How to Organize Your Home with Purpose and Emotion
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Have you ever walked into a room and had your emotion change immediately?
Perhaps you walked into a spa for a massage and you felt relaxed. Or you grabbed a coffee at the new cafe in town and the ambiance put a little extra pep in your step for the day.
The truth is that our environment effects our moods and emotions.
Now, look around your home…what emotions do you feel? Are they the ones you want to feel when you’re home?
If not, you can do something about it.
Creating the emotions you want to feel in your home starts with questioning your space and labeling it’s purpose. More often than not, the spaces in our homes perform double duty so it’s extremely important to highlight each room’s purpose and be clear on the emotions you want to feel when you are in the space.
For instance, the purpose of your living room might be the gathering place of your home. So the emotions you want to feel when you are there could focus around being loved, joyful, and together.
Your bedroom might be a place for rest and relaxation so the emotions you feel there could be romantic, at peace, and relaxed.
The following is a list of nearly 600 descriptive and positive emotions (I’m going to assume you don’t want to feel negatively at home) to help you pinpoint the top emotions you want to feel in each room as part of The QUICK Way to Declutter and Organize Your Home.
And if you have stumbled across this and have no idea what I’m talking about, The QUICK Way to Declutter and Organize Your Home is my tried-and-true method of clearing your home of the stuff you no longer want or need so you can make room for your family, friends, and give yourself more time to enjoy your life.
Now back to this list…sometimes, we’re so overwhelmed, we’re not sure what emotions we want to feel and so I created this giant list of positivity to help you find it. We all have a lot going on these days and there’s no need to feel bad if your brain is having a hard time coming up with the perfect descriptive word. I’ve got your back.
Below are the 10 most common descriptive words I see used to describe each of the rooms in your home. I have also included over 400 positive emotion words so you’re practically guaranteed to find the right words you’re looking for.
And remember, your home is YOUR SPACE so it’s fine for words to overlap or for you to use words not on this list. This is just a great place to start.
Top Words to Describe the Rooms in Your Home
Overall words to describe your home environment:
loving
serene
peaceful
joyful
hopeful
prideful
amusing
cheerful
recharge
reconnect
organized
Words to describe your bathroom:
refreshing
quiet
romance
tranquility
privacy
rejuvenation
spa-like
indulgent
plush
lavish
Words to describe your baby’s room:
peaceful
quiet
serene
loving
beautiful
attentive
caring
devoted
warm
mellow
Words to describe your kid’s room/playroom:
fun
playful
joy
growth
easygoing
enjoyable
laughter
kid-like
merriment
youthful
Words to describe your teen’s room:
hideout
calm
personalized
safe
private
retreat
sanctuary
adventurous
courageous
bold
Words to describe your office:
interesting
sound-proof
creative
productive
powerful
high energy
stimulating
motivating
enthusiasm
fearless
Words to describe your craft room:
joyousness
quiet
abundance
organized
productive
free
self-expressive
cheerful
restful
kick back
Words to describe your garage/basement/storage:
organized
zoned
exciting
neat
at the ready
adventures
outside
arranged
extra
active
Words to describe your backyard:
play
enjoy
chill
escape
community
garden
fresh
cultivate
unwind
green
Words to describe your entryway:
prepared
inviting
clear
clean
light
confident
ready
convenient
welcoming
graceful
Words to describe your living room:
cozy
relaxing
comfortable
family
happiness
trusting
harmony
tranquil
communicative
entertaining
Words to describe your kitchen:
togetherness
healthy
abundance
bright
healing
stability
balanced
calm
neat
full
Words to describe your dining room:
enjoyable
sophistication
lively
nourishing
cheerful
moody
hospitable
friendly
accommodating
gather
Words to describe your guest bathroom:
inviting
rejuvenation
quiet
privacy
relaxation
clean
orderly
elegant
fresh
neat
Words to describe your kids bathroom:
fun
cheerful
playful
colorful
bubbly
simple
peppy
high-spirited
cleansing
well-lit
Words to describe your bedroom:
romance
privacy
comfort
passion
luxurious
rest
affection
devotion
hotel-like
tenderness
Words to describe your closet:
stylish
abundance
self-expressive
chic
laid-back
unhurried
well-kept
orderly
plenty
coordinated
List of Positive Emotions to Help Organize and Declutter Your Home
And this list of positive emotions is sure to have some perfect words to describe your home. When you find your favorites, I’d love to hear what they were in the comments. Let’s see if we have any in common. :)
Infatuated
Influential
Ingenuity
Innovative
Inquisitive
Insightful
Insistence
Inspired
Intelligent
Intent
Interested
Intoxicating
Intrigued
Introspective
Invigorated
Inviting
Jolly
Jovial
Joy
Jubilation
Kind
Kindness
Liberating
Light-hearted
Likable
Limitless
Loved
Loved
Loyal
Lucky
Luminous
Luxurious
Magical
Magnanimity
Marvelous
Masterful
Meditative
Merciful
Mesmerizing
Methodical
Mind-blown
Mindful
Modesty
Moral
Motivated
Mouth-watering
Moved
Musical
Mystical
Needed
Noble
Nostalgic
Novel
Obliging
Observant
Optimistic
Otherworldly
Overflowing
Overjoyed
Overrated
Passionate
Patience
Peaceful
Pensiveness
Perceptive
Perky
Perseverance
Persistence
Pioneering
Pleased
Pleasurable
Polite
Positivity
Powerful
Praising
Prepared
Present
Pride
Privileged
Progressive
Proper
Prosperous
Protected
Prudent
Punctual
Purified
Purpose-driven
Qualified
Rapturous
Ready
Realization
Receptivity
Redeemed
Refreshing
Regenerated
Rejoicing
Relaxed
Reliability
Relief
Remembered
Reprieve
Resiliency
Resoluteness
Resolve
Resourcefulness
Respectful
Respite
Rest
Restraint
Revelation
Reverence
Revitalized
Rewarding
Romantic
Rooted
Roused
Safe
Sanctified
Satiable
Satisfaction
Secured
Security
Self-reliant
Sensational
Sensibility
Sensual
Sentimentality
Serene
Serenity
Settled
Settled
Sheltered
Sincerity
Smiling
Smitten
Spirited
Splendid
Stable
Steadfast
Steadfastness
Still
Stimulated
Stirred
Stirred
Strong
Stunned
Successful
Sufficient
Suitable
Supportive
Surprised
Sweetness
Sympathetic
Tactful
Tantalizing
Teachable
Teeming
Temperate
Tenacity
Terrific
Thankful
Thirst
Thought-provoking
Thoughtfulness
Thrilled
Thriving
Timely
Tolerant
Touched
Tough
Toughness
Tranquil
Triumph
Triumphant
Trust
Trusting
Trustworthiness
Truthful
Understanding
Understood
Unfailing
Unfazed
Unhurried
Unity
Unperturbed
Untroubled
Unwavering
Upbeat
Upheld
Uplifted
Valued
Versatile
Vibrant
Victorious
Vigorous
Visionary
Wanderlust
Wanted
Warmth
Wealthy
Welcoming
Well-endowed
well-mannered
Well-meaning
Willing
Willpower
Wishful
Witty
Wonderful
Worthiness
Zeal
Zen
Abundant
Acceptance
Accepting
Acclaimed
Accommodating
Accomplishment
Accountable
Active
Adaptable
Adaptable
Adequate
Admiration
Adorable
Adventurism
Affluent
Agreeable
Alive
Allegiance
Alluring
Altruism
Amazed
Amiable
Amusing
Animated
Anticipated
Anticipating
Appealing
Appetite
Appetizing
Appreciative
Approachable
Approving
Aroused
Artistic
Assurance
Astonished
Astounded
Attentive
Attentiveness
Attracted
Attuned
Authentic
Authenticity
Awareness
Awe-Inspiring
Awesome
Awestruck
Beaming
Bedazzled
Bemused
Blessedness
Blissful
Boldness
Bouncing
Bravery
Breakaway
Breathtaking
Bubbly
Budding
Capable
Captivated
Carefree
Caring
Centered
Certain
Charismatic
Charity
Charming
Cheerful
Cinematic
Cleverness
Climactic
Collected
Colorful
Comfortable
Comical
Commitment
Compassionate
Compelling
Composed
Concentrated
Confidence
Considerate
Consistent
Contemplative
Contentment
Convenient
Cool
Cooperative
Courage
Courteous
Craving
Creative
Curious
Daring
Decent
Decisiveness
Dedication
Delectable
Delighted
Dependable
Desirable
Desire
Determination
Devoted
Dignified
Diligence
Diligence
Discerning
Disciplined
Driven
Dutiful
Dynamic
Eager
Easy-going
Ecstatic
Edified
Educated
Efficiency
Elated
Electrifying
Elevated
Emancipated
Empathy
Empowering
Encompassing
Encouraged
Endurance
Energetic
Engaging
Enhanced
Enjoyment
Enormous
Enraptured
Entertaining
Enthused
Enthusiasm
Enthusiastic
Enticing
Entitled
Entranced
Equipped
Escapade
Ethereal
Euphoric
Evolving
Exceptional
Exceptional
Excited
Exhilarated
Explosive
Expressive
Exuberance
Exultant
Eye-catching
Fairness
Faith
Faithful
Fantastic
Fascinated
Favorable
Favored
Fearless
Festive
Fitting
Focused
Forgiveness
Fortified
Fortitude
Fortitude
Fortunate
Fragrant
Freedom
Friendly
Fulfilment
Funny
Generous
Gentle
Genuine
Gladness
Gleeful
Glorious
Goodwill
Graceful
Gratefulness
Gratification
Gripped
Grit
Grounded
Guarded
Happy
Harmonious
Healed
Healthy
Heart-warming
Heavenly
Helpful
Hilarious
Honest
Honorable
Honored
Hope
Hospitable
Humility
Humorous
Idealistic
Idolize
Important
Impressed
Incredible
Independence
Indispensable
Industriousness
Now that you have a list of descriptive words and positive emotions, it’s your turn to walk around your home and give each room a purpose. While you’re there, list out the 3 emotions you want to feel when you are in each room and when you are home as well.
Once you have set your intention, it becomes much easier to declutter and organize your space. When things don’t fit with the purpose, emotion, or intention, they need to be moved to the appropriate room or gotten rid of (preferably donated or given away).
And if you want help with decluttering and organizing your home, check out my QUICK Way Decluttering Mini-Course. It’s a 5-Day email series that will walk you through the 5 simple steps to finally get the clean and tidy house of your dreams. It’s the process I use and I’ve taught so many others so I know it can and will work for you too. Sign up below.
Happy decluttering and organizing!
Deanna
