Have you ever noticed that clutter seems to magically collect all over your home while you’re not looking? For many mums, clutter is a nuisance that can be tricky to get rid of for good. Thankfully, there are solutions. If you’re looking to take the stress out of tidying and decluttering, here are some top tips.
Organise a clear-out
Most of us accumulate stuff without even realising. Before we know it, we have drawers crammed full of papers and random bits and bobs and wardrobes full of clothes we’ve barely worn. If it’s been a while since you had a clear-out at home, now is the time to be ruthless and get rid of anything you don’t want or need. Go through each room in the house, creating piles for items you want to keep, things you want to throw away, items you want to donate and anything you want to sell. If you have a lot of stuff that you’re not ready to chuck just yet, but you don’t have enough space to store it, consider using a storage facility like Out of Space Storage. Once you’ve set aside your mounds for donating, selling and throwing away, and you’ve figured out what you want to put in storage, try and find a home for everything you’ve got left and call a company specialising in rubbish removal bentleigh (or wherever you are) to clear the things you are getting rid of.
Invest in storage solutions
Storage is a parent’s best friend. It makes your home look neat and clean and it makes tidying up at the end of the day so much easier. If you’ve got toys, books, clothes or shoes lying around, there are myriad storage solutions you can use to eliminate clutter and keep your home tidy. If you’re short on floor space, look into wall-mounted units and shelves. You can create a feature wall using open shelving in playrooms and living spaces, place crates, buckets and tubs in children’s bedrooms, or hang floating shelves in formal rooms to display books, ornaments and frames. If you’ve got plenty of space, search for furniture, which has hidden storage, for example, coffee tables with drawers and beds that have storage beneath the mattress. Make the most of innovative solutions like racks you hang over the back of the door, for example, a shoe rack on your utility room door, and pegs you can attach to the walls of your cloakroom to hang coats, hats and scarves.
Keep on top of tidying
The trouble with clutter is that it tends to collect without us really noticing. A few days of closing the door on a messy living room or failing to put things away before we go to bed, and suddenly, there seems to be stuff everywhere. If this scenario sounds familiar, try and set aside a few minutes every day to tidy up. This will make it so much easier to keep on top of clutter and it’ll save you a huge amount of time and effort in the long-run. Using storage shelves, bookcases, tubs, boxes and drawers is an excellent way to take the hassle out of tidying, and you can also get kids involved by putting pictures or labels on cubby holes or pull-out drawers so they can see what goes where.
Clutter can cause stress for busy parents and make your home look messy and cramped. If you’re keen to keep clutter at bay, take these tips on board today. Oh look, it rhymes!
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