When clutter starts to pile up, disposing of it can become daunting. However, if your rental home is beginning to overflow with clutter, it’s critical that you address the issue right away. The longer you wait, the more clutter will accumulate, making decluttering even more hard!
As opposed to trying to declutter your entire house or apartment in one sitting, try dividing it down into smaller sections. Regardless of whether you have just 10 minutes each day, you can begin to clear away unsightly clutter progressively. By doing so, you can declutter your way toward achieving the tidy and organized home you need.
Tackle One Room at a Time
One successful approach to decluttering a rental home is to begin with one room at a time. For illustration, several professional organizers advise concentrating on one room in your house to completely clear of clutter. One way is to make separate bins or boxes for things you need to be kept, donated, or trashed. At that time, sort through and place each piece of clutter in one of the boxes.
Anything that has not been correctly arranged should be thrown in the “put away” bin while tossing out broken items. Next, empty each bin by keeping the goods, throwing them away, or donating them to a local thrift shop. In this manner, you can rapidly clear off counters, floors, and tabletops and rapidly see visible improvement.
Keep it Short and Sweet
Another effective approach to decluttering is to devote just a few minutes at each step decluttering one single space, such as a drawer or cabinet. With this approach, you first give yourself a time limit, such as 10 minutes. After that, you check the drawer or cabinet, pulling everything out. Throw away broken or expired items or donate things you haven’t used in the past year.
It’s always an excellent plan to go through your pantry and medicine cabinet at least once a year and remove any expired or unused items. Be sure to properly dispose of expired medications, as they cannot simply be tossed in the garbage. Countertops are one more trouble spot that can be quickly cleared of clutter in just a few minutes.
After you’ve cleared the space, organize and replace the stuff you store there. This is the best time to create a system for that spice cabinet or group items in your pantry for faster access. Closets may be an additional chore that takes more than 10 minutes, but the same systematic approach will also be effective on them. Just check that you have plenty of boxes or bins handy to hold anything you decide you no longer desire and put away clothing items as you go.
A Place for Everything
Keeping your rental home free of clutter is easier if everything you own has a proper place. As we accumulate items, sometimes we accumulate items that don’t seem to belong anywhere in the house. Yet, to keep clutter under control, you must create a permanent home for your things and restore them to their correct location after use.
If you have too many things for the available space, it might be necessary to downsize or simplify. Think about donating unused items to a charity or thrift store. If weather allows, you might sell some of your extra stuff online or hold a garage sale. Anything you can’t stand to part with should be neatly stored in clearly labeled plastic tubs or bins. This allows you to keep your things and your home clean and organized.
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Originally Published on April 2, 2021
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