So you really want to declutter your home but you don't know where to start or even how to start. I'm going to break down the way I do it based on my love of the KonMari Method and The Home Edit method. So take a deep breath, and realize it's not as difficult as you are making yourself think it is.
First you need to pick a room or even just an area of a room to start. So if you want to do your home office, maybe you want to break it down into sections like craft area, work area, storage area, etc.
If
your room is just one thing like a bedroom, it may be easier to start
there. You can even start with a single junk drawer in your home.
REMOVE
You
have to remove EVERYTHING. Get it all out and set it out spread apart
so you can really see what all you have to work with. So if you're in
the bedroom organizing and decluttering a night stand, empty the drawers
and clear off the surface. This also gives you a clean slate when you
start putting things back away.
CATEGORIZE
This
is where you group things together so if you're going through a junk
drawer you may want to put all of the gift cards together, the notepads
together, and whatever else you come across. You may also find you have
some things that don't belong in this spot, so you can put them into the
proper location in your home. You may clip coupons in bed some days
but that doesn't mean scissor should be stored in the nightstand next to
your bed.
EDIT
This
is where you edit out the things you don't need. There may be
excessive duplicates of something like 5 pairs of scissors and not only
do you need less but two pairs are broken or really old. You need to
really think long and hard about the things you want to hold on to.
Remember, you want to free up space and like the ladies on The Home Edit
showed us, breathing room will make your space look less cluttered when
you put everything back in it's place. I use the KonMari Method for
editing my stuff, so that means I hold each item and really think and
evaluate it.
CONTAIN
I
start to put my things away neatly but I make sure to use containers.
And yes, I know, organizing supplies can be expensive so don't get
caught up in having to make it super fancy. If you have empty jewelry
boxes or iPhone boxes laying around you can use those as drawer
organizers! Check out your local dollar store for other cheap bins and
baskets. Now you get to put things back and use containers and
organizers to keep them together. This is where you want to think in
zones like they did on The Home Edit. Put like items together so it
makes sense to find them and to put them away. Rubber stamp supplies
can all go in the same bin or drawer in your craft nook. Put your books
all on one bookshelf so they're all together in your little library.
MAINTAIN
This
is where you use labels to keep your spot organized and ensure that you
will always put things back in the correct spot so you can maintain the
organization.
You can make your own labels or buy ones that you can write on. However
you do this part is up to you. But you definitely want to label things
so you and everyone else in your home is reminded where something needs
to be put away. After
you do this, you'll probably be pretty obsessed with what you did.
This will get you motivated to move on to other areas. And of course
if you aren't satisfied, you may need to revisit certain areas and work
on them again and again. The reward is worth it so keep going!
I
love having a decluttered home. I have done many simple things to make
different areas of my home more neat and tidy with less clutter.
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