Cluttered Bedroom
We all want more sleep, but have you ever considered how decluttering your bedroom could affect this?
Courtney Carver, who documents her minimalist life on her blog, Be More With Less, says that sleep is critical for good health and energy, and urges others to create a space that encourages slumber.
'A peaceful space is easier to fall asleep in compared to a cluttered, chaotic space,' she says.
But if you're stuck with getting started on decluttering the bedroom here's some expert advice to get you going.
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1. Start with the bed
When sorting out your bedroom, be sure to make your bed before doing anything else. 'You can then use this as a surface for sorting and organising everything,' says decluttering expert Sally Walford of declutterme.london.
The bed usually takes up the most space, so it makes sense to utilise this rather than cramming everything onto a small section of floor.
2. Keep it to the essentials
Courtney's advice is to only keep the bare minimum number of items in your bedroom, asking yourself what you really need and then getting rid of anything that's not conducive to a restful, relaxing environment.
To do this, Sally recommends pulling everything out from under the bed to take stock of what you have. 'Start placing duplicate items together,' she says. 'Then pick out anything that should not be in the bedroom.'
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3. Break it down
'Don't overwhelm yourself by pulling the entire contents of your bedroom out in one go – it'll take far longer than you expect,' says Vicky Silverthorn, decluttering expert (youneedavicky.com) and author of Start With Your Sock Drawer. '
Always start small. Focus on an area, work on it and complete it - then stop!'
Her advice is to then repeat the process the next day, starting with a different area. 'You won't be put off by the process and will still get the buzz of excitement when you see the results of your work the following day,' she says.
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4. Sort by category
Alternatively, blogger Carrie Higgins suggests starting with one category and tidying everything within that group up.
'Things like clothing can be categorised into smaller groups and organised by group type. This helps you think of decluttering in a different way,' she adds.
5. No screens allowed
The number one thing you should get rid of? 'Keep the digital devices out of the bedroom,' urges Courtney; a tip we've often heard repeated from sleep experts who feel that the distraction of tech is seriously harmful to good sleep.
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6. Bin it or donate it
Once you've tidied up, Carrie suggests immediately placing the items in a keep, donate, sell or bin pile.
'At the end,' she says, 'you should have an empty space to fill back up with only the things you love.'
Or at least enough room that you don't get out of breath trying to shove things into your wardrobe every evening!
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