There are more and more things at home, which is a situation that every family will encounter.
Not long after I moved in, I felt that the cabinets were sufficient. However, after living there for three to five years, I was shocked to realize that the shoes were piled in the entrance hall, the kitchen countertop was filled with various bottles and cans, and even the corners of the bedroom were filled to the brim.
When guests arrive, the first thing they see is such disarray. This situation will not only affect their mood, but also cause others to think that the host lacks the ability to take care of life.
In fact, home storage does not require you to hide everything, but to use reasonable methods to make every item have a fixed position, which is convenient to take and looks clean and neat.
The following tips for storage can all be used in daily life. If you follow them, your home will soon become neat and orderly.
Storage box, clutter no longer goes everywhere
Many people have this situation at home: drawers are filled with charging cables, remote controls, scissors, and tape, so that every time they look for something, they have to spend a long time rummaging through it.
At this time, use the appropriate size storage box It's particularly useful.
In the sleeping room, you can use divided storage boxes to place socks, underwear and ties according to categories; in the living room, place a few rattan or plastic storage baskets next to the TV cabinet to store snacks, children's toys and magazines, and the table will instantly become clean and tidy.
When looking for storage boxes, give priority to styles with consistent dimensions and similar colors. In this way, they can be stacked together or placed side by side to make them look neat and not messy.
In addition, it is quite practical to put labels on the boxes, such as "Medicines", "Stationery", "Tools", etc. When people at home put the items back after taking them, they can know where they should be placed at a glance.
The cleverly designed shoe cabinet eliminates clutter in the entrance hall
The entrance is the front of your home, but it is also often the most messy place.
Especially when there is a hostess in the house, there are dozens of pairs of shoes of all kinds, including high heels, sneakers, and boots. According to common sense, ordinary shoe cabinets cannot accommodate them anyway.
There are rotating shoe cabinets on the market today, which can effectively utilize the space deep in the cabinet. It can store twice as many shoes in the same area, and it is also more convenient to take them out.
If the entrance space is spacious, then a shoe-changing stool can be placed in the shoe-changing area, and the bottom of the stool can be made into an open shelf. The slippers and household shoes that are usually worn can be placed directly below, so that you can easily put them away when you sit and change shoes.
For those shoes that are not worn often, use transparent shoe boxes to store them. Put them in a pile in the cabinet. You can see which pair you have at a glance without having to rummage through the cabinets to find them.
Kitchen storage artifact, the countertop is empty
There are a large number and variety of objects in the kitchen, including pots and pans, seasonings, cutting boards and knives. If all these items are piled on the countertop, your body will not even be able to turn when cooking.
Use it well Side pull storage cabinet and Cylinder storage tool , you can make full use of the space.
The pull basket with a narrow slit design is particularly suitable for placing condiment bottles, plastic wrap, and kitchen towels. You can pull them out when in use and push them in when not in use. It will not have any impact on moving around.
Chopping boards and knives and forks can be stored in a unified manner through the chopping board holder and knife holder. Placing them vertically saves space compared to laying them flat, and it is also easier to drain the water.
Install several pull baskets with lifting and lowering functions in the wall cabinets. Items at high locations can be lowered with just a slight pull, so you no longer need to rely on stools to reach items.
After each use of the kitchen, return the items placed on the countertop to their corresponding positions. This way, you will feel much more comfortable and feel better when cooking the next day.
Before going out every day, spend a quarter of an hour tidying up
Some people are used to going home to rest at night and then focus on cleaning up the house on the weekend. As a result, they often accumulate more and more clutter, and eventually they don’t want to do anything when they see the house full of items.
In fact, developing a habit of tidying up for 15 minutes before going out every day is much better than doing a general cleaning on the weekend.
After getting up in the morning, I neatly fold the quilts, wipe the countertops after washing, rinse the tableware immediately after breakfast, and put the slippers in the shoe cabinet just before going out. These trivial things only take about ten minutes in total, but the home can be kept clean and tidy all day long.
When the time situation is tense in the morning, you can also use the short period of time before going to bed at night to put away the clutter placed on the coffee table in the living room. When you get up the next day and see a tidy home, you will feel happy.
Before buying something, ask yourself if you really need it
There are more and more things at home, and a big part of the reason is that Impulsive consumption .
I buy it when I see it on sale, or I place an order when I see it recommended by an internet celebrity. After I buy it, I find that I already have a similar one at home, or I don’t use it at all.
Before buying something, you can ask yourself: Is there a replacement for this thing at home?
Where do you put it after you buy it?
Will it really be used often?
If there is an item that can be purchased or not purchased, then put it in the shopping cart first, wait for a few days, and then check it again after a few days. Maybe you will no longer want to buy it.
By controlling the source, there won’t be too much stuff at home.
Make a list of priorities, starting with the messiest areas
If the chaos in your home has reached the point where you don't know where to start, don't think about getting it all sorted out in one day.
Get a piece of paper and list the most cluttered places in your home in order, such as "the toys in the children's room", "the closet in the master bedroom", "the shoe cabinet in the entrance hall", and then focus on tidying up one place at a time.
On weekends, spend a morning sorting the toys in the children's room, and then put them away. Next week, organize the wardrobe. In this way, each time you achieve a small goal, you will not feel tired, but you will also be able to witness tangible changes.
During the tidying up process, you can start preparing three boxes. One box is used to store the items you have decided to keep, one box is used to store the items you are planning to throw away, and one box is specially used to place the items you are planning to give away. For those items that you are hesitant about, put them aside for the time being, and make a decision after a period of time. Do not let those items in a state of uncertainty occupy the space.
Find a permanent home for everything
Homes tend to get messy, often because things have been used up and have no fixed location.
Use easy-to-remember methods to locate items, such as scissors in a specific fixed spot in the coffee table drawer, a remote control in a storage box above the TV cabinet, and keys hanging on a hook in the hallway into the house.
Every member of the family must develop the habit of "returning things to their original places". You may not be able to remember them at first, but you can stick a small label in a conspicuous place to remind yourself. If you persist for a week or two, it will become a natural action.
Especially important documents at home, such as real estate certificates, academic certificates, and contracts, can be classified and sorted with the help of file boxes or file bags, and then placed in a cabinet. When needed, they can be found in just a few minutes without having to rummage through the entire house.
When it comes to home storage, it is actually not as difficult as imagined. The key point is to use the correct method and form a habit.
Use storage boxes, skillfully place shoe cabinets in appropriate places, and use side baskets placed above in the kitchen. Small changes like these can make your home much cleaner.
Spend some time every day arranging items, think carefully when purchasing items, and determine a fixed place for each item, so that your home can always be kept neat and clean.
Please remember that home is a place for people to live in, not an object for display. The goal of storage is to create a comfortable living environment for yourself and make it convenient to find things. It is not to pursue a model house without any items.
Starting today, pick a place that is most prone to mess and give it a try.
