One might think there is nothing to organize in a dining room, maybe not, or maybe there’s more there than meets the eye.

We can all agree that at the very least a dinning room has a table and chairs. Some may even have a rug under the table. A valuable and sometimes overlooked piece of furniture would be a hutch. A hutch is a cupboard usually surmounted by open shelves. Maybe you were blessed with a China cabinet very similar to the hutch, but it usually has glass doors to protect the China from dust.

A buffet or sideboard does not have shelves above it. However, it is used very much in the same way, holding formal or special occasion dishes. The buffet also serves as a surface area for placing dishes or trays of food.

Keep everything in this space simple.

Step one: Remove everything and clean it out.

Step two: Purge, edit, donate, and toss, everything that does NOT, bring you joy/happiness, and you can’t see the future with out it.

Step three: Contain; group like items, and like colors. Line the shelves and place everything back inside the cabinet.

This is also a good place to store napkin rings, napkins, placemats, table runners, and table clothes.

Update the rugs and pictures on the walls and you are ready for a dinner party.