How To Declutter Your Home

The New Year Is here and there’s no better way to start it than by having a good old declutter. If you’re anything like us, then you’ll know how easy it is to let things pile up and get a bit messy. After a good declutter, you’ll definitely feel better for it. But we know how hard it is to get motivated so we have put together some helpful advice and tips to give you that extra boost to de-clutter your home.

To start off, have a think about all the items in your house that you use regularly or what you plan to use in the near future. A good rule of thumb is if you haven’t used an item in the past 18 months then it’s likely that you never will. Other items in your home could be given a new lease of life by up-cycling furniture or as painting an old coffee table and adding some new handles to an old chest of drawers. Other  unwanted items such as clothing can be given to charity, sold at car boots, given away to friends and family or you could sell on a marketplace.

Once you’ve got a head start on the initial clutter, you’ll be able to have a clearer head to sort out the rest of your home.

Store away seasonal items

As nice as it has been having all of your seasonal decorations on display, storing them away after the festivities will give you a fresh clear space for the new year. Finding the right storage for all of your festive décor will help you separate and organise items ready to be stored away for another year. This will also help when getting them out again next year as you will be able to easily access them without everything jumbled together. We sell a large range of affordable storage boxes, perfect for putting your decorations into.

Get the kitchen organised

The kitchen will always seem like a minefield to organise as it is likely to have the most storage space, overflowing with items. To prevent feeling overwhelmed, why not tackle one area at a time and use our useful tips and tricks to create more storage space and organise your kitchen efficiently.

• Make the most of your cutlery drawer by opting for a slim line cutlery tray. This will help to add other items alongside such as large spoons and spatulas
• Opt for a folding or stacking shelf in cupboards organiser to help with space saving and allowing for easy access when reaching for plates
• Keep your fridge organised by using fridge storage for different items such as fruit, vegetables, wine bottles and more
• Wire baskets are great for keeping inside cupboards as well as on work tops to store all sorts of items such as potatoes, pet food, and more
• Over door hangers – you can use these for hanging over doors or behind them
• Clear jars for food storage – this will help when pouring items such as cereal, rice, pasta or pet food. Our glass jar bamboo storage jars are ideal for add practicality as well as style to your kitchen.

Organising the bedroom

Your bedroom should be somewhere you go to relax and feel at peace. So by clearing out all your clutter and making sure everything has a place, will help you have a calm mind when it comes to relaxing and going to sleep at night.

Under bed storage can seriously help if you are lacking enough cupboard or wardrobe space. Storing away bedding, towels, shoes and clothes you don’t wear often under the bed with under the bed storage boxes, will free up space around your bed and bedroom for a clear walkway and peace of mind.

Vacuum packing clothing, coats and bulky items that you don’t use will help clear room in cupboards and drawers for other clothing and will keep them fresh for when you want to use them again.

Add some stylish shelving to your bedroom so you can store and display all your essentials such as perfume, toiletries, hair care and more. You can also use our glass storage jars for storing items such as cotton wool pads, cotton buds, hair bottles and more!

If you need extra room for laundry, and bedding an ottoman is a great shout. Check out our stylish grey brush ottoman storage box here.

Sift through the paperwork

We all have that one drawer full to the brim of paperwork which we have no idea whether it’s worth keeping or not. Old insurance documents, instruction manuals, bank statements and more. It’s worth properly sorting through all of this to separate out what you do and don’t need to keep. You’ll feel great for it after.

Start by organising paper work into different piles. All the stuff you don’t want you can put in a rubbish piles and then all the things you do, you can organise into important documents and then another pile for special memories such as cards.

Remember to shred all important documents that you throw away so you can prevent any fraud.