We have all been there: Searching for that one item you just never can seem to find. Opening drawers and looking on the shelves (you are almost certain you saw it there yesterday). As you continue your search you think to yourself: I have to sort out this mess and organise it better. Yet again you never do it. Why? As human beings we cannot face the possibility of going through our own disorder or be more organised, because it is just such a big job. I mean where do I start, you haven’t even seen the loft yet.
Getting started on your “De-cluttering” project is the hardest part, you will be surprised to find how easy it is and once you have taken that first initial step, you just want to continue and not stop until you are satisfied with the job at hand. So start with something small. Open you cutlery drawer and scan through all the items, we all have those wonky utensils in the back that are long due for the bin and all these other small things, what are they actually used for anyway? Get it all out and start again. Arrange them in the order of the items you use the most in the front of the drawer and work your way back.
Good now you have the swing of it, let us move to the cupboard with all the cleaning products. Again start by arranging all the products which are used the most in the front and work your way to the back of the cupboard. You will be amazed by the amount of space you have actually available.
Before you know it you have done a lot of de-cluttering in the kitchen, now that is a satisfying feeling. You can use the same technique throughout your whole property, one room at a time.
Make use of little boxes in cupboards and magazine holders to organise items and keep them together. Boxes that stack up on top of each other are very handy and if you want to store clothes, use deflating storage bags.
Once you have de-cluttered, you will find that it is much easier organising what you have left.
Good Luck and Enjoy…
Henriette Danel is a qualified and experienced Interior Designer and Property Investor. By holding regular webinars and by providing staging services, she can give you the “tools” to learn how to do it yourself.
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