Does organization enhance your game and give you a competitive edge?
For the majority studying in college or university, your dorm room "interior design" probably consisted of posters, dartboards, hand-me-downs, garage-sale finds and Craigslist cast-offs. We all know why: budget and/or time dictations.
But not for Keyshawn Johnson, the 34-year old Carolina Panthers wide receiver and alumni of USC (pictured above.) His college quarters operated from a slightly different aesthetic: organization.
Johnson has completely broke the mold that guys in college (particularly athletes) don't know anything about design, or don't care about design.
""I was different," [Johnson] says. I don't like clutter. I try to have everything in its place. I don't want to walk around trying to figure out where my things are.""
After school and during his career with the National Football League, Johnson opted to not invest in the usual possessions-of-choice, diamonds, cars, clothes, but opted instead, to develop a real estate portfolio. His USC dorm room is a very different cry from his current high-rise crib in Los Angeles' Wilshire Corridor.
""In most of my homes, I have a basket out [by the front door] with a bunch of footie socks," says Johnson, who is in stocking feet himself. "I don't want dusty shoe prints.""
But Johnson is very clear he doesn't want his home to feel like the W, or an Ian Schrager hotel. He wants to be comfortable. Custom cabinetry, stainless steel, glass tabletops and furniture raised above the floor reduce visual clutter. Wood accents enhance an organic, earthy, comfortable feel.
Sounds good to us.
Readers-- don't hold back, please disclose your moves from the locker room. What do you think?
Source: Inside Bay Area with photo from LA Times and Rick Loomis
