- Turn challenging spaces into storage spots: the space under the stairs where nothing else fits, the weird corner where the radiator juts out.
- Share the tidying and cleaning jobs between everyone in the house.
- Having multiple washing baskets can be helpful in a busy household. Use one for 'white and light', one for colours and and one for darks.
- Multi-blouse/shirt and trouser/skirt hangers save up to 10cm of hanging space.
- Don't keep out-of-date medicines clogging up your available bathroom space.
- Storage and organisation geeks use the acronym SPACE. Sort out - what are the most important things you want to keep? Purge - throw away or donate everything you don't want or have not used in the last 18 months. Assign a home -when things have a place it's easy to declutter and organise the next time they are out of place. Containerise - choose storage boxes and containers that are transparent so you can see exactly what is inside. Enjoy - sit back, relax and enjoy your orderly space and uncluttered mind.
- Have an organised 'occasional area' (e.g. understairs cupboard or garage) where you can keep items that you only use once or twice a year, such as dinner party ware or BBQ equipment.
- Don't buy storage before you declutter - wait till you know what your needs are.
- Don't leave a room untidy at the end of the day, or leave your bed unmade in the mornng. The messiness will only spread.
- Don't let a pile build up. Tackle it while it is small and get it done.
- Don't get distracted.If you come across an old photo album or pile of letters, put them to one side to leaf through when you have finished the task in hand.
- Keep a memory box for those things you know you want to keep but don't know where to put - but only put in things you will remember in 10 years time - don't overcrowd this box. Have one box for every member of the family.
Friday, 23 October 2015
Declutter Solutions
Make this the year you reclaim your space by following these decluttering tips.
