Modern FarmhouseFarmhouse Kitchen, Austin
Casey Fry
What Houzz contributors are saying:
In medical terms, triage is the process of sorting victims of a battle or disaster into three categories:Those who will probably live whether or not they receive careThose who will probably die whether or not they receive careThose whose lives may be saved by immediate careBut we were talking about houses! What does triage have to do with cleaning?Consider a personal example. My home (which is not the one pictured here) has an open-concept plan. The front door opens into a small entry, and from there you can see it all: kitchen to the left, living room to the right and a long harvest table straight ahead. I told you before how I ignored one end of our dining room table while I focused on keeping our kitchen island clear. The north end of our table was dead to me while I worked to save our island and, really, our entire kitchen. The living room was never in any danger; I had that well in hand from the very beginning. Triage worked. I focused my energy on keeping the kitchen counters clean and cleared and allowed my family’s mess to accumulate on the table. Once maintaining the kitchen became habitual, I turned my attention to the table. We’re still building our housekeeping muscle there, but more often than not it’s clear.In my kitchen I prioritized using the triage system: Everything on the outside (counters, sink, cabinets, appliances) is kept neat and clean, but a few of my cabinets aren’t well organized. My baking cupboard is a jumble, and so is one of the cabinets where I store food storage containers. For the first I need to buy containers to decant my dried goods, and for the other, adding another shelf would probably solve the problem. For now these cabinets are in the first category of triage: They’ll live. I’ll get to them later.
What Houzzers are commenting on:
Maybe we can do something with reclaimed wood somewhere in our home, like behind the TV in this picture. But, not behind the TV.
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