Don’t we all dream of having a spacious house that displays nothing more than essentials? The ideology of leading a simple lifestyle with lesser items around us is attractive to a lot of people. But the mere thought of having lesser things at home is equally defeating, and overwhelming as well. But decluttering your home need not be so much pain and can be achieved in the basic way possible by following these home organising hacks.
Here is a compilation of all the best professional organiser-suggested tips on keeping your home decluttered.
1. Incorporate Wall Hangers and Hooks For Style and Functionality
According to experts, it is a great idea to install hangers and hooks. This will ensure every item has a dedicated space for them. The most important function of wall hooks is to minimise your space.
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It doesn’t matter how big or small the hook is, you can always use it to hang your regular stuff like a walking stick, torches, hats, raincoats, jackets, face masks and more. You can use the wall hooks in all the rooms. Try arranging the hooks creatively for beautiful artwork. Always invest in stunning hooks to add style to your décor.
2. Get Creative with Floating Shelves
You might want to re-check if you are determined that you don’t have enough space. Use the blank spaces to install floating shelves. They make up for the most creative storage options. You can label various organisers and use the additional space to keep your kitchen, bedroom, laundry and study room organised.
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If you don’t have a dedicated space for shoes, consider investing in cubbies or shoe shelves.
3. Win Over Mess With Dividers
For efficient home organising, take out everything before you start the process. Clean the drawers, shelves and medical cabinets, so you can begin categorising them. Once you are done sorting, you can put the rarely-used items, medicines, first-aid, tissue papers, cutlery etc, inside your drawer. You can keep your makeup essentials and toiletries also organised with the help of dividers. This could be in your bedside table or your wardrobe or in a general chest of drawers.
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4. Use Organising Bins to Your Best Use
Direct stacking of things on the shelves can occupy more space than you think and lead to cluttering. But by investing in dedicated organiser bins, you can make up every inch of the available space. There’s no hard and fast rule in installing the organising bins and containers.
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You can either put them inside your wardrobe or inside the drawers or even on the open shelves. Believe it or not, you can also use organising bins in your refrigerator pantry.
5. Don’t Underestimate the Power of Vertical Storage For Your Counters
If you are jaded with your kitchen’s cluttered look all the time, then you are not alone in this. Try this home organising skill- Instead of keeping things on the shelves which eventually reduces the counter space, utilise space vertically. You can choose to keep all your cooking essentials gathered on two-three tiered storage racks like condiments, utensils, knives, cutting boards. Or you can simply use a cake stand which you are not too fond of and arrange fruits on it.
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6. Clean Your Closet and Make it Functional
Most people have closets brimming with many clothes but most of them will fall in the ‘rarely-used’ category. So how about transforming your closet into a boutique filled with essentials that you like? Dedicate some time to pick clothes that you might be wearing for various events through the week, gym and work. Consider either storing them for later use or donating the rest and ensure to keep a tote bag or basket exclusively to store your donations. Particularly why you should focus on designing the wardrobe according to your needs.
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Once the bag is full, you can schedule an appointment with charity foundations to drop the donations. This will help you not only to keep up with a streamlined closet but make you feel good as well. We all need to move towards a more sustainable way of living.
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Decluttering your house isn’t a simple task but once you adhere to these tricks, it wouldn’t be a challenging one anymore. But the basic rule of thumb for home organising projects suggests you go one by one. Keep one weekend for desk organisation and the following weekend for dresser organisation and so on. With little effort and hard work, you can conquer the mess easily.
Let’s hope this helps you in decluttering your beautiful house.
