1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to go shopping in your own home. Often, 4 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: when there's something we'd like, we already have something that 5 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: might work, we just may not realize it. By looking 6 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: around our homes with open eyes, we might be able 7 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: to save time and money. A lot of people have 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 1: more stuff than they need and then end up buying 9 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: still more stuff because they don't know what they have. 10 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: There are many reasons for this, and over stuffed and 11 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: under organized attic or storage closet, or just a lack 12 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: of attention to things you see every day. Either way, 13 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: it can be wise to examine what you have before 14 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: you go shopping in search of something new that you 15 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: may not actually need. For instance, after rearranging your guest bedroom, 16 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: you might decide that you'd like a comfy chair for 17 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: the room. Before you start perusing furniture websites, take a 18 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: walk around your home, including through your attic or basement 19 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: if you have one, and see if you have something 20 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: that fits the bill. Even if you spot a chair 21 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: that's already in service elsewhere, don't assume it's off limits. 22 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: Often rooms can stand to lose a piece or two, 23 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: so if you pluck a chair from your living room 24 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: to put it in the guest room, you may not 25 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: need to replace the living room chair. The space may 26 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 1: actually be more comfortable and attractive when it's a little 27 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,559 Speaker 1: less full. You can go shopping in your own home 28 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: for clothes you need for particular occasions too, whether you're 29 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: looking for something silly to wear to a costume party 30 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: or a nice outfit to wear to an important event. 31 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: It helps to actually look at the clothes you own, 32 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: just like you'd flip through the rack at a boutique. 33 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: Don't just think about what you have, or you'll fall 34 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: into the trap of believing that you have nothing to wear. Instead, 35 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: brows your own closet and drawers to see whether anything 36 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: catches your eye that you might not have thought about. 37 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: This is one reason that professional organizers sometimes style closets 38 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:21,399 Speaker 1: to look like clothing boutiques. It makes getting dressed see 39 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: more doable and fun. When it comes to purely decorative objects, 40 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: you can really win by shopping in your own home. 41 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: Perhaps you want to create an attractive vignette on your 42 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: entryway table. I am guessing that almost no one actually 43 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: needs to go shopping for more stuff that is just 44 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: pretty to look at. Somewhere in your home, you already 45 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: have an interesting vase or a piece of pottery that 46 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 1: can catch your guest's eyes as they come in. Take 47 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: a look in your kitchen and around your house to 48 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: see whether you can find a tray for keys and such. 49 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: Then perhaps you can grab some art books to add 50 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: a little height under the lamp that's already there. Voila. 51 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: Without spending a dime, you have restyled your entryway. It 52 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: probably only took half an hour or so, which may 53 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: be less time than you'd waste looking through all the 54 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: potential decorative objects in the world, because guess what, the 55 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: world has a lot of decorative objects. Unfortunately, some of 56 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: them are probably already within your walls. By going shopping 57 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: in our own homes, we save money and get more 58 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: use out of the stuff we have, which sounds like 59 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: a big one to me. In the meantime, this is Laura, 60 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of 61 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: our time. 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