From simple neutral colors to choosing hidden storage options, a few small choices can take your home from where it is to where you dream it can be.
You know those dream homes: the ones that seem pristine, calming, and luxurious with natural light and zero clutter. Maybe you found yourself wishing your home could be that peaceful and lovely. The good news is that your house can radiate luxury with the right organization tips. From simple neutral colors to choosing hidden storage options, a few small choices can take your home from where it is to where you dream it can be. We’re here to help you take your home to the next level with the right storage ideas that look classy and will always be fashionable.
Read on to learn 10 luxury home organization tips that will make your home feel calming, clean, and absolutely luxurious.
Less is always more when it comes to creating a luxurious space. Eliminating excess will also reduce the amount of clutter you could have, and it’s a great way to take a room from normal to luxury. To get started with your new minimalist home, make a mental note of everything you own and determine what’s absolutely necessary to keep in that room. For example, you need seating in your living room, but you don’t necessarily need a coat rack.
Old money homes usually have a natural and neutral color palette throughout. While that might include owning a beige couch, the color palette should extend to your organization and storage features as well. Think natural looking storage bins, cupboards, wardrobes, and bins that blend into your greater neutral color palette. Think taupe, cream, ivory, and soft grays as the foundation of your color scheme because they’re all rich and comforting colors that radiate luxury.
When you’re picking out your bins and containers to organize your space, pick ones made from natural fibers. Storage made from wood, metal, glass, or stone all look timeless and clean—something that elevates your entire room. Picture choosing deep walnut shelves to store your favorite mementos or glass cabinets to store your best dishes. These natural materials create a comfortable space and help you organize and store your possessions while creating a more beautiful room.
One of the biggest ways to take a room and make it quietly luxurious is to invest in matching storage. Having the very bins and closets storing your possessions that match each other and your space reduces clutter tenfold and screams Old Money. Consistent storage makes your rooms look classy and luxurious, from matching storage bins in your living room to coordinated food keepers.
You know a kitchen is top-tier luxury when you have to open cupboards to find their garbage bin or even to find their fridge. Keeping some appliances out of sight helps make your kitchen look luxurious. That might involve blending your fridge and oven into your kitchen paneling, or it can be much simpler by creating what we call an “appliance garage.” Take all of those smaller appliances like your air fryer, waffle iron, panini press, or blender and tuck them away into their own drawer, cupboard, or bin. That frees up counter space and makes your entire kitchen look less cluttered and more like high-end luxury.
You don’t always need to conceal your small appliances, though. They can look tidy—and even beautiful—if you organize them by color. For example, you could keep the chrome ones together on your counter and hide away the white and black appliances that don’t match.
Another great way to help your home radiate luxury is to clear out the visual clutter. Visual clutter includes both the typical clutter you might think about but also just general busyness like overdecorated nooks. For example, you can focus on removing visual clutter in your closets. With the right storage bins, you won’t need to fold anything perfectly. Instead, you can just toss it in the correctly labeled bin and have everything where it belongs with no clutter. Bam! Even though things aren’t folded, everything is still considered organized!
First impressions matter, so don’t forget the very first place people see in your home. Think about what’s absolutely essential to have in your entryway and limit decorations and storage to only the necessary. Consider moving the shoe rack, coat rack, and umbrellas to a mudroom to keep it out of the way but somewhere accessible. Choose just a few decorative pieces to highlight the space without overwhelming it.
If you have drawers in your kitchen or bathrooms, put them to good use. Use dividers to help allocate space to each item you’re storing in them, so these deep drawers don’t just end up as junk drawers. Instead, each item can have its own home. Using drawer dividers helps you intentionally organize your possessions and reduce clutter from your counters—which increases luxury.
Nothing says classy like timeless storage pieces. Instead of following trends, choose storage cupboards, bins, and shelves made from long-lasting materials that would look good in any century. For example, consider wicker baskets, wooden boxes, glass jars, and clear storage bins. These look great no matter what’s in style, and they help you find what you’re looking for to make your storage areas functional and beautiful all at the same time.
Even the most beautifully organized home needs a little upkeep. To keep your house as luxurious and pristine as possible, plan out a quick weekly reset where you reduce clutter and keep everything organized. Recycle the junk mail, straighten throw pillows and blankets, put loose items back into their proper homes, and do any other maintenance that needs to be done. Doing a quick clean up each week will keep your house looking clean and luxurious. Plus, once you have a great organization system set up and there is a specific home for things, a weekly reset is quick, easy, and even fun.
If your goal is to create a room that radiates Old Money, these are a few common mistakes that could be holding you back from a luxurious space:
If you’re dreaming of a clean, neutral, timeless space, our Organize Simply team can help. We specialize in transforming everyday spaces into calm, beautiful, and functional places you actually enjoy using. We can help you if you need a brand new organization system or if you’re just looking to revamp your current setup. We love helping our customers choose pieces that are functional for organization but that also radiate luxury and look timeless.
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Luxury means you’re creating a space that’s timeless, pristine, and high-end. When it comes to organization, that means choosing storage solutions that are made from natural materials, minimalist, and blend into your home and are consistent.
We recommend working with our Organize Simply team. We’ll help guide you on storage solutions and organization strategies that will elevate your home and create that timeless, elegant look you’re going for.
Storage solutions made from natural materials like wood, stone, fibers, glass, and other natural options look the most effortlessly timeless. They radiate a high-end aesthetic that will never go out of style.
The 50% rule advises that you should aim to only fill a space halfway and leave half empty. This approach helps you avoid clutter and can really create a minimalist, Old Money aesthetic.
The 4 C’s are clear out, categorize, cut out, and contain. To start, you’ll clear out the entire space you’re decluttering and categorize everything that was there. Cut out the items you don’t need by donating them or putting them into storage if they hold sentimental value. Finally, contain the items you’re keeping in the space with the right storage bins and baskets.
