When clutter starts to pile up, tackling it can seem a bit daunting. But if your rental home is beginning to overflow with clutter, it’s a great idea to tackle that challenge right away. If you wait too long, more clutter will accumulate, and that can make decluttering trickier!
Rather than trying to declutter your entire house or apartment in one sitting, consider splitting your decluttering into easier parts. Even if you only have 10 minutes each day, you can start to clear away unsightly clutter one step at a time. By doing this, you can declutter and move closer to the tidy and organized home you desire.
Tackle One Room at a Time
A great approach to decluttering a rental home is by concentrating on one room at a time. For example, a lot of professional organizers recommend picking one room in your house to completely clear of clutter. A great way is to create separate bins or boxes for things you need to put away, donate, or toss out. Next, go through and place each piece of clutter in one of the bins.
Make sure that anything not in its right spot goes into the “put away” bin while tossing out broken items. Next, clear out each bin by putting the items away, throwing them out, or donating them to a local thrift shop. By doing so, you can rapidly clear off counters, floors, and tabletops and instantly see visible improvement.
Keep it Short and Sweet
Another effective approach to decluttering is taking just a few minutes at a time decluttering one single space, such as a drawer or cabinet. With this approach, you first give yourself a time limit, such as 10 minutes. Next, take a look inside 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’s always a great practice 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 tossed in the garbage. Countertops are another trouble spot that can be quickly cleared of clutter in just a few minutes.
After you’ve cleared the space, organize and replace the items you want to keep. This is a wonderful chance to create a system for that spice cabinet or group items in your pantry for faster access. Closets might take a bit longer than 10 minutes, but you can definitely use the same systematic approach to tackle them. Just be sure to have plenty of boxes or bins handy to gather anything you choose to part with and put away clothing items as you go.
A Place for Everything
Keeping your rental home free of clutter is simpler when everything you own has a proper place. As we acquire things, sometimes we accumulate items that don’t seem to belong anywhere in the house. However, to keep clutter under control, it is advisable to locate a permanent home for your things and return items to their correct spot after using them.
If you have too many things for the available space, it might be a good idea to downsize or simplify. Consider donating unused items to a charity or thrift store. Or, if the weather is lovely, you could sell some of your extra stuff online or hold a garage sale. Keep them organized in clearly labeled plastic tubs or bins for those items you just can’t part with. In this manner, you can keep your things and your home clean and organized.
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