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5 Basic Steps to Home organization

Home Organization is not that hard to do in theory! However I usually put in all that effort to organize my house and within a day or two its crazy again!

So, what’s the trick?

Here are five ideas that have helped me…..

1. The first step in how to organize a house is to sort through the clutter in EACH ROOM. Choose one room each week or month (depending on how much time you have to dedicate to this project). Organize home goods into three piles. A “Use Day to Day” pile, “Use Seasonally” pile, “Haven’t Used in Ages” pile. Use this room by room guide:

Organize Bedroom - Your A - Z Guide
Organize Home Office Space
Organize your Kitchen
Organize your Closet
Organize your Bathroom
Organize your Laundry
Organize your Lounge room

2. The second step in how to organize your house is to do some CLEANING. We have emptied and decluttered the cupboards, drawers, bench tops and spaces. We are almost ready to organize what we have but we have to make sure the storage area gets a good clean out first. Grab some cleaning spray and a cloth and give it a good going over.

3. Home organization for step 3 is to deal with each pile of CLUTTER. The “Use Day to Day” pile you will organize neatly back into the space it came from. The “Seasonal Use” pile put in a storage space that is hard to reach and you don’t access often. The “Haven’t Used in Ages” pile you are going to dispose of. You can give it away to an opportunity shop or you could check out these ideas on How to Make Some Money from your goods and find the best option that suits you. If you need some help with dealing with your clutter then check out:

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4. Step 4 in home organization is to put away the day to day items back into easy access cupboards and drawers. Sometimes those easy access places are bench tops and you still get that cluttered look.

5. Home Organization step 5 is to select a good STORAGE SYSTEM for your seasonal items and place those “Use Seasonally” items in them and store them away. Clear storage is great because you can see the items inside. Make sure you pack similar items together so it isn’t hard to access one or two things if the need arises and you don’t have to open a heap of different boxes or bags. For more great storage ideas click here. For more great storage ideas click here.

I’m a bit of a hoarder myself and I’ve spent many years collecting favourite things and finding creative ways to pack them away so the house looks like an organized home. I've only just realised that this doesn't really solve the problem of being organized. It may make things look nice for a small amount of time but it is harder to keep clean and tidy. And it still makes it very hard to find what you need. Getting rid of clutter really is what is necessary to build an organized home.

I now make the effort to go through these five steps once a year. After organizing my home according to these five steps I love:

the feeling of freshness it brings
How the messy look has finally gone from my home
My home looks cleaner for longer between tidy ups
My home is a lot quicker to clean
I am less frustrated when I do clean and tidy up because there is less to clear away and less STUFF to create clutter and mess

Organizing my home is not complicated and I think I am finally learning the secret of Home Organization! Feel free to share your ideas on how you organize your home on the CONTACT ME page.

Helpful Sites:

Closet Organization Systems - Helping you declutter and get organized using closet organization systems. Find them at http://www.closet-organization-systems.com

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