Apartment living is a bit different than having your own home. For one, the square footage is usually bigger in a house. You also have limitations on things you can hang and renovations you can make.
But there are so many benefits to living in an apartment that makes many people prefer this type of home. And if you know how to get and stay decluttered, the smaller space doesn’t matter.
If you’ve been in your place for a while or are just moving in, these five easy steps will help you organize each room. From there, you can enjoy the perks of your apartment!
1. Open Up the Storage Areas
Before you begin organizing a room, check out the prime storage spaces. Closets, drawers, and empty walls need to be cleaned out and ready for whatever you’re putting in them.
So, in other words, to get clean, you need to make a mess.
One room at a time, open up those storage areas. If you’ve already been living there a while, take an empty tote or a wide-open surface and dump the drawers out, one by one. Pull everything out of each closet, and then reevaluate how much room you have in there and what you can better use the space for.
If you just moved in, you don’t have to make that big mess. But don’t throw things in your drawers and closets willy-nilly. Wait until you have an organizing plan.
2. Use Organizers
Those empty areas need to be maximized for optimal storage space. That might mean investing in some organizers, like baskets, drawer dividers, and totes.
The world of organizing has grown in leaps and bounds over the past few years. If it’s new to you, you might be amazed at all the products you can choose from to help you straighten up your stuff.
From attached bedside tables to plastic bag holders, everything you need to make your room more efficient is out there.
For more advice on using organizers in your apartment, check out this article.
3. Focus on Shared Areas
Unless you live by yourself, there are some areas that you’ll be sharing with other people. Those spaces need to be organized in a way that makes sense to everyone.
The desire for a clean and tidy home isn’t in everyone’s blood. But by organizing shared areas in ways that are easy to use, it’s more likely that the other people living there will follow your methods.
Remember, your way isn’t always the only way. Ask the others who live with you what their thoughts are on decluttering and storing in each shared room.
You might be surprised when they come up with an idea even better than yours. And by involving them in the process, they’re more likely to follow through with keeping the place neat.
4. Declutter the Messy Areas
We’ve all been guilty of it at some point in our lives
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