2007-09-11 09:34:28 · 7 answers · asked by shannon b 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Throw away everything that is broken, blah, and bent. Pretend that you have to move and you can only take certain things with you. When you are down to the basics you will have organization all at once.
2007-09-11 09:43:40 · answer #1 · answered by P3dcrane 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go room to room and get rid of everything you do not need, is broken, not necessary etc...be quite brutal; decluttering is always the best place to start!
Organise your rooms with as clean a slate as possible, meaning, you should only have large items to work with - don't let little bits and pieces clutter your mind and space when you're trying to reorganise furniture etc. You can add your bits and pieces once you've placed all the big stuff.
Put like-with-like and then find a place for it or put it in the place it's supposed to go.
If you find you require more storage, then look at some options for how you will store or file these items.
If something is not necessary for daily or seasonal use consider removing it from your home and storing it in a garage, attic or cupboard that is rarely used. This way it's not cluttering space you access regularly.
Always make sure you have a storage container of some sort to put little bits into rather than just having a miscellanous pile. Every now and then you can pull out the container and resort it. This works if you're not naturally inclined to put things away the moment you discard it. The best habit to get into however, is to 'file' something in it's proper place once you have finished with it.
Get into the habit of regularly discarding those things you really do not need.
2007-09-11 22:05:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw everything away and start from scratch..... a little extreme I know. You can also just take everything outside and only bring in what you have used within the last 6 months. If you haven't used it, you probably don't need it.
2007-09-11 16:39:56 · answer #3 · answered by Carlos C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i bought fabric bins and put them under the coffee table to through ramdom junk in that ends up in the living room. and i have a basket in my bathroom for all the little items that dont fit in the medicine cabinet. and i have bins in the closet designated to dif. things like art supplies, papers, bills
baskets always look pretty and are easy to move so i find they help a lot
2007-09-11 16:41:46 · answer #4 · answered by daisycm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flylady site!! Get reading!!
2007-09-11 16:38:54 · answer #5 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do what i do..if you have not,worn it,used it,looked at it,read it,thought about it,...........then give it,sell it,and toss it
2007-09-13 21:47:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-11 16:59:16 · answer #7 · answered by Allergic To Eggs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋