Tips to Organize a Home

Everyone wants an organized home, but most people don’t know where to start! With all the hustle and bustle of day to day life it can be difficult to not only get your home in order, but keep it that way. This article is a compilation of valuable tips and solutions from not only creating an organized home, but keeping it free from clutter.

• Rome wasn’t built in a day. Your home won’t get organized in a day either. Take the organization process one day at a time.
• Start by deep cleaning the room. Remove furniture and clean each piece thoroughly. Next, vacuum the floor completely even if it is solid wood flooring.
• Next dust and polish surfaces. Take all of your trinkets and accessories and clean each one separately. Go through all of your things and throw away all of those that are the least valuable to you. Oftentimes, we don’t realize just how many things we’ve collected and we realize that we don’t need most of them.
• Compete this process for every room in your home.
• Once the deep clean has been completed, consider the things that are hanging on your walls. Chances are, you don’t like all of them. Maybe they don’t particularly fit in with the rest of the décor in the room. Maybe they consist of old photos. Whatever the case, don’t leave them lying around. Replace them with something better or simply throw them out. Also consider updating the art on your walls by getting news frames for your pieces.
• If you have artificial plants, carefully inspect them. Are they enhancing the space they occupy? Often, artificial plants occupy space unnecessarily and don’t really enhance the room. If you do decide to keep your plants, be sure to thoroughly clean them. They are notorious for holding on to unwanted dust.
• Clean out all of the closets in your household. Go through all of your clothing. Get rid of clothes that you rarely wear or clothing that is old, faded, or damaged. Don’t hold on to pieces of clothing that you don’t use.
• Keep your home free of excess paper by throwing away mail that you don’t need right away. Have a designated spot for magazines and papers that you read and go through those stacks regularly to ensure you aren’t harboring unwanted and untidy paper. Recycle any paper materials that are no longer useful to you.
• Organize items into labeled containers. Clear containers are the best because not only do you have a label, but you can see exactly what is in each box. This is especially helpfully when looking for particular items. Place these containers strategically in cabinets, closets, and other storage places. Put things away directly after you use them. Getting into this habit will help significantly in keeping your home and your life free from unwanted clutter and stress.
• Go through the drawers and cabinets in your kitchen and laundry room. Replace anything that is getting old or worn and discard anything that is no longer useful to you. Don’t hold on to that pastry blender if you haven’t used it in years. Organize these items back into drawers and cupboards by function.
• If you have kids, designate a specific place in your home for their toys. Go through toys with your children and help them find things they don’t use anymore. Donate these items and explain to your children that they are helping others by giving up things they no longer use. Some parents have a rule that keeps the number of toys children have in check. They require that for each new toy a child receives, he or she must donate a toy they already have. Teach your children to put their belongings away after they are finished playing with them to reduce future messes.
• Create designated places for things that are used or moved on a daily basis like bags and carriers and wallets. Also make room for electronics and their accessories like phones and laptops and chargers.
• Organize your storage spaces. Once again, pack things into clear organizational containers and carefully label and place each container for easy access in the future.

Expert interior designers throughout the globe will agree that the fashionable ted todd flooring, mouth dropping designs and illuminating décor can only shine through in a home that if free from clutter.