Since Republic Day is on Monday
this year, we got a really long weekend. I decided that I would not go out
anywhere but will relax in the luxury of my home and to finish off long pending
tasks. The first thing that was on my mind was to declutter and to clean my
house and kitchen. It was a big task which
was pending since the last 9 Months. I had renovated my house in April 2014,
since then I was planning to give my home and kitchen a new look. So here are
some tips that will help you all if you are planning to declutter your home. I
will also give some tips on how to have maximum savings when you are trying to
improve your home and kitchen.
Start with one room at a time
Since I have a 3 bedroom
apartment, I divided the work for all the 3 days.
Clean the wardrobes and discard any
clothes which you have not used since last 6 months. Any clothes which you do
not need for the season can be stored separately. For e.g. Woolen clothes are
not needed in summer season. Remove them from the wardrobe and store them in
the store room. If you do not have a
store room then store them in the loft or in the compartments under your bed.
If your bed does not have compartments, then you can store them into unused and
empty briefcases or bags. I love to store them in the below shown boxes which
are available at Fabfurnish.com. They look chic and add a new style to your
home. Don’t worry about the prices, you
can save a lot when you shop with Fabfurnish.Discard any unused clothes,
towels and bed sheets. Have a strong heart for this. Either donate to charity
or give them to your house help.
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Store all the important documents in one place
Store all the papers of a particular type in
one particular file. E.g. Store property papers in one file. Bank papers in
another file. Childs fee receipts in another. Medical prescriptions in another.
You can reserve a particular drawer in cupboard for this.
Declutter the kid’s room
Start with checking the toys. You will need to
involve your kid in this activity. Ask him/her what all toys they need. If they
do not use it or if it is damaged, just discard it. Organize all the toys in
these storage big boxes.
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Clean the study table
Discard your child’s old books.
Children store any kind of books. My kid just scribbles on all the pages of
book and stores them in her drawer. You can check these and discard them. All the
stationery items i.e. Pens, pencils, erasers, sharpeners, etc. to be stored
separately.
Clean the shoe-rack
Any shoes/jootis/sandals which have not been
used since long can either be discarded or stored in a separate shoe rack.
Store all medicines in one place
Keep all the medicines in one
place.
Store all cosmetics together
Keep all the cosmetics in one place.
I loved this vitality box which is one place to store all my vanity stuff. Discard old cosmetics or creams which you have
collected but not used since a long time.
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Declutter the kitchen
Start with a single shelf or
drawer. Have patience and whatever you feel you don’t need just pack them in a
separate bag. I take my things one shelf or drawer at a time because I have a
lot of other distracting things to be done like cooking for my family, taking
my kids homework, etc. If you have not used a particular type of utensil since
a long time, then you can store it in the top most shelf. If you have a lot of
pans you can hang them.
Discard any containers which do
not have lids or any lids which do not have container. Any oily stained plastic
containers can be discarded. Do not store the white plastic disposable takeaway.
Any non-stick utensil of which
the non-stick coating is gone needs to be discarded. Do not even think about
storing them in the top shelf. Also any rusted or cracked steel utensils should
be immediately discarded.
Clean the kitchen panty
Discard any expired products. Any
sauces, jam bottles needs to be discarded immediately.
Make a list of the arranged items
Make a list of what is stored
where. Making a list helps 6 months down the line when we forget where and in
which room we have placed a particular thing. You can keep this list handy,
probably in your room. If you have stored them in boxes, neatly label the
boxes. You can put a date when you have arranged stuff in that particular box.
You can purchase new storage boxes at discounted price at Priceburp.com. Priceburp.com has a lot of
discount coupons for online shopping with various retailers like Flipkart,
Pepperfry, Lenskart, Fabfurnish, Myntra, Snapdeal, Jabong, eBay, etc.
After you find the stuff that you
no longer need, just give them away. If the product is in a very good condition
but you don’t need it any more then you can sell it at a cheaper rate by
finding out second sale groups around. Facebook has many such groups.
After you discard you will get
lot of new space in your home. Apart from that it helps you to organize your
home.
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