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Less is More in Your Babe Cave Sanctuary

Sanctuary of Minimalism

The Babe Cave is your Sanctuary

The Babe Cave is not your family room, game room, or dining room. It is your sanctuary. Therefore, it is essential that you keep your BabeCave neat, tidy, and decluttered. When you walk in the door, you want to feel relaxed, at peace, not like you just walked into a war zone or into another room in the house you have to organize or clean.

Minimalism Means Meaningful

You have probably heard the term “minimalism” before, especially in our society where people are buying more and more things. People often assume minimalism means just having less stuff, but the focus is actually more on keeping the things that are meaningful and add value to your life. If you find that you have hoarding tendencies, ask yourself: Does this _________ improve my life in any way? Could I live without this object? If this disappeared from my life, would I even notice? You’d be surprised at all the unnecessary things you don’t really need.

Limit Physical Objects

Try to limit the physical objects in your Babe Cave to only the things that will enhance your experience as you unwind and de-stress. If you’re not sure what to keep in your Babe Cave, look at the ‘Cave Contents’ section of the Babe Cave website to see what essentials you need: a good chair, good light, a scented candle, just the basics. The “Cave Contents” items are useful and serve a purpose to help you relax. The rest – especially stacks of papers – should be removed.

Remove Distractions and Relax

Remove anything you have in your Babe Cave that could be a distraction from relaxation and inspiration. Move the trade journals and lingering work assignments to your office or briefcase. Definitely remove food. But, take heart, you can enjoy that glass of Cab in your Cave. In your Babe Cave, you want only the things you find enjoyable, the things that refresh your mind and soul. Start with a clean, decluttered space. You’ll learn to relax quicker in a minimalist environment.

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Balance Your Babe Cave Design Choices

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When creating, updating, or renovating any space to create your Babe Cave, it is important to consider the balance of your design choices. The balance of your design is a concept that considers the distribution of visual weight. This means that all the aspects of the space are distributed equally to create the most visually appealing display.

Creating a balanced space will make your Babe Cave more visually pleasing as well as comfortable. This is because the human brain naturally finds symmetry and balance to be comforting and pleasing to the eye. Asymmetrical design choices, while they might seem more interesting and edgy, often lose their appeal quickly.

Factors to Consider for Design Choices

There are many factors to consider when creating a balanced design. These factors are the same no matter the size of the project, although some will be of more or less importance depending on the specifics of the space. Many of these factors are dependent on one another as well. It is best to keep all factors in mind to create a balanced design.

  • Size – The size of everything in your Babe Cave project has visual weight. The size of your room needs to be considered, as does the size of all of the major aspects of the room such as doors or windows and the size of the items in the room. For example, the look and feel of a small room will be completely different depending on the size of a window. Or in a very large room, one small focal piece may get lost and feel unnatural.
  • Shape – The shape of anything also has visual weight and will affect the balance of your Babe Cave project. The shape of the room or space will certainly affect your design choices. For example, the best window size and placement will be dependent on the shape of the room just as much as the size.
  • Color – The colors you choose will also affect the balance of your design. Dark or very bright colors have more visual weight than pale or light colors. What kind of color you use for your BabeCave will affect the balance of your design choice.
  • Texture – Much like color, texture will affect the balance as well. Too much or too little texture in any given space may offset the balance of your BabeCave design.
  • Decor – Decorative items such as art and other focal pieces greatly affect the balance of the space you are designing. You want to distribute these items throughout your BabeCave in a way that creates symmetry.
  • Orientation – Where you put all items affects the symmetry of your BabeCave. Your decorative items, furniture, and even rugs and pillows can affect the balance of your design.
  • Offset Eye-Catchers – To create focal pieces that draw the eye in and balance the room, you can use offset items that complement each other. For example, a patterned item in one area of your BabeCave may complement the color of a decorative item on the other side of the room, creating a visually appealing balance.

Balancing your design choices will help create a comfortable and more visually appealing space. Remember: your BabeCave is a reflection of you, designed for you. Make it comfortable, with a balanced design, so it’s a place you love to call your own – your own BabeCave. Forget being a princess – you’re a Babe!

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Organize Your Babe Cave

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Organizing your Babe Cave is an empowering process. Making sure everything has its place makes you more productive and certainly eliminates the stress that clutter and looking for lost items can cause. Mount miscellaneous knobs and hooks on a piece of wood to create a great way to hang keys, coats, belts and ties – you name it! Paint or stain the wood and mount it where you need it.

Home-made organization takes a little creativity and a bit of elbow grease, but the results are amazing and you don’t have to spend a fortune on it.

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