As Marie Kondo says, “Life truly begins after you have put your house in order”.
Buying a new home with Gleeson gives you the perfect opportunity to start your journey towards a clutter free home. Concentrate on what really sparks joy in your home and enjoy the space you’ve created for yourself.
- Back to Basics
Many of us feel we have too much clutter in our homes but is it a storage issue or is the real issue that we simply have too much stuff? Start your tidying by categorising your belongings rather than looking at it room by room as you’ll probably find that your clutter gets moved from one room to the next otherwise.
Clothes are a great starting point as we often have little attachment to them and can get through everything pretty quickly. Make three piles; keep, sell, donate. You’ll probably find that by the end of your tidy, you’ll have the potential to make a bit of money selling on re-sale sites like eBay and Depop. Next, move on to books or DVDs.
- Organise
Once you have decided on what you’re keeping, it’s time to organise. Shoe boxes, vacuum bags and organiser trays are going to come in very handy here. Now you know what you’ve got, you’ll know what storage you need. You can even repurpose cardboard boxes from those online orders you‘ve been making, by covering the boxes in paper, old wallpaper samples or paint.
- Avoid Distractions
It’s so easy to get distracted when you’re de-cluttering. The boredom sets in and suddenly you’re looking for any excuse to stop going through the excess. A great way to combat the tedium is to prepare a playlist or some podcasts that you can listen to whilst you work.
- Implement habits
It takes just three weeks to make a habit. If you stay on top of your post and create news ways of doing things such as wiping the kitchen worktops after every use, in three weeks, you’re all set for a clutter free home for life. The trick is keeping on top of things so once you’ve established your habits, it should just come naturally to stay clutter free.
- Don’t let the clutter back in
So you’ve established the right habits for everything in your home, but what about the new stuff? Having guidelines in place will help you decide what makes it over the threshold. Just like when you were getting rid of the clutter at the start of your journey, ask yourself if you really need an item and if you have a place for it. If the answer is no, then don’t let it into your home.
Realistically, you will have to have some sort of clutter that can stay tidied away. Everyone has a junk drawer but keeping it to one drawer is key to keeping the clutter at bay.
We all know how lovely it is to have a fresh, new feeling home. That’s exactly what you’ll get with a Gleeson home. Every home is the perfect blank canvas for you to add your own style stamp; from choosing the flooring; picking out your choice of kitchen and selecting your bathroom tiles* not to mention the world of decorating and styling possibilities once you own your own Gleeson home.
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*dependent on build stage