5 Reasons Your Clean Home Looks Messy

Do you feel like your home is in a constant state of chaos? The reason your home looks messy may have nothing to do with cleanliness. Even if you have worked to organize your home, visual clutter could be the cause of your headache. Visual clutter is the items around your home within your vision. Alone, these items may barely register, but all together, they can create a cluttered look. It can seem messy, even if it’s not, and it can even prevent you from relaxing. Consider these 5 reasons your clean home looks messy.

Too Pany Prints and Patterns

While a fun pop of leopard print can certainly add personality to your interior design, prints that are too loud or clash can clog up your view. Choose your prints carefully and ensure they complement rather than compete with each other. Use just one or two prints among your solid colors for smaller spaces, and opt for muted colors. 

Exposed Wires and Cords

In today’s tech-driven world, wires, cords, and blinking LED lights are familiar sights in most homes. However, all this can contribute to visual clutter. Streamlining and hiding your wires can help you make your space look cleaner. Using cord organizers and other cable management systems can stylishly hide your cords to give you a clutter-free view. It is also helpful to remember to put away cords that are not in active use. Having several chargers plugged in on your counter is only helpful if they are in use.

Busy Shelves Look Messy

A built-in bookcase or shelving unit is an excellent feature in just about any room of the home—as long as you’re discerning about what and how much you keep there. Too many mementos, framed pictures, mismatched books, and other nicknacks can quickly turn what should be an attractive and exciting home feature into a messy and unappealing eyesore. Designers say to carefully curate shelves with an array of meaningful objects by giving each piece sufficient breathing room.

Plentiful Pillows

A great throw pillow can instantly refresh and stylize a room. But when it comes to pillows, too much of a good thing applies. Too much of a good thing can make you go from stylish to sloppy and add to visual clutter. Choose just a few pillows that complement your furniture and overall home design, and keep them nicely arranged and fluffed.

Chaotic Entryways

As they say, first impressions count, especially regarding your home. If you step through the front door and instantly see a mishmash of shoes, jackets, and bags, it’s hard to have a first impression that says anything other than “mess.” With just a few simple organizational tricks, your entryway can become a clean and calm space, so consider investing in a shoe rack or coat rack and adding decorative catch-all trays and baskets to collect miscellaneous items.