A cluttered home can cause a lot of anxiety and frustration for a renter. Decluttering a home, however, can seem like an endless battle with your stuff.
Experts advise using a few specific strategies to help you declutter your home every day rather than merely moving things around. In fact, you might be able to eliminate clutter from your rental home for good by implementing these five simple suggestions.
Start Small
Trying to declutter your entire house at once is an excellent way to get overwhelmed – and see no change. As a substitute, start little by little. Dedicate 5 or 10 minutes each day and focus on removing clutter from a single area. Within a couple of days, you will start to see a real difference in the amount of clutter in your house.
Give Unused Items Away
Plenty of us have unused items simply taking up space in our homes and wardrobes. Consider selecting just one item to give away daily. In a year, that might total 365 items! To understand which clothes to keep and which you could donate, try this easy method: All of your hangers should be turned backward. As you wear each item, turn the hangers back in the correct manner. After a few months, take everything you haven’t worn and donate them.
Use a Trash Bag
The trash bag approach is an option if you’re up for a bigger task. Using this method, gather a large trash bag and search the house for things you don’t need or use. As soon as possible, fill the bag, then donate or give the items away.
Create a Decluttering Checklist
Having clearly defined tasks makes decluttering your home much easier. Additionally, you can track your progress by marking each 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
The box method is a quick way to declutter an area. Put labels like Keep, Give Away, Trash, or Re-Locate on a number of boxes. As you proceed through each room, take each object and place it into one of the boxes. Continue until every single item is in a box. After that, dispose of the objects in the appropriate box by donating, re-locating, or throwing away them.
Another alternative of this strategy is having baskets belonging to each household member. Every person is required to put their items away in their designated locations every day as the baskets is filled. In these manners, you can declutter your entire house one box or basket at a time.
Regardless of which decluttering tip you choose to start with, putting it into practice can help you gain control over the clutter in your house and maintain a minimal amount each day.
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Originally Published on May 8, 2020
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