Declutter Your Space (Genius Organization Tips)

Know the Destination

When you start decluttering, you should be clear with your goals. Set them according to their priorities and ask yourself, “Why are you decluttering in the first place?” Here are some possible reasons:

• Decluttering to get rid of stress, as cluttered spaces can exacerbate negative emotions.
• Trying to save yourself from unnecessary spending. Check out all the clutter; this will give you insight into avoiding excessive spending.
• To simplify your life by bringing mental peace and physical space.

The Category Round-Up

Categorizing items can greatly enhance decluttering efficiency. Create categories like ‘Keep,’ ‘Donate,’ ‘Recycle,’ ‘Throw Away,’ and ‘Relocate.’

This helps determine the value and purpose of each item.

The “Make Space” Rule

This is a fantastic decluttering rule, and it keeps you from accumulating unnecessary stuff.

Whenever you bring one thing home, you should get rid of one.

Don’t Let Corners Be Cornered

Do you have any empty corners in your house? Well, it’s time for you to utilize them.

You can install floating shelves and cabinets in these corners. This will help you store items such as plants, books, and showpieces, while also saving floor space.

Look into Multifunctional Furniture Options

Search for multi-functional furniture as it maximizes space and serves multiple purposes.

Examples include ottomans, storage beds, sofa beds, Murphy beds, and more

Make a Quick Decision

This decluttering rule is decision-based and works best if you have strong decision-making skills.

The rule is simple: ‘Think for 3 seconds about whether you want to keep the item.’ If you can’t decide within that time, it’s probably best to throw it away.

Uncertain While Making the Decision

Whenever you start decluttering and find an item that you think you ‘might’ use in the future or maybe it will come in handy, then it’s clutter, and you should get rid of it.

Time to Tame the “Frivolous Many”

Do you own any ‘Vital Few’? Out of 100% of the items you have, only 20% of them truly matter to you and bring joy.

While 80% of the items result from your impulsive shopping behavior, you should probably eliminate them. Instead, fill your space with things that make you happy and are useful.

Maximize Space Through Organizers

You can buy organizers; they’re practical and provide you with a guide on how to organize and place things strategically.

Extras Creates Clutter

Keeping duplicate things will only clutter the space. If you already have one fully functional item, then the other is just clutter for you.

This leads to accumulating things, as when you already have a similar item, you’ll probably not use the other.

Declutter Orderly

Start decluttering with one room and then move to the next. Don’t ever try to declutter all the rooms or multiple spaces simultaneously and then think of decluttering altogether.

This will be overwhelming for you, and you’ll probably give up in the middle of decluttering or become extremely exhausted.

Don’t even declutter your room altogether. Try using small spaces like shelves, drawers, wardrobes, etc.

A Mindful 10 Minutes Decluttering Session

You can create a daily 10-minute decluttering habit to avoid a really messy space at the end of the week or month.

Decluttering common messy areas, such as your dressing table or kitchen counter, can be a helpful daily habit.

Organize Similar Items to Declutter

You can gather all the items and declutter them in a basket. Organize them based on their similarity.

Once done, now give yourself a deadline of “Use It or Lose It.” If not used in the particular time given to you, and if it doesn’t come in handy, you know it’s useless.

Another similar rule is the 90/90 rule. If you haven’t used an item 90 days before or don’t plan to use the item 90 days after, then it’s time to say bye.

Label Places and Items

Labeling is another great organization system; it helps you find things easily and reduces clutter creep.

Label places, and then places will have their spots. This will be a visual reminder for you of where the items go, and when things don’t go to certain places, you will know what to do.

Avoid Impulsive Buying

Don’t go impulsively shopping; go compulsively shopping.

Look at the space in your house; if you can’t find a place for the item you want to purchase, you don’t need to clutter your house.

Digitize Items to Save Space

Digitize things when possible, for instance, papers, documents, and books; when they can be digitized, do it.

This will give you plenty of space for other useful stuff.

Find Out What Truly Makes You Happy

Another great tip by the expert, Marie Kondo is, “The best way to choose what to keep and what to throw away is to take each item in one’s hand and ask: “Does this spark joy?” If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it. This is not only the simplest but also the most accurate yardstick by which to judge.”

So, if something brings you joy immediately, keep it; if it doesn’t, throw it away.

Don’t Buy Extra Decoration Items

If there’s an occasion coming up or you simply want to bring in some change, try finding stuff you already have at home and using it in a new way. It’ll also help keep your space clutter-free.

Here are some repurposing ideas for decoration.