Why having an organized home is important.
People commonly don’t consider organizing as a high-priority task. Making the effort to be organized is truly helpful. It is beneficial for finding things. You can find what you need and can save time.
When you’re organized, you can differentiate between what items need to be discarded. It also ensures the safety of your items. In the long run, organizing your home will save you time, money, and stress.
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How to declutter your home
Decluttering your home can be done in stages, not all at once. Take one room or task at a time.
Get rid of all the old storage containers in the room. Throw away any broken containers. If you have lost the tops to containers, throw them away. Clean your drawers, containers, shelves, and floors before organizing.
Group items in your kitchen by function. In your cooking space, have your pans near the stove or oven.
You can use a rack for pans or simply place hooks on a bank space near your stove. Place cooking utensils in a drawer closest to where you cook.
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Place your spices and seasons near your cooking area.
Your top shelf and door are the warmest places in your refrigerator. The middle and bottom are the coldest. Place dairy products on the top shelf. Place meat products in the middle. Put your condiments in the door. Store vegetables and fruit in the middle.
Make sure you store your perishables front and center. You won’t forget to use them if you can see the items.
Separate your fruits and vegetables to prevent them from spoiling faster. You can place each item in individual containers.
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Get rid of mismatched container lids or containers that don’t have lids.
You can place all your lids on a rack like this.
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Cabinets
If you don’t have a large walk-in pantry, make use of your cabinet space. Have a designated spot for your dry goods and snacks. You can also use racks to hang on the cabinet door.
Section your office in three areas. Then you have your work center. That would be the space where you would work. The second your reference area. The reference area would be where you place your manuals, dictionaries, and reference books. The third space is your supply area.
Desktop or work area
Only place items you need daily on your desktop. To get things organized use a desktop organizer to keep things in their proper place.
Mail Storage
I know mail tends to collect in the living room. But make a space for your mail here. You will have important documents and bills in a safer area. If you still tend to allow mail to clutter up your living room, place a basket for all documents you may need later. If there is anything you want to keep, you can store it in a locked safe in your office.
The items you should keep are your tax returns, insurance policies, birth certificates, account and loan information. Label these items and lock them away.
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Do you possess a collection of shampoos that are older than two years? It’s time to do away with it. Most products shelf life is 10 months.
Put your remaining hair care products into a plastic tube.
Throw away outdated makeup. If you use old makeup, you can get a bacterial infection.
Put whatever remains into a makeup container.
Keep cotton swabs, tips, and pads in separate containers. That way you can keep up with these items and they would be clean.
Store your backup supplies in a different location.
The extra toiletries, first aid kit, etc. place them in your linen closet. You can put them in flat containers will make it easy to stack.
Get rid of clutter in your room. Anything you have not used in six months to a year, get rid of it. Don’t try to do it in one day. You will feel overwhelmed if you choose to do it in one day. Do one small area. Once you complete it, you are done for the day.
Before getting started, ask yourself these questions: Is it functional? Is it in good condition? Does it look good? If the answer is no to any of those questions, get rid of it.
Before taking everything out of your closet, think about how you want everything to be arranged. Think about where you want your accessories, clothing, and shoes to be placed. Have the containers, hooks, or other things you may need to organize your closet.
Then take everything out of your closet. Get rid of what is old, broken, or what you can't use anymore.
Accessories
Place bags and wallets on your shelves. If you don’t have enough room for those items, get hooks and place them on the inside of your closet. That way you can hang those bags, hats, scarves, or wallets there. Belts can also hang on some of those hooks.
Over-the-door racks are good for other accessories you may not have room for in your closet.
Use space under your bed.
Do you have a cluttered nightstand? Get rid of your clutter. Get rid of the items you don’t need in the middle of the night. Place those items in a space drawer on your nightstand.
Have an ottoman or chest that you don’t use. Use it as storage. Place your larger items such as blankets, comforters, sheets, or other linen. You could also place clothing that is not in season in this space. Use the end-of-bed storage for whatever you don’t have room for in your closet.
Have a few items you want to keep in your room but have no place to store them? Adding a few simple shelves in your bedroom would allow you to have more space.
Use wall-mounted storage to keep mops and brooms organized. Sometimes Command hooks may be all you need.
If you have cabinets, make use of it. Store laundry items in it such as your detergent, starch, and other items in your cabinets. Keep the items you use the most on the lower shelf. When storing things in lower cabinets, make sure you use a child-proof look. This advice is for people who have pets or children at home.
Don’t have a lot of cabinet space? Use small carts to store your detergent and other laundry products.
Pick a room you can get done in a day. Pick a time when you can focus on getting one room done. If you need help from somebody, ask. Remember it took time to accumulate clutter, it will take time to organize. Take your time and do what you can.