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STORAGE ROOM CLEANING AND ORGANIZING

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Arizona Resource Realty BR518926000

Storage, while frequently overlooked, is one of the most important aspects of a pleasant, healthy, and orderly living or working environment. However, storage is utilized in many homes and offices to hide piles of clutter that don't have a designated "place."

 

An exemplary storage system can make all the difference in your life. Unorganized storage, no matter how big or little, has a direct impact on productivity. Not only will an innovative and practical storage system arrange your current inventory, but it will also make room for new goods.

 

If you are ready for that change, Here are some of our best storage space cleaning and organization tips:

 

  1. Remove the items you've kept in your storage area. If the things are waterproof, wipe them down with a dusting cloth or rinse them. Leave them outside the room until you've completed your cleaning.

 

  1. Check the things to find whether there are any that can be discarded. Getting rid of some of the clutter is one approach to tidy up your storage room.

 

  1. After cleaning the room, return the to-be-stored goods to the storage room.

 

  1. Keeping things simple is the most excellent approach to manage your storage space. You may easily find what you're searching for using different colored bins or a transparent bean to separate comparable goods by product or category.

 

  1. Labelling shelves, crates, pipes, and even your fuse box is a great storage room organization tip. Make things easy for yourself by knowing where to seek what you're looking for.

 

  1. Utility hooks make it easy to hang ironing boards, brooms, mops, and dustpans on the wall. Installing these hooks at your storage room's door to group vacuums, carpet steamers, and other cleaning tools can make cleaning day much more accessible.

 

  1. Invest in file cabinets and create your filing system to prevent paper clutter from collecting.

 

  1. Keep the items that you frequently use in front. This reduces the amount of clutter and hassle.

 

The best approach to look after your items is to keep them in a secure, well-organized, and simple-to-understand location. There's never a wrong time to have your storage space cleaned. Every action you do will contribute to making your place the best it can be. Working out storage options and cleaning your room is a process, and it will be difficult but well worth it in the end.

Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Tamra,

We often go through a flurry of reorganizing stuff to store.  We just went through the cupboard where we keep cat food, and found some old stuff to toss.  We love that neat feeling.  A

Jul 05, 2021 02:24 PM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

That's one good habit there. Thanks for your time, Rona and Alexandria.

Jul 06, 2021 11:54 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Tamra and great information to share with us here in the Rain.  Hope you had a great Holiday!

 

Jul 05, 2021 02:51 PM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Happy to share. Thank you, Will. 

Jul 06, 2021 11:55 AM
Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID
North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

It was always tough to declutter my storage or garage.  I found myself walking down memory lane, as it were, only to find nothing thrown away and only reboxed.   Once I got over that obstacle it became quite simple to get organized.  Thank you for the helpful post to tidy up even more purposefully.  Mark

Jul 05, 2021 02:53 PM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

I couldn't agree more, Mark. Thanks for your time!

Jul 06, 2021 11:56 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Hi Tamra,  Thanks for sharing these great tips on cleaning and organizing storage rooms.  I think I need to get some more shelving put up in our storage area to help with organization.

Jul 05, 2021 03:54 PM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Glad you liked our tips, Bob. Enjoy your day!

Jul 06, 2021 11:50 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Tamra. Great tips for organizing what we usually overlook and getting rid of some stuff. Thanks for the reminders. Enjoy your day.

Jul 06, 2021 05:23 AM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Thanks for your time and happy to share these tips with all of you. Enjoy your day, too!

Jul 06, 2021 11:51 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Tamra - an organized life can have many benefits.  Now, if only I could find my glasses, my keys and my(what was it that I can't find???). . .   🙃

Jul 06, 2021 06:04 AM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

Nice one, Michael. Thanks for reading and enjoy your day!

Jul 06, 2021 11:53 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Hi Tamra - you make a good point about opening up.  Some times storage was made just because we had to get it out of the way but we don't need it.

Jul 06, 2021 06:22 AM
Tamra Lee Ulmer

I agree, Grant. Thanks for reading!

Jul 06, 2021 12:39 PM
John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Hello Tamra Lee Ulmer thanks for the great list of tips for storage room cleaning and organizing.

Jul 06, 2021 05:31 PM