When clutter starts to pile up, addressing it can be quite difficult. But if your rental home starts to overflow with clutter, you need to deal with the issue directly. As time goes by, more clutter will accumulate, rendering the process of decluttering harder still!
As opposed to trying to declutter your entire house or apartment in one go, think about splitting the task into smaller portions. Despite the fact that you only have 10 minutes each day, you can begin to moderately clear away unsightly clutter. This approach will enable you to efficiently declutter and achieve the tidy and organized home you seek.
Tackle One Room at a Time
One successful approach to decluttering a rental home is to focus on one room at a time. As an illustration, several professional organizers propose selecting one room in your house to completely clear of clutter. A possible method is to develop separate bins or boxes for things you must store, give, or get rid of. Following this, proceed to categorize and place each piece of clutter in a specified receptacle.
While tossing out broken items, anything that lacks adequate place should be put in the “put away” bin. Next, proceed to empty each container by either storing items, discarding them, or donating them to a local thrift shop. In this fashion, you can rapidly clear off counters, floors, and tabletops and immediately see visible improvement.
Keep it Short and Sweet
Another effective approach to decluttering is spending just a few minutes at a time decluttering one single space, such as a drawer or cabinet. Using this approach, you first give yourself a time limit, such as 10 minutes. Then, you go through the drawer or cabinet, pulling everything out. Throw away broken or expired items or donate things you haven’t used in the past year.
It is advisable to go through your pantry and medicine cabinet at least once a year and remove any expired or unused items. Be sure to properly dispose of expired medications, as they cannot simply be thrown in the garbage. Countertops are another trouble spot that can be quickly cleared of clutter in just a few minutes.
Once you’ve cleared the space, it is time to reorganize and replace what is currently stashed there. This is a fantastic opportunity to create a system for that spice cabinet or group items in your pantry for enhanced accessibility. Closets may be a more substantial activity that requires more than 10 minutes, but the same systematic approach will also work on them. Don’t forget to have plenty of boxes or bins handy to hold anything that you no longer need, and put away clothing items as you go.
A Place for Everything
Keeping your rental home free of clutter is more controllable if everything you own has a proper place. In the process of accumulating items, we occasionally accumulate items that don’t seem to belong anywhere in the house. However, to keep clutter under control, establishing a permanent home for your things and returning items to their assigned spot after using them is imperative.
If you have too many things for the available space, this may be the chance to downsize or simplify. Consider donating unused items to a charity or thrift store. Alternatively, if weather is okay, you could sell some of your extra stuff online or hold a garage sale. Put them properly in clearly labeled plastic tubs or bins for items that you are incapable to part with. By doing so, you can keep your things and your home clean and organized.
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Originally Published on April 2, 2021
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