Are you ready to get your home decluttered and organized this season?
If you really want to have a clean and organized home, and if you’re really feeling overwhelmed and stressed with all that clutter in your life?
Then these house rules will really help you organize your home and keep it that way. It’s highly recommended that you pick one organizing rule and see how it goes for you.
These rules all work and for good measure so follow these 8 house rules to create a forever organized home and life.
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1. Store Similar Items Together.
When putting any of your belongings away, it’s best to store similar items together. After all, this is the KonMari approach so it really works!
First, start with your broader categories and then break them down from there. For example, cookbooks, novels, and textbooks are all books that are sub-categorized to be stored together.
These can also be things like nail polish with nail polish removers, scarves with mitts, whatever seems like they should go together, store them accordingly. When you organize your home this way, you should start seeing every little item fall into its place naturally!
2. Always Put Your Clothes Away.
We have so many excuses when it comes to doing the things that we don’t want to do and that includes putting our clothes away.
Putting away clothes is always going to be an important house rule. When you put them back into their rightful place, it will make it so much easier to find the items that you always love to wear rather than sorting through a large unorganized pile.
So, whatever excuses you have? At the end of the day, banish them! You’ll be surprised how clean your space stays if you do this one rule alone.
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3. Set Aside a Place for Your Most Important Things.
When it comes to maintaining an orderly and very organized home, it’s really important that you house all of your important things in a designated place so that you remain tidy on daily.
You know the stuff that is important to you! Things like keys, your cell phone, wallet, make-up, sunglasses, basically anything that you will need for the day or the go-to items that you can’t live without.
By creating a designated area for these items and any other necessities that you may need from time to time, you’ll never have to search for that forgotten item again.
4. Honor What You Have & Decide What to Keep.
Are you saving old first date movie stubs? dried up flowers? Or maybe a “Memorable” paper that is outdated and just doesn’t serve a purpose anymore?
When it comes to maintaining a really organized home you have to always keep in mind that letting go of stuff is really okay and will help you in the end.
So it might be time to rethink what you are holding onto and what you can genuinely let go of without feeling regret. It’s okay to pay homage to your memories but don’t let them pile up!
5. Start Your Planning at the Beginning of the Day.
This is a rule that can turn into a great habit if you get used to doing it on the regular.
Start getting organized at the very start of the day, by creating an intention of carrying out what you need to do.
It may sound silly at first, but if you really set your day up with house chores and decluttering ‘in mind’ and seek to accomplish them for that day, your home will reflect all your efforts and hard work.
So start each day by writing down your three most important home chores that you would like to complete for the day. It could be as simple as cleaning out your car, all the way down to organizing your purse.
Having the intent to stay organized and making a checklist is a great organizing rule that’ll help you stay just that much more organized.
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6. Follow the ‘Just One Thing’ Rule.
The ‘just one thing’ rule ensures that you stay on track with keeping your home organized in real-time. Now, you don’t have to put everything back, all at once, but for example, when you take off a pair of clothing or if you are walking from your home office to the bathroom?
This rule will help you find that ‘just one thing’ that you can put away in between.
This can be putting away a used tea mug or glass of water, to your slippers down to your keys. The just one thing is a great house rule for staying on top of messy habits.
7. Keep All Surfaces Clear.
The clear surface home rule is echoed across the web and that’s because it really is one of the most important home rules that you can implement that’ll make your home shine.
Tables, desks, floors, and counters (they are all surfaces) and gather up so much clutter from almost everyone. So, the next time you are walking by the kitchen and you see that you left the blender out from the morning? Clear it!
Look for things to clear and do it immediately. Keep things in cabinets (or create a minimalist home) just try to keep your surfaces as clear as you can.
8. Purge Every Three Months.
Through time, we can gather many unnecessary things that we do not need and that’s why purging every three months can help you stay in control of what you decide to keep and what you decide to let go of.
If you follow this house rule and actually put into action what you’d like to donate and get rid of, the rest of the rules will be a lot easier to manage because you will have less stuff to clean up!
Here are some handy things to remember when it comes to purging:
- Begin by listing each room in your house that you want to organize and number them in an orderly sequence from most important to least important. That way you can complete the process of decluttering or purging from most necessary to get done to least.
- Define your decluttering goals and decide if you are ready to accept a more minimalist lifestyle. Sometimes we dream of having an organized home, but we just love stuff. Define how you want your home to look and determine what goals you are realistically able to carry through with.
- Invest in tools! Get some boxes, bags, or baskets for sorting items. Having the empty Tupper wear containers will really give you that extra boost you’ll need come organizing day.
- Inspect each item carefully and really make a conscious choice on whether it serves a true purpose being in your space. Marie Kondo is queen for organizing and you can learn all about this rule in this post here.
- Sort everything in piles; trash, recycle, sell, donate. Once you have everything in uniform, you’ll be surprised how easy this becomes every three months.
The best way to accomplish these rules is to really focus all week on making just one rule happen. Then you can start the next rule and go on from there!
Why not take decluttering one step further?! Check out: 10 Diy Organization Hacks Everyone Should Know!
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Hi, my name is Rebecca and I am the face behind Everything Abode! I am a lifestyle and wellness writer based out of Vancouver Island. When I’m not writing or exploring mountains and beaches with my furry rescue, I love spending time learning creative ways to manifest a healthy home. Thanks for stopping by!
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