12 Tidy Homes For New Year’s Clean-spiration
Call me a total freak of nature, but I can think of few things more satisfying than the clean sweep that comes with the end of the holiday season. Yes, it’s sad to see the Christmas tree go, but look at how spacious the living room looks now that it’s gone! For me, the sloughing away of holiday detritus (the dismantling of garland, the packing-up of ornaments, the eating of the last cookie) elicits a deep, carnal pleasure, not unlike the feeling one gets when popping bubble wrap or peeling dried Elmer’s glue from one’s hands. It’s like taking your entire life to a weekend-long spa retreat.
Okay — I may be alone in my frantic post-holiday-cleanup-mania, but there is no denying that there is something wonderful about getting back to basics after a season of surplus. To celebrate this out-with-the-old, in-with-the-new time of year, we’ve rounded up a few homes that exemplify clean living. From enviably organized apartments to ingeniously minimal houses, these picks will give you the jolt of inspiration you need to get organized in the New Year! —Max












lovely blogpost!
I’m kind of the opposite. I realized how much better my living room looks with Christmas lights slung around so I’m keeping them! But yeah, I should probably get organized.
Love neat and tidy – great pics!
Is it sad I have spring cleaning on my resolutions list for 2015?
oh wow…those clean spaces make me want to go home right now and clean like i never have before! it’s crazy how much ‘stuff’ you can accumulate in such a short time, and now that the holidays are (almost) over, i am ready to purge! these photos have inspired me, thanks!
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You are not alone! I totally get you. (My place is already cleaned up.) I feel focused and relaxed just looking at these clean spaces.
I love it all!!!
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Yes ! I’m that crazy “love the holidays, more tinsel, please.” Wait, it’s the 26th?! Christmas tree, begone. Furniture rearrange? Yes.
We didn’t have any Christmas decorations this year but now that I’m on vacation, I’m doing a whole sweep of the house! Throwing out things that just create clutter. I’m on day 3 but I know at the end it’ll be worth it!
We didn’t have Christmas decorations too. It’s very messy and the cleaning after takes a lot of time. I love my well organized and clean home!