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5 Top Tricks To Eliminate Clutter in Your Home


Tanya Murphy • Apr 24, 2016
5 Top Tricks To Eliminate Clutter in Your Home

It is known fact that clutter will make a space look and feel stressful and disorganized. It then makes it difficult to keep your home organized particularly when piles of things are moved around from one surface to another just to make space for more clutter. By reducing disorganization in your home your space will look and feel cleaner and become more manageable.

By looking for ways to reduce or eliminate household clutter is the first step in solving the problem. By keeping your closet organized, it can even save you up to 20 minutes every morning, as shared on All About Closets' article. Most clutter is a result of poor organization habits and/or from not having sufficient storage systems. So let take a look at it all.


Closet Designers Top Tricks For Eliminating Clutter In Your Home

Here are some of the top tips used by leading designers which you can implement right away to help you get results. You can even integrate them into any remodeling or renovating projects.

Determine Your Clutters Point of Origin

Working out where the source of clutter is coming from in your life is the first essential step. Here are some common items they may be creating clutter in your home. Eg: Bills, paperwork, junk mail, devices, shoes, hats, piles of laundry, tools, decorative items and other household knickknacks. Identifying the source of the problem will help you formulate a solution.

Say Goodbye To Unused Items - Have A Yard Sale

If you have not used an item in several years, you most likely won’t use it again for several more. As a rule of thumb, it’s a good idea to get rid of those things you have not used in more than a year. If you have lots of things to get rid of it can pay (literally) to have a yard sale. You can make some money and it may actually be much easier than running several carloads to your local donation center.

Create A Space For Your Essentials

Essentials like keys, wallet, and phones etc all need a place to go when you walk in the door. Whether you have a front entry table, a shelf, or a recessed nook in the wall, having a designated place for these essentials will keep you organized each time you leave the home. Similarly, creating a designated place to store your personal treasures is ideal, but try limiting them to only one box or trunk if possible.

Out With The Old In With The New

Each time you bring something new home, make it a rule to get rid of a similar or older item. This is a great practice on everything from clothing to household goods. So, if you purchase a new mop then throw away the old one rather than just tossing it into the garage.

Reduce Visual Clutter and Remove Dust Collectors

Some items tend to collect more dust than others and it can be a tedious affair keeping them clean. They can easily make your room look cluttered or busy. If cannot part with some of them then consider installing or purchasing a display cabinet to preserve them. Having too many items decorating a room creates visual clutter. The most luxurious interior design trends all lean toward a minimalist approach. Keep only your favorite items and say goodbye or store the rest keeping just a few pieces to visually enhance the space.

Create Custom Built-In Storage Solutions

Whether it be for a bedroom closet, a home office, a laundry room or even a complete garage makeover, the number one trick for living a life uncluttered is having custom storage systems installed. Smart storage is the way of the future and integrating custom closet systems that are designed to match your needs perfectly is the ultimate way to achieve organization in your home. 

The experts on home-organization at Life Uncluttered, Kansas City additionally share another 7 Hacks To Keep Your Closets Uncluttered All Year Long in this great article.


If you are remodeling, renovating or simply just had enough of being surrounded by the disorganization in your home, then it is the perfect opportunity to eliminate it once and installing some custom storage solutions. Call A Closet Case today for FREE Design Consultation in your home.

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