Which is better to feel happy: a cluttered or too tidy house?

BEIRUT -

Is a tidy, clean, and perfectly organized home a home full of happiness, joy, vitality, serenity and calm, free from errors and blemishes, and free from tensions?

Or is the hustle and bustle of the people who live in the place, and how they choose to have their home full of life and joy, away from the obsession with order, cleanliness, and style happier?

Al Jazeera Net met with some of the women who expressed their opinion, and each of them had a different point of view expressing their personal experiences:

People's hustle and how they choose to have their home full of life and joy is the foundation (Pixels)

Lack of order and inner peace

Maria Muawiyah does not see the love of cleanliness as a bad trait, but exaggerating it considers it a psychological problem, as well as the matter with arrangement, as she is not “obsessed” with these household matters despite the fact that her house is modern and elegant, and the furniture was carefully chosen, but some chaos is caused by children, and this is not Something flawed - according to her - she finds it natural and even noisy in the presence of her children, and does not want to get rid of the accumulated chaos, and does not find in the theory of extreme organization "psychological comfort for women", and she does not make her life confused because of the lack of arrangement, and she is able to succeed and feel at peace internal, as she told Al Jazeera Net.

There are women who do not care about the clutter that accumulates in all the rooms and yet they feel inner peace and joy (Pixels)

Arranging and cleaning for working women

As for the young woman, Ninal Shaheen - who works in the field of business administration - she stresses the need to live in a tidy environment that is able to control things to produce more in her work, and that the arrangement supports her psychologically away from chaos, and that she is able to continue to work enthusiastically for a whole new week in recovery, with Feeling of self-confidence.

Ninal Shaheen adds that the process of arranging and cleaning the house is important for working women, making them more happy, energetic and energetic.

Changing the decor makes a difference

Sherine Al-Ajmi is very interested in changing the decor of her home to break the routine and change the psychology, and she does not care much about the issue of home organization and arrangement. Changing the home decor adds comfort and tranquility and is able to make a difference in the mood - according to Al-Ajami - because the general arrangement does not create this new atmosphere or fill the void that owners feel. the home.

Sherine Al-Ajmi points out that home decor becomes part of the individual's daily routine and lifestyle, so it is necessary to be affected by everything around him. .

Sherine Al-Ajmi also advises getting rid of the old excess things that take up a large space that can be used for something useful and more valuable, so that the view becomes more aesthetic than before.

Sherine is interested in changing the decor of her home and does not care much about organizing and arranging the house (Al-Jazeera)

The house is a reflection of its inhabitants

Architect Lina Yafouri explains to Al Jazeera Net that when designing the house or changing the furniture of the dwelling, it must reflect the taste and personality of the owners of this house, and all the details they desire must be studied, whether by choosing colors or furnishings and even "accessories", to feel comfortable and practical in their place;

The interior décor and personality are closely related to each other, and it can be said that the house is a natural reflection of its occupants.

Lina Yafouri: There are women who find contentment and comfort after seeing the house without clutter, but this does not indicate that they are happy (Al-Jazeera)

A well-organized home does not indicate happiness or depression

Yafouri adds that a very organized and tidy house does not indicate people’s happiness or depression. This information is wrong. Renovating the interior changes the mood and affects psychological comfort. The home’s furniture, colors, and some details of “accessories”, paintings and walls are all capable of changing what we feel and adding happiness. And joy on our souls, but the superior arrangement or the complete chaos does not indicate a gloomy or happy mentality. With inner peace and joy.

But - in general - a clean and tidy house gives a positive and energetic feeling and relieves women of stress and anxiety in most cases.

According to Yafouri, just seeing the house clean and organized can help you relax, de-stress, and accomplish all tasks with more focus and ease.