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5 Tips For Reducing Clutter

Reblogger Sybil Campbell
Real Estate Agent 0225218019

I love Cathy's blog about ways to reduce clutter. I especially like the tip about having a basket for clothes that you have worn once

Original content by Cathy Bradley 104414

5 Tips For Reducing Clutter

 

It doesn't take much time to go from a perfectly organized room to a cluttered, chaotic mess. Papers pile up on surfaces, coats and bags end up on furniture, shoe boxes and shopping bags get stuffed in the first place you can find. But if you're proactive, you can avoid the common clutter traps.

Five Tips For Reducing Clutter

Here are 5 ideas for reducing clutter:

  1. Have a place for the things you bring into the house each day: Do what you can do to create an easy place to put your outerwear, mail, keys, phone, and the other things you bring home each day. Coat racks, mail holders, and catch-all basket give you an easy, consistent place to put your everyday items.
  2. Get a basket for once-worn cloths: There are some clothing items that may not need to be washed or put away immediately after one use, like sweaters or denim. These items often end up on the bedroom floor. Instead, put them in a specific basket for items that aren't yet ready for the laundry room.
  3. Keep kitchen tools off the counter: It's really easy to let items pile up on the kitchen counters, and all that clutter can be frustrating when it's ready to make a meal. To reduce clutter, use wall racks to keep cooking utensils off the counter.
  4. Designate a no-clutter zone: This one's simple. Simply choose an important surface or space (like a coffe table), clear it of clutter, and focus on keeping that one area totally organized.
  5. Keep the dining room table set: Not only is a set table pleasant to the eye, but it slaso makes it nearly impossibale for the table to gather clutter. Thanks to the plates and silverware, there's no room for your junk mail.

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Sybil Campbell, REALTOR®, ABR, SFR, SRES

Long and Foster, REALTORS®

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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

When you bring a bag into the house you need to take one out of the house

Mar 02, 2016 06:23 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Great one to reblog, and I'm glad you did.  I would have missed it otherwise.

Mar 02, 2016 06:44 AM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

William, that is a great point, garbage in garbage out!

Mar 02, 2016 11:55 AM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

Chris Ann, I often see something I would have missed if it was not re-blogged.

Mar 02, 2016 11:56 AM
DEANNA C. SMITH CERTIFIED MOBILE NOTARY
Certified Mobile Notary Signing Agent - Smith Mountain Lake, VA
Highest Ranked Certified Mobile Notary in Virginia

Those are great tips Cathy gives Sybil Campbell .   Now if I could figure out how to follow them.   I'm a cook and my kitchen counters are often covered and so is the dining room table.

Mar 05, 2016 02:20 PM
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

Deanna, I know and that is something I have to address from time to time.

Mar 05, 2016 09:43 PM