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Waking up each day to a clean, clutter-free bedroom is something many people look forward to but to achieve that, you have to do some work on your end. A recent research shows how clutter might be affecting the general well-being of most people today and how it also aids laziness and procrastination.
While most people believe the kitchen should be the most organized and clutter-free space in the home, some others would rather put the bedroom first. The bedroom is where you retire to after a long stressful day and the state of the room can contribute to your sleep quality. Almost every research about effective sleeping mentions how the environment you’re in also plays a role.
Regardless of how your bedroom is set up, you can still keep it organized and clutter-free by applying the tips below.
1. Choose the Right Bed Frame
Choosing the right bed frame contributes to how you maximize your storage space and keep your room clutter-free. Some modern beds, such as the ones in room service 360°, have storage spaces underneath to help you store other items, so you don’t have to litter everywhere else with your clothes or shoes when you can simply store them beneath the bed frame. You can also get one with a headboard where you can store light books and other smaller items to help you create more storage space.
2. Add Floating Shelves
Floating shelves are helpful when it comes to organizing and creating extra space. They can be placed anywhere, whether it is above the bed or above the dresser and can be used to store books and other important items. You can also use them for picture frames, flower pots, or any form of art to bring life to the room and add to the aesthetics.
3. Organize Your Clothes
Clothes are usually everywhere in the room and make up a huge part of the clutter in bedrooms. If you can organize them in sections, there would be less clutter flying around. The best way to keep your clothes organized is to arrange them according to style; keep long-sleeved shirts in a different section from the short-sleeved, keep winter clothes separately from summer clothes, and so on. This will not only keep your space organized but will also help prevent clutter in the future, as you can have access to all your clothes without disorganizing your wardrobe or closet.
If dirty laundry is weighing you down you might want to look into hiring laundry services. Having someone else do your laundry saves you time, not to mention stress!
4. Use Small Trays and Bowls
It’s not uncommon to find a few things lying around your bedroom that can be easily contained in small trays and bowls. Items such as your bracelets, earrings, wristwatches, and other day-to-day accessories that can easily cause clutter especially after a long tiring day can be stored in small containers.
Conclusion
There are several other hacks that can help you keep your bedroom organized but with the few shared here, you are on a journey to maintaining an organized and clutter-free space. You can also dedicate 30 minutes a week specifically for decluttering, as the more time you spend decluttering, the lesser you have declutter.
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If you want to free yourself from clutter, you may be interested in a new book called 10-Minute Declutter: Hundreds of Tips to Organize Every Room of Your House by Skye Alexander (Fair Winds Press/Quarto Group, September 2019). This decluttering book takes an unusual approach, based on the principles of the ancient Chinese art of feng shui.
* Complimentary book received for review. This post contains affiliate links.
To guide people unfamiliar with feng shui to use it to improve their surroundings and thus their lives, 10-Minute Declutter is divided into two main sections:
• Part One: Understanding Feng Shui in Your Life
• Part Two: Tips for Organizing Your House
Part One explains the basics of feng shui and how employing it in your home can affect your well-being. Alexander states that “…your home is a symbol of you—the outer representation of your inner state.” She goes on to say that “By clearing away the physical clutter around you, you can actually clear up disorder and difficulties in your life—sometimes overnight!” Her premise is that by mindfully using feng shui to declutter your surroundings, you will also declutter your emotional life and clear obstacles that prevent you from moving forward.
Understanding this link between the physical and the metaphysical is key to the decluttering tips in 10-Minute Declutter. Alexander defines clutter and its significance this way: “Clutter refers to an accumulation of too much stuff, without proper organization or distinction. Clutter usually signifies confusion, lack of focus, chaos, instability, or muddled circumstances.”
The main part of the book is a series of short tips and ideas to work through and eliminate physical and emotional clutter. The chapters in Part Two will guide you through decluttering your home, your workplace, and your personal life, as well as clutter control outside the home and for kids. Although some of the tips are activities that can indeed be done in ten minutes (e.g., discard old keys), some are useful but seem unrelated to clutter (e.g., hang a wind chime), and many are long-term strategies for following feng shui principles (e.g., eliminate sharp angles in your workplace or garden).
This book is part of a series of “10-minute” books from Fair Winds Press (an imprint of the Quarto Group). If you’re curious about feng shui, you’ll want to check out another Skye Alexander book in the series, 10-Minute Feng Shui: Hundreds of Easy Tips and Techniques for Prosperity, Health, and Happiness. And if you want more ideas for your home, check out our recent review of 10-Minute Tidy Home: Hundreds of Easy Tips to Straighten and Clean Every Room of Your House by Sara L. Hunter. Don’t forget to keep up with all of the news from Quarto by visiting them on Facebook.
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