After organising hundreds of spaces, I have only become more certain of these things.
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A bigger house will not fix a clutter problem.
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So often my clients tell me they want to live in a house with less stuff. But when we start, they want to keep almost everything. The solution is to start small and do it consistently. Soon you realise how good it feels to clear the clutter.
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They take up valuable space and make everything else harder to find.
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That pile is not random. It is usually a decision you have not made yet.
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The pile you keep walking past. The returns in the car. The cupboard you do not want to open. Dealing with it often takes five minutes and makes you feel lighter almost instantly.
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If it is annoying to put something away, it probably will not happen. Remove the hurdles.
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Ten loose things look like clutter. The same ten things together in a basket look organised.
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Everything you own creates a little bit of work. It has to be stored, cleaned, moved, remembered and eventually dealt with.
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A house that is lived in will get messy. That is normal. Good organising means you can put it back together quickly.
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Once you have spent time getting rid of things you never really needed, you become much more conscious of what you bring back into the house.