No Need to Tidy Up: Things Look Good Left Out

A space that allows things to be left out and still look good. The design anticipates that people won't always put things away immediately, thus providing numerous convenient drop-off points: a large wicker basket next to the sofa for blankets, a lower shelf under the coffee table for magazines and remote controls, a tray in the entryway for keys, a wooden rod on the wall for coats, and a low stool on the floor for books. In the image, these spots are indeed being used—blankets are stuffed into the basket unfolded, a few books are stacked on the lower shelf of the coffee table, and a coat is hanging. Because every item has a place where it can be put without opening a door, the space looks relaxed but not messy. Avoid: making all storage into closed cabinets that require opening doors, having no place for items so they pile up on tabletops and the floor, depicting the space as perfectly tidy, making open storage appear chaotic.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個容許東西放在外面的空間。設計上先接受人不會隨手收拾,因此提供了大量順手的落點:沙發旁一個大藤籃裝毯子、茶几下一層放雜誌與遙控器、玄關一個托盤丟鑰匙、牆上一根木桿掛外套、地上一個矮凳可以擱書。畫面中這些位置確實被用著——毯子塞在籃裡沒摺、幾本書疊在茶几下層、外套掛著。因為每一樣東西都有一個不用開門就能放的地方,空間看起來鬆但不亂。避免:把所有收納做成需要開門的封閉櫃體、讓東西無處可放而堆在桌面與地上、把空間畫成完全收拾整齊、讓開放的收納顯得雜亂無序。