5 Clutter Busters to Open Up Your Home

You know the one thing that’s free and can make a home feel open, airy and inviting? A lack of clutter. Not only does busting clutter make our homes feel cozier and more inviting, it improves our mental state. So take some time to declutter. Start small with one section of a room, then move room to room each day. Before you know it, you’ll be clutter-free!

1. CATCH IT AT THE DOOR

Clutter has a way of creeping in from the outside. Putting baskets, hooks, and trays in every entryway can help keep stray items from cluttering your home. Set a table with baskets near the door; hang a row of hooks above it. Now your keys, mail, and sunglasses have a home of their own.

2. ORGANIZE YOUR JUNK DRAWER

You know the adage, a place for everything and everything in its place? For some items, the only rational place is a junk drawer – that catchall spot, usually in the kitchen, where you put things that just don’t seem to have a logical home. Do weed through it every few months so it doesn’t get overstuffed.

3. PUT SMALL APPLIANCES OUT OF SIGHT

How much play does your blender really get? How about your food processor? Unless you use small appliances more than a couple times a week, don’t keep them on the counter – they’re taking up valuable real estate and cluttering up your kitchen. The time it takes to pull them out and then put them away is worth the extra counter space you’ll gain.

4. UNENCUMBER YOUR FRIDGE

Is the door covered top to bottom with old take-out menus, emergency numbers from four years ago, and sauce-splattered snapshots? Take it all down and wipe down the refrigerator with Sparkle® paper towels. Your kitchen will feel so much brighter with a clean, bright, empty space. If you really hate to part with those pics, create a bordered square in one spot and keep them contained within it.

5. MAKE USE OF WALL SPACE

Instead of strewing stray items across a table or countertop, arrange them artistically on a shelf or display them from a hook. Voila – now they’re organized, and adding a touch of extra decor to boot. Hang necklaces in the bedroom, and cooking utensils in the kitchen – your imagination is the limit.
 
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*Article originally appeared on Better Homes and Gardens 

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