How to Declutter Your Home: Willows & Co’s Top Tips

May 14, 2022

Decluttering your home can seem like a daunting prospect, but the end result of a Spring cleaning spree can leave you feeling rejuvenated and ready to ramp up your interior design game.

Where Do I Start When Decluttering?

When decluttering your home, it’s important to take it one step at a time. Setting yourself a list of targets and breaking the decluttering process up room by room, will assist you on your path to a clutter free home!

In many instances, one of the things putting us off from decluttering is the idea of the job scale at hand. Homes & Gardens recently noted that 44% of us experience ‘mess stress’ at least once a week.

With that in mind, let Willows & Co guide you through our top decluttering tips to bring your living space back under control.

Set Aside Time to Declutter

It can often feel incredibly tempting to seek out a ‘quick fix’ to decluttering your home, but, any job worth doing often takes up our time and as a result, it’s vital you set aside some time from your daily routine to declutter thoroughly. Whether you opt for a whole Sunday or 30 minutes 5 days a week, as long as it suits your routine it doesn’t matter.

Choose 5 Key Areas to Tackle Initially

As previously noted, decluttering can stir a sense of overwhelment. To minimise this, nominate five specific areas to declutter.

Get Motivated with Music

Decluttering can be an incredibly therapeutic and sometimes fun task. You can set the tone of your decluttering by ramping up your favourite streaming playlist, or tuning into the radio.

Designate a Place for Clutter

Not everyone leads a minimalist lifestyle, so naturally there has to be a place where some clutter has a home. If you’ve an abundance of important letters, or sentimental items, you could nominate a drawer or two, to keep them out of sight. Alternatively, clearing out a large cupboard or a section of your attic will also suffice.

Invest in Seagrass Baskets

Storage baskets are the perfect home for clutter! Whether it’s shoes, children’s toys, blankets and more, selecting an aesthetically pleasing storage basket is a great way to minimise clutter and add style to your home in the process.

Donate Unwanted Items to a New Home

Many of us are often reluctant to discard items in our home if they’re in good condition. However, the likelihood is, if we haven’t used them in the last three months or so, we’re unlikely to. In this instance, donating clothing and objects that are brand new is the perfect way to declutter and give something back to local charities.

Take Before and After Photos

To help you stay on top of your clutter, take snapshots of your living space at its most cluttered and once you’ve decluttered! This will motivate you to stay on top of clutter building up all over again.

Utilise Labels

Organisation is key to the success of your decluttering mission. By labelling boxes / files, you can easily identify where you’ll find important things and are much less likely to drag out all the hidden clutter to find what you’re looking for.

What Should You Not Do When Decluttering?

Now we’ve provided you with our top decluttering tips, here is Willow & Co’s advice on what you should avoid when tackling clutter in your living spaces:

Don’t keep donate/ sell items for too long
Avoid trying to rush the decluttering process, whilst it’s important to be efficient with time, decluttering requires a methodical approach to be effective.
Most of all, don’t start decluttering without a plan. Planning your decluttering process will make it a lot less hassle and ensure you achieve your decluttering goals.

Treat Yourself to a new home accessory

Decluttering your home is bound to inspire you to bring some new additions into your home. What better way to do that than choosing a gorgeous Seagrass Baskets from Willows & Co?

Discover our home accessories range today. If you have any queries about the products on our website, you can get in touch with the Willows & Co team via email.