3 Important Steps To Decluttering Your Home

Is your home becoming too cluttered? Are you thinking about downsizing so that you can economize on your utility bills more easily? Unfortunately, when clearing out space, it can be difficult to decide exactly what should be kept and what should be thrown out or donated. However, there are a few things that you can do that can help make this process easier to deal with. Some things that can help you when decluttering your home include:

Storing seasonal items: Keeping summer clothes, winter clothes, or holiday decorations in a storage unit away from your home can clear up a lot of room in your home. Instead of having potentially dozens of boxes and totes with these items in your home, you can take all but your most important items to a nearby storage unit. Whether you need to look at heated self-storage units or ones without climate control will depend on what you need to store, how long it will be stored, and what the climate is in your area. If you decide to store some of your furniture with your seasonal items, you should consider looking at heated self-storage units so that cold and damp weather doesn't cause your furniture to warp or rot.

Focusing on one area at a time: It can be tempting to look at your whole house full of stuff and say that you want to clear everything out immediately. But doing more than one room or area at a time can lead to burn out and your plans fizzling out. After looking at heated self-storage units or unheated units, pick one area of your home to declutter first. For many people, the garage is the best place to start. There are a lot of forgotten and possibly broken items that get stored there simply because nobody remembers that they're there. In a couple weeks or even a month or two, you can move on to your bedroom or kitchen now that the garage has been cleared out.

Making a schedule: Saying that you're going to declutter your home is one thing. Actually accomplishing this feat is another. Make a note in your calendar or calendar app for each phase of your decluttering project. Set a specific date when you'll go rent one of the local heated self-storage units, a specific date when you're going to start clearing out your home, a specific date to drop things off at your favorite thrift store, and so on. Having a set schedule helps to prevent procrastination and telling yourself that you'll just start tomorrow instead.

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