Decluttering your Los Angeles Home: Choosing Less to Improve your Well-Being

Many of us take a true critical glance around our homes when we’re actually getting ready to sell them. However, it’s worth evaluating our home the way a buyer would more often. Sometimes, we get so caught up in the day-to-day life in Los Angeles that we don’t notice that clutter has become a major issue in our homes. This creates background stressful feelings when we should be experiencing the zen and comfort of being at home. Are you looking to sell your home or want better well-being in a long-term place to live? Here are some tips that can help you achieve your low-clutter home.

Begin giving things their places and returning them there

The heart of the problem with clutter is that things just end up on surfaces rather than in their designated place. For example, a pile of pens and notepaper end up on the kitchen counter. However, they should be in a desk organizer or in the pen holder in your office. The first step to any decluttering project is to identify a cluttered area. Then, begin either giving things a designated space or returning them to the space you already know they should be. This can take time. But eventually, it becomes second nature to take the extra 5 seconds to return an item rather than depositing it right where you were when you stopped needing it.

Don’t look back as you discard and donate unnecessary stuff

One of the best ways to declutter surfaces and create a clean look for your home is to simply stop holding onto items that you don’t need anymore. From mail that hasn’t really been sorted and recycled to items for when your children were much younger. It is time to take a ruthless attitude and begin figuring out what you can export from your home. High-demand, high-quality items can be listed for resale online or you can have a garage sale. However, more commonly there are simply broken and used items that need to be discarded. If they are in good enough condition, donate to a cause that can make them new again or find a new home for them.

The new amount of space in your home will leave you with the breathing room you need. Then, you can organize the remaining items and rid the surfaces of your house of clutter.

Use organizers, boxes, and baskets to keep useful items handy but not loose

If you’ve always struggled with clutter and can’t figure out why, you might simply not have designated containers to keep things looking nice. There will always be high-use items that you need to have easily accessible, from the coats on your coat rack to a good spot for your keys. However, by creating a basket for beach toys or a drawer organizer. This way you can always find what you came to the junk drawer to find. Furthermore, you’ll be much more prepared to actually use your items and return them to their places. This doesn’t have to be expensive. Most thrift stores have organizers, boxes, and baskets that will do the job. Or, you can step it up and get coordinated items at a home improvement or department store.