books are housed in my bedroom.
I do have a color scheme and all the walls are decorated, I just need to be more organized and de-clutter.
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Post by Rachel on Aug 9, 2014 1:24:06 GMT
I don't let it. I redecorated my bedroom a few years back - new furniture, carpet, paint, bedding, everything. And I decided I would keep it looking simple, clean and restful always. And I do. I love going back there - it's a great way to go to sleep at night.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 9, 2014 1:24:23 GMT
It is way easier to just drop stuff and shut the door when someone comes by than it is to actually give it a home . I'm trying to be better! Purging old clothes as I type.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 1:26:10 GMT
Out of sight, out of mind? I think that's true if you don't spend much waking time there. DH goes to bed earlier than I do, so my time in the evening is spent in living room.
Ours sort of 'ebbs and flows' in terms of things in there that don't belong, but I try hard to keep it from becoming a dumping ground.
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Post by papersilly on Aug 9, 2014 1:31:07 GMT
I refuse to have ours be a dumping ground for anything. everything in it's place. no clothes, purses, or knick knacks on the bed. nothing but the bedding on the bed that's always made. if there is any kind of "dumping ground" it is the kitchen island that is only for less than a day until one of us can take it to it's specific storage place.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 9, 2014 1:34:43 GMT
I love the serenity of our master bedroom and clutter just destroys that. We are both pretty anal about putting clothes away and unpacking suitcases as soon as we get home, for example. The room just doesn't seem "right" until that's done. Not to say I *never* have a little pile of stuff to deal with. But I either tuck it in a corner of my closet so it's out of sight or I move it to another room (laundry room or a guest room maybe) until I can take care of it. I don't want to fall asleep and the last thing I see (therefore on my mind) is a big pile of laundry or something else that I'd feel guilty for not having taken care of.
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Post by valincal on Aug 9, 2014 1:42:35 GMT
We have an office so that's our dumping ground. The master bedroom is tidy and serene.
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Post by MaryMary on Aug 9, 2014 2:14:08 GMT
Our master bedroom is larger than we need, and I'm dreadful at organization. So, laundry that needs to be put away, stuff I'm storing for a project, or whatever I'm trying to hide when guests drop by gets thrown in there.
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Post by Anita on Aug 9, 2014 2:15:34 GMT
Mine isn't. It's probably the cleanest room in the house. Our dumping spot is always the dining room table. Ugh.
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Post by SabrinaP on Aug 9, 2014 2:54:23 GMT
For me, it's the one room in the house visitors won't be visiting! I use my bed to fold and hang laundry, so right now it's a disaster!
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Post by scrappinmom3 on Aug 9, 2014 3:53:51 GMT
Good question. Mine is filled with piles of clean clothes at the moment and some of dd's stuff.
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Post by lightetc on Aug 9, 2014 4:45:21 GMT
Excellent question. Habit I think. But after reading this thread I picked up all the stuff of my bed and dumped it on the lounge instead.
My house only has 3 rooms including the bathroom but that doesn't mean the space I use the most has to be the messy one! I'll see if I can start a new habit of putting it down in the kitchen so I deal with it properly instead of onto my bed where it gets moved to the floor and then various other places before actually being put away.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 9, 2014 4:48:45 GMT
Mine is not.
We have a "touch it once" rule that eliminates the dumping ground mentality.
Touch it once means that once you touch something (anything - the mail, laundry, whatever) it is your responsibility to take it all the way to its final destination. There is no putting it down to deal with it later.
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 9, 2014 6:13:51 GMT
Thankfully our master is not the dumping ground in this house. Our guest room on the main floor tends to end up as the dumping ground between guests but fortunately it gets used regularly enough that I am forced to put things away.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 10:35:22 GMT
ERM, it isn't. That's what the spare bedroom is for!
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Post by maryland on Aug 9, 2014 11:28:40 GMT
Because it's easier for the kids to dump their stuff in your room instead of taking the time to put it away in their rooms. That's how it is in my house.
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Post by melanell on Aug 9, 2014 19:06:28 GMT
I agree with BF to a degree.....mine room tends to collect 2 items...stuff that belongs to my kids (Which I confiscate as a consequence) and stuff that doesn't seem to have a good home within our home.
This is a typical conversation:
"Where should I put this?"
Me: "Um....just put it in my room and I'll figure it out."
Only sometimes the figure it out items start accumulating faster than the actual figuring out. That's especially true during the school year and leading up to Christmas.
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Post by chlerbie on Aug 9, 2014 19:09:06 GMT
It happens with me, too. Often I'll use it as a "sorting" room and then I don't quite finish the project. Other times, I'm trying to tidy up the rest of the house and have something that I haven't quite put away or figured out what to do with and I'll put in the bedroom, as I figure no one's really going in there anyway and then it ends up staying. I'm actually working on cleaning and decluttering our bedroom today and am hoping that when I'm done, I can break the habit of using it for a dumping ground.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Aug 9, 2014 19:33:31 GMT
My scrapbook room looks like a big closet. Well, it did until I worked at getting rid of a lot of the stuff.
ETA: I think a lot of people use their master bedroom as the dumping ground because generally no one goes in there except you and, if applicable, your DH/SO.
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Post by cecelia on Aug 9, 2014 19:39:34 GMT
Because generally speaking, guests will be least likely to see your bedroom, and therefore it is a "safe" place to have messy. We tend to keep our entertaining areas the neatest so that we are not embarrassed if guests come by unexpectedly. This is my house. Also, when I'm cleaning, I start in the kitchen and common areas before working my way to the bedrooms. By the time I'm up to my bedroom, I manage to change the sheets just in time to fall into them...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 21:07:22 GMT
Well, all I can say is that our master doesn't become the dumping ground. Like you, DH and I feel better when the master is 'tidied up' - so we work at keeping it that way ( and it does take a little effort) and we use other rooms to dump stuff. As Nancy Reagan said - "Just say NO."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2014 21:10:27 GMT
Mine is not. We have a "touch it once" rule that eliminates the dumping ground mentality. Touch it once means that once you touch something (anything - the mail, laundry, whatever) it is your responsibility to take it all the way to its final destination. There is no putting it down to deal with it later. It's a great rule! I'm working on it myself, but haven't mastered it. A lot of things get touched twice - the first time it gets to the right room (and sometimes handled completely) but often I have to come back a second time to complete the.. whatever it is.
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