Top 10 Tips For Organising Your Home

Clutter can remain undetected for weeks and snowball into a huge eyesore. But if you’re keen on organising, you don’t have to wake up one day and find your home in shambles. The key is to turn organisation into a habit rather than a chore.  These 10 organisational tips will help you keep your home in tip-top shape. 

1. Evaluate Your Belongings Before Buying Storage  

It’s easy to think that the answer to your overwhelming closet is, well, just another closet. But that’s not really what you need. Before buying storage, evaluate what you own and ask yourself why you’re keeping them in the first place.

Buying more storage is just a way to procrastinate on organising; you’re not actually getting rid of stuff and cleaning up your home, you’re just finding a different place to stuff your clutter in.

2. Give Easy Access To Things You Frequently Use   

Every single week you arrange your drawers and at the end of the week, you always come back to a blubbering mess: why? It’s probably because you’re not using your space as efficiently as you should.

This is especially true for clothing items but also applies to everything else inside the home. We like to think that putting our favourite shirts below less used items will make us wear other pieces. The truth is, you just end up rifling through your drawer and making a mess. Instead of tricking yourself into wearing something else, accept the fact that you have favourite outfits, so just make those clothing pieces more accessible.

3. Watch Clutter Zones  

Keys, magazines, bills, receipts, takeaway containers always seem to find their way onto tables and other surfaces. These surfaces are clutter zones, meaning they attract clutter more than any other part of your house simply because they have the surface area to accommodate clutter.

Declutter these spaces by placing trash bins next to them. Place a small bin near your entryway or simply hook a plastic bag under your table so receipts and other small items go directly into the trash instead of the surface. If all else fails, decorate these surfaces so you can’t actually put clutter on them. 

4. Define Drawer Spaces  

Drawers don’t have to be the messy blackholes that they are. Buy drawer organizers so you can sort out drawer contents and avoid confusion. Use this opportunity to throw away any small items you’ve missed during your last clean up.

5. Do The 15-Minute Trick  

Tidy up your home for 15 minutes before you go to bed. Make it a part of your nightly routine to keep your space as clutter-free as possible.

And if you’re 15-minute trick isn’t working well? Reevaluate how you’re doing it and find a more efficient way of clearing up some space.

6. Reconsider Hand-Me-Downs  

Hand-me-downs are a great way to downsize on clothing. Unfortunately, it’s not such a smart move if you’re the one receiving pre-loved items. Before taking on extra clothes, furniture, or art pieces, make sure you actually have the space the accommodate these items.

More importantly, try to evaluate if these things will add value to your life and home. If it’s just something you’ll maybe enjoy, tell your friend thanks anyway and be glad that you’ve saved yourself some trouble.

7. Create A Clean Up Schedule  

If you need more than 15 minutes every day to clean up your home, why not go on a full cleaning spree at least one day a week. It doesn’t have to be a 6 hour spring cleaning session, you can spend 1 to 2 hours cleaning out your drawers, reorganising your closet, and mopping up the floor. It’s little touches like these that keep your home habitable throughout the week. Once Monday rolls in and you’re too tired to pick up the trash, you’ll be happy you spent some time tidying up over the weekend.

Don’t like this once-a-week schedule? Work out a different one that works better for you. Whether it’s once every two days or one hour every day, the goal is to find a cleanup schedule that will convert tidying up into a sustainable habit. 

8. Designate Spaces, And Use Them   

If you designate shelf space for makeup and perfume, don’t cheat by hoarding another shelf to store excess items. Same goes for electronics and other items in your home. Stick to your designated spaces; this will help you manage how much you own.

9. Make Quick Decisions  

When it’s time to decide which ones to toss and keep, don’t take too long to make a decision. Throw everything that isn’t an immediate “yes” into the bin pile, and then go through that again. Only take out items you’re disappointed in seeing there; leave the ones you don’t regret and donate, sell, or throw them away.

10. Don’t Stress Over Organising 

Finally, don’t agonize over organising. This will only make it more difficult to integrate tidying up into your routine. Instead of treating it like a chore, think of it as an opportunity to clear up some space and reclaim your home.

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Decluttering your space is all the rage, but the truth is it’s not just for people who want to downsize or free up more space in their home. Even if you don’t need the extra space, decluttering is a great way to reevaluate your lifestyle and assess your home’s contents.

The truth is, a lot of us have more stuff than we need, and decluttering just might be the push you need to finally clean up your always messy space.