A clean and tidy house not only contributes to our comfort and well-being but also enhances the decoration making us feel much better. All psychologists believe that cleanliness and order are fundamental to making us feel calm and relaxed. Have you ever stopped to think if your house is clean and tidy enough? In this blog some time ago, we wrote an article about slow-deco, which is a way of decorating taking very much into account emotional balance so as to live as relaxed as possible. We can say that this philosophy of life helps us to describe what we can achieve if we live in a clean and tidy house. This matter has been demonstrated and guaranteed by studies of psychologists and experts on well-being and health. According to professionals, space influences in a decisive way the feelings and emotions of a person, and this is why we feel much calmer and balanced if we are in a tidy and clean environment. Therefore, we can say that cleanliness and order should be mandatory for every decorator. Thus, the first task when decorating a house is to make sure that it is clean and tidy.

CLEANING AND TIDYING ALSO KEEP OUR MINDS IN ORDER

All psychologists agree that a clean and tidy house reduces stress making us feel more comfortable and relaxed. In addition, many of them also believe that cleaning and tidying activities have a positive effect on our health as they help us disconnect from the routine and they clear our mind.  How much time do we spend, for instance, absorbed by our telephone, computer or television? Even though we may sometimes not believe it, the audiovisual bombardment we are exposed to can have a negative emotional weight which we must try to break with.

The work of taking the trouble to organize and clean our environment really helps to achieve it. In a way, it is about finding ourselves together with our space so that we feel more free; one way to obtain this is to have order and cleanliness around us. In this regard, how we organize ourselves is a key factor to make us feel that the space that surrounds us is in harmony with ourselves. There are few more pleasant sensations than going into a living-room where everything is clean and tidy. This cozily feeling can only be obtained if the space is neither dirty nor untidy. Of course, we must also have an adequate decoration which is to our liking. Nonetheless, thorough cleanliness and exquisite order should always be our starting point.

IMPROVING OUR HEALTH

Psychologists and professionals of emotional well-being state that a clean and tidy space also, to some extent, cleans ourselves and puts our affairs in order. In such an environment, we can think more clearly and we can also feel how our ability to concentrate increases.

That is, the positive effects of a clean and tidy house go beyond the property as they have an impact on our health, and this should be sufficient reason to set out to clean and tidy our house frequently. Experts also warn us that a dirty and untidy house are usually depressive symptoms which should be treated medically. This helps us be aware of the importance that tidyness and cleanliness have in a house.