If you find that your home feels cramped and you are running out of space, it might be time for an upgrade. But before you start looking at new houses, you should consider whether you really need a bigger home or whether you can make more space in your current home. In most cases, you can find a lot more space if you spend some time clearing out the clutter from your home. 

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Over time, we all collect a lot of junk in our homes and most of it is stuff that we don’t need anymore. If you can clear it out, you will find that your home is nice and spacious again and there is no need to move. But decluttering can be a daunting task if you have let the mess get out of control. If you don’t know where to start, here are a few tips to help you out. 

Focus On One Area At A Time 

The biggest mistake that people make when they start decluttering is trying to take on too much at once. It seems like a huge task if you consider all of the mess in the house, but if you just start with one small room, it doesn’t seem so daunting. Pick a simple room, like the bedroom, first and go through item by item, clearing it all out. Once you have finished with that room, you can move on to the next. Clearing it room by room will make the whole process feel a lot more manageable and you won’t be as likely to put it off. 

Give Yourself A Cooling Off Period 

When you are decluttering, it is important that you are strict with yourself and you only keep things that you really need. However, people do go a bit over the top with their advice and they say that you have to be completely ruthless. This can lead to people getting rid of things that they actually want to keep and they regret it later. You can avoid this if you give yourself a cooling off period. If there are things that you are not sure about, try putting them in secure storage centres for a while. See how you get on without those items and then you can decide whether you want to get rid of them for good or not. 

Use The Space That You Create 

Once you have finished decluttering, it is important that you don’t get into old habits and start filling the house up with new junk. The best way to avoid this is to do something with the unused space. For example, if you clear out a spare room that was previously used for storage, why not turn it into a guest room or a home office? Once you start to benefit from the space that you have cleared, it encourages you to stop cluttering up your house in the future. 

Decluttering can open up so much new space in your home, so get started today! 

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