A cluttered home can be a major cause of anxiety and frustration for a renter. But the process of decluttering a home can seem like a never-ending battle with your stuff.
Instead of just moving things around, experts suggest applying a few specific strategies to help you declutter your home daily. In fact, by following these five simple suggestions, you may just eliminate clutter from your rental home for good.
Start Small
Attempting to declutter your entire house in one go is an excellent chance to become overwhelmed and see little improvement. Rather, begin modestly. Give yourself 5 or 10 minutes each day and concentrate on removing clutter from a single area. Over a couple of days, you will start to see a real difference in the amount of clutter in your house.
Give Unused Items Away
Lots of us have unused items simply taking up space in our homes and cabinets. Try choosing just one item to give away daily. That might be 365 things in a year! To discover which clothes to keep and which you could donate, try this quick approach: Make sure that every hanger is facing the opposite way. As you wear each item, turn the hangers back the right way. After several months, grab everything you haven’t worn and donate them.
Use a Trash Bag
You may try the trash bag approach if you’re up for a bigger challenge. Obtain a large trash bag and use it to search the house for things you don’t need or use. As soon as you can, stuff the bag, then donate or give the items away.
Create a Decluttering Checklist
Decluttering your home is far simpler when you have clearly defined tasks. Also, you can track your progress by crossing off every task as it is completed. Using a checklist, focus on decluttering a little at a time for just a few minutes daily.
Use the Box Method
Using the box method is a good way to swiftly declutter an area. Use phrases like Keep, Give Away, Trash, or Re-Locate to label multiple boxes. Every object should be taken from each room and place it into one of the boxes. Keep going until every single item is in a box. Then proceed by putting the things in the appropriate box for donating, re-locating, or throwing away.
Another version of this tactic is having baskets belonging to each household member. Every day, as the baskets are full, everyone has to put their items away in their designated locations. One box or basket at a time, you may declutter your entire house using these methods.
Irrespective of which decluttering tip you commence with, using them can empower you to gain control over the clutter in your home and maintain a minimal amount each day.
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Originally Published on May 8, 2020
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