The year may start in January, but life begins anew once springtime rolls around. With the sun coming out and the new plants growing, it’s enough to make you want to throw open the windows and let the sunshine in.
Of course, once the sun comes in, it’s easier to see just how cluttered your house got over the winter. Fortunately, these tips for organizing your home this spring will help you bring in the new season right.
Do a Purge
Many people accumulate a lot of things in their homes without meaning to. Between unwanted gifts, clothes that don’t fit the way they used to, and toys your kids have grown out of, your entire room can start to feel cluttered.
If the idea of getting rid of the mountains of things in your home is intimidating, here are some tips you can follow for purging the things from your house:
- Focus on one room at a time
- Break decluttering up into small spurts of five minutes to a half-hour
- Organize clutter into four boxes, one for things you want to donate or give away, one for things you want to keep, one for things you want to relocate, and one for things you want to discard
- If there are items that you aren’t sure what to do with, come back to them later
When there are fewer things in your home, it will be far easier to organize what remains.
Find Spots for Your Belongings
If you were to boil down organization into its absolute basics, it would be finding a spot for every item in your home and putting it back there. While most belongings tend to have a spot where we leave it, that spot isn’t always a place that lends itself to a well-organized space.
For example, many homeowners keep appliances, spices, spoons, and other items on their kitchen counter. This can be convenient, but it can make the space cluttered and chaotic. If your space feels cluttered, try going through and reassigning items to new places in the room.
Pro-Tip: Taming Drawers
One of the reasons items like kitchen tools end up living on countertops is because there isn’t space in a drawer or cupboard. Consider investing in space organizers, like racks and trays, as a way to organize your home this spring to make room for your other belongings.
Repurpose Cluttered Spaces
The toughest areas to organize in our homes are the places designated as storage spaces. Rooms like attics, basements, and garages tend to become a cluttered mess because you drop your unwanted belongings there and walk away.
One way to help tame the chaos is to give these rooms a greater sense of purpose. For example, if you repurposed your garage into a different space, like a home office, the space will naturally have more places to put things, like cabinets and drawers. This will also force
you to get rid of some unnecessary belongings.
