Is your home like a swan, gliding gracefully along the river but underneath the water are two legs pedaling at one hundred miles an hour? Sure, your home may be operating as normal on the outside but beyond the cupboards and drawers is unorganised chaos.
We all lead incredibly busy lives, we always have jobs to do, people to meet, and places to go. Naturally, tasks like decluttering can take a back seat as we begin to accumulate a lot of stuff over time. It is important to dedicate time to transform your home into a clutter-free zone. We promise you that it will be worth it and you will feel amazing after it.
Benefits
Creating an organised and clutter-free zone will reap many benefits. Decluttering is good for your body, mind, and soul.
1. Improves Mental Health
A messy home is unnecessary stress that can be eliminated by getting organised and placing everything in the right place. Reducing unwanted items will lower your stress levels and make you feel more relaxed. The art of decluttering will automatically give you an energy boost and a sense of accomplishment after getting the task done. Creating a mess-free, tidy environment will also boost your concentration and creativity levels.
2. Saves Time
That dreaded moment when you are planning to go somewhere nice and it has resulted in a tornado of clothes on your bedroom floor. The usual outcry of “I have nothing to wear” while surrounded by thousands of garments is a common occurrence and can be easily prevented when your wardrobe is organised. When you know where everything is, you save yourself time and avoid stress.
3. Avoid Buying The Same Things
Do you return from your weekly shop with 4 more tins of coconut milk only to find that you have 4 tins in the kitchen cupboard already? Sometimes we forget what we have in our homes and end up buying the same things twice when our house is cluttered.
4. Help The Community & The Environment
We must warn you, decluttering can make you realise that you have made some shocking purchases in the past. After a declutter, you may think twice about your future sporadic purchases and will in turn form better shopping habits.
Quality pieces of clothes that you no longer use would be a perfect addition to your local charity shop. There have been lots of charities affected by the pandemic that could do with good quality pieces, not only are you helping a good cause but your old jumper may prevent someone from buying a new one which will have a knock-on effect on the environment.
5. Easier To Clean
It’s as simple as this, fewer items equal less dust. Let’s face it, the fewer pieces you have to navigate around with the hoover and duster the easier your life will be. Cleaning your home will become a walk in the park.
How To Conquer The Clutter?
Remember, it’s a marathon, not a sprint. If you start thinking about every single room or cupboard that has to be cleared the chances are you will gravitate towards switching on your favourite series on Netflix instead.
You don’t have to complete the decluttering process in one day. Break it down by room and assign a day or a couple of hours in the week to clearing different sections. Create a sorting system with boxes or bags, they can be broken down into keep, get rid of, or put in storage.
Living Room
Start with old newspapers and magazines. If you are picking up a magazine dated 6 months ago, it’s time to start throwing them into the recycling bin. Neatly stack and store the ones that you will read. The Earl magazine rack would provide you with stylish storage to stack your newspapers and magazines.
Rearrange your coffee table, sideboard, bookshelves, and TV unit. Return unwanted items in those areas to their correct place.
Consider smart storage like a footstool that doubles up as an ottoman. The Baltimore or Lucius footstools can be used to store magazines, remotes, and other items you don’t want to display. The Scott Footstool can be used as a coffee table and a footstool which will keep your space clear of extra furniture.
Rethink ornaments and accessories in your living room, they may be gathering more dust than anything. It might be the time to pass them on to a worthy charitable organisation.
Storage baskets are another stylish solution to conquering clutter. They can be placed on your coffee table shelf to store pieces that you want to keep away from plain sight.
Kitchen/Dining Room
We all have “the drawer” in the kitchen that is solely used as the bill or mail drawer. This is an easy one to keep on top of. You can sort it out every two weeks to prevent a build-up.
Label and organise your condiment cupboard, there always seems to be a few cans or sauces hiding in there from 3 years ago. Give it a good clear-out and keep spices in one section, sauces in another, grains on a separate shelf, etc.
Incorporate drawer organisers and boxes to separate your utensils and dinnerware, they are an inexpensive and efficient way to maintain neat drawers.
The dining table is sometimes an extension for extra storage, ensure you designate it for mealtimes only. Use coat hangers in the hall instead of your dining chair and keep all keys and bills in separate storage. The Olsen hall stand is the perfect solution for hanging your coats and providing extra storage space in your hallway.
Bedroom
Transition your wardrobe. As we head into summer it’s time to swap out your winter clothes for your summer wardrobe. You can use vacuum pack bags or boxes to store your winter clothes until they are needed again.
Think below the bed. A bed that looks great on the outside can have an extra feature tucked away inside or hiding in plain sight. The Lancelot and Warrick Ottoman bed frames are the perfect solution if your storage space is limited.
If you haven’t worn it in 6 months it’s time to say goodbye. It might be hard to get rid of certain pieces, but it will take a huge load off your shoulders when you decide to pass it on. If you are still struggling to give away your clothes you can always turn the hangers in the opposite direction and revisit them in the next couple of months. If they haven’t turned the other way then it is definitely time to pass them on.
Colour coordinate your clothes to make it easier to find them. If your chest of drawers is bursting at the seams you can roll your clothes instead of folding them to allow for more space.
Using hooks on the inside of your wardrobes or doors is a simple way to organise your accessories and belts.
Tackle “the chair”, your initial plan when you bought your bedroom chair was to have a pretty corner for reading and relaxing. It has now become a clothes chair, remind yourself daily that your clothes need to go into your bedroom wardrobe.
The most important thing to remember after your decluttering session is to keep on top of it. Set aside time every week to get the task done. Resist the temptation to throw things back into storage and avoid needless purchases. You will be surprised by how much unnecessary stuff you had to begin with. Less clutter equals less stress, you won't regret it.
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