Ideally, your living room should be a place to relax, spend time with family and friends, and unwind after a hard day's work.Our living rooms serve as dumping grounds for things from our everyday life that accumulates throughout the week, as it's a place where most of our daily activities occur. Furthermore, some well-intentioned interior design ideas and concepts can result in more clutter rather than calm - there's a fine line between looking lived-in and being cluttered.Although clutter in the home seems harmless, many people tend to feel stressed, and life may seem out of control when they surround themselves with more things than they can manage.Decluttering your living room can be an easy step to take to improve your wellbeing and stress levels.
Learning how to declutter your home doesn't have to be an arduous task, as some people believe. And it has numerous benefits, some of which are listed below.
- Reduce Stress and Anxiety
- Improve Your Sleep
- Boost Productivity and Creativity
- Discover Lost Treasures
- Easier to Clean and Tidy
Why wait to transform your house into what you've always wanted it to be? Here are a few tips and easy steps to get you started.The 5 Basket Approach
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The 5 Basket De-cluttering Approach
To simplify the process and keep it organized, you need five baskets or bins for these five purposes:Basket no 1- Put Away:A basket like this is for items that have escaped their designated storage areas, such as a coffee cup in the bedroom or clothing lying around in the living room. These items will be put back in their proper storage locations.Basket no 2- Recycle:This basket is for recycling items such as paper, plastic, and glass. Once full, pop the contents of this basket in your recycling bin or drop it off at your local recycling depot.Basket no 3- Fix/Mend:Use this basket for items that need further tinkering, such as a pair of shoes that need to be cleaned or a dress that needs to be altered.Basket no 4- Trash:This basket should be used to dispose of household trash that is unusable or irreparable.Basket no 5- Donate:Items in this basket can be donated to a charitable organization or to a friend. These items will be things that you no longer use, need, or love and that are still in good condition.
8 Steps to de-cluttering your home
When it comes to de-cluttering your living room there are a few simple but effective steps to follow:Step 1 - Set aside a block of time to focus on de-clutteringTo de-clutter and organize your space, you'll need to commit at least one hour to each area you wish to organize.You can schedule time in your planner to tackle your home organizing. The best way to ensure you get organized is to do it in chunks of a few hours each weekend or during your off-days. If you don't prioritize it, it will never get done, so make sure you write it down and follow through.Step 2 - Only keep items you've used within the past yearYou must get past the thought 'maybe I'll use this item in the future'' if you want to make your home clutter-free. An item that has not been used in the past year should be set aside for recycling, to be donated, or to be tossed in the trash bin. In a year, you should have the chance to use every item in your house. If you haven't used an item in twelve months, maybe it's time to simplify.Step 3 - Get rid of duplicate itemsYou should get rid of multiples of an item when you don't need them anymore. Sometimes, when we forget we have something, we get it again. Sometimes, when we upgrade, we hang on to something less-useful and lower-quality.Step 4 - Designate a spot for items you want to keepEverything needs a home. Even if it's just a drawer. Use clever container ideas for drawer organization to maximize your storage space. Find creative solutions to store and organize all the stuff you need to keep.Step 5 - Utilize space saving furnitureSpace Saving furniture invites one to embrace the stress-free and joy-inducing solution of organization in the most minimalistic way. Not only does it create more space, but when folded away when not in use, it provides fewer surfaces in your living room where items tend to accumulate.Step 6 - Label every itemYou may think label-making is a time-consuming task, but once you see it stacked neatly in your storage area, you will appreciate how much effort you put into it - and how much time it will save you when you look for something. Labels add a visual element to stacks of boxes. By labelling bins, baskets, shelves, and cabinets, you will be able to quickly and easily determine where items should go. For example, if a pantry's contents are labelled, it's easier to put away groceries. Thanks to labels, you don't have to spend time searching for things in your organized space, only to make things a mess again later.Step 7- Divide your remaining items into 3 pilesAs you purge and organize your stuff, you probably have a few things to get rid of. Put your 'don't keep' items into three categories: trash, sell, and donate. Before you throw away anything, see if you can sell it. Online selling options such as Gumtree
and Facebook market enable you to make money from things you no longer need for items that you do need. If you still have items that are in decent condition, but not worth the effort to sell, donate them. Don't hold onto bags of junk. Get rid of them and move on. If you don't sell or donate it within a week, then it's time to toss it in the trash. Don't keep it around. Get rid of it and move on.Step 8 - Adopt a policy to put items back where they came fromYou must change. Changing your mindset to incorporate organizing into your daily life and make it a daily practice. It is difficult at first but very rewarding in the long run. De-cluttering is just the first step to an organized home; maintaining it is the real challenge.
If you want to keep your living space de-cluttered, you have to keep up with it every three to six months and make it a priority.
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De-cluttering your living room isn't an overnight process.You need to keep at it several times a year to make sure you don't let it get out of hand. Beyond that clutter lies a beautiful world of freedom and fresh air. The decision of how to de-clutter your home is yours. You should enjoy and relax in your living room, as it is your break and family room in the home.And once you have your living room sorted, most of the work is done and it is easier to move on to other rooms. If you have a family, consider involving them in the process of de-cluttering your living room. It can make the whole process a lot more fun and ensures that everyone buys into keeping the house more organised and clean. Unless it is a meditative exercise you prefer doing on your own when everyone is out of the house.
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