2 Pro Organizers Share Tips on Building Healthy Habits at Home
Home can be a place to rest, rejuvenate and nourish yourself and your family. In this episode of Houzz TV Live, professional home organizers Patricia Lee and Jeanne Taylor of Tailorly share tips with Houzz editor Erin Carlyle for supporting four healthy habits at home. Learn practical ways to support your sleep, break down the barrier to exercise, eat more healthfully and make time to unwind — all through the power of organizing.
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Great tips!
Wonderful tips
Like your tips tackling the nightstand!
We love making home offices feel clutter free!
Thanks for the great tips about nightstands, for a first view when you wake up.
helpful tips
Great to see you both sharing "live." Your articles are very practical and kindly written.
Should not put tomatoes in the fridge. Better to leave at room temperature
As a home builder, I often concentrate on the structure and mechanics. These processes are extremely important for Health Homes and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). However, the Health Habits presented have too often been overlooked. I'll be sure to make my clients aware of these ideas as well. john
Beautiful ideas! Very functional and helpful! Love the nightstand design! My home is overwhelming because of clutter and I don’t know where to began to start the de-clutter!
If we want to put our money where our mouths are where healthy homes are concerned, start by getting over the upholstered headboard trend. Who doesn’t love a luxurious fabric, like velvet or silk jacquard? But not next to the head at night. Most people suffer from allergies. Upholstered beds are a place for dust mites and, likely, bedbugs, to settle in and get comfy. Even if you vacuum the headboard weekly, it will be impossible over a short period of time to maintain a clean bed space. Upholstered furniture, like carpet, maintains a certain amount of oil and dirt no matter how often you steam clean. Maybe do slipcovered headboards if feasible, and wash frequently. But what a pain and extra expense.
Moving out of a home with wall to wall carpet in the bedrooms several years ago (a rental, of course) and putting down engineered wood flooring and tile throughout our own home was one of the best things my husband and I did for our health. We have natural fiber sisal and vintage wool area rugs in a few spaces of the home - much easier to remove and clean. If you have to have warm softness beneath your feet when you get up in the morning, put an area rug next to the bed and keep some slippers nearby.