Given how often your home requires cleaning, it's worth taking some time to brush up on essential tips and tricks that experts rely on to help streamline your process.
02.06.2024 - 11:11 / thespruce.com / Nishaa Sharma
We all love the idea of a soothing, pared-back lifestyle. But, turning your living space into the stuff of minimalist dreams takes a lot of work.
Before you start refreshing decor or rearranging your rooms, you'll need to create a clutter-free foundation— but figuring out where to begin can be overwhelming. That's why our organization experts suggest starting your clear-out with one question in mind: have you used this item in the last year?
From closets to cabinets, the pros have come up with a definitive guide to the first five things you should go through when taking on the project of decluttering your entire home.
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The closet is typically the first place that comes to mind when we begin to think about decluttering our spaces—and clothing is one of the best categories to start with when leaning into a minimalist home and lifestyle.
«Start by clearing out seasonal clothing and footwear you didn't use last year, with the exception of special occasion clothes such as cocktail dresses,» Amélie Saint-Jacques of Amelie Organizes suggests.
Reba Bassett of Revelation Organizing recommends making this a gradual process and has a go-to closet-clearing technique she loves to share with her clients.
«At the beginning of the year, turn all your hangers backward,» Bassett says. «Once you wear an item and rehang, turn it the right way. At the end of the year, pull out all the hangers facing backward and evaluate whether you really need the clothing items.»
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Given how often your home requires cleaning, it's worth taking some time to brush up on essential tips and tricks that experts rely on to help streamline your process.
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