{"id":7362,"date":"2017-04-04T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetaleofanuglyhouse.com\/?p=7362"},"modified":"2017-06-03T07:36:33","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T11:36:33","slug":"3-tips-for-decluttering-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sincerelymariedesigns.com\/3-tips-for-decluttering-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Tips For Decluttering Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the first of the year I started a much needed task in our home, decluttering. It has been an exhausting journey but the results have been life changing. Cluttered spaces have always caused me to become very stressed, unproductive and scatter brained.\u00a0 You may not struggle with clutter like I do but I have had an on-going battle with it for years. I absolutely hate clutter and I have come to understand that no amount of organizing will keep your house tidy if you just have too much stuff!<\/p>\n

Shortly after Christmas I decided it was time to purge. I’ve always been able to get rid of things pretty easily when I actually take the time to do it. The decorator in me sometimes worries about getting rid of something and regretting it later but I just decided the stuff had to go!<\/p>\n

I want to share a few things I found that made decluttering easier and will guide you through the process of getting started.<\/p>\n

1. Start in a room that has the least amount of clutter. This will give you a chance to get confident of the process and those rooms with little “stuff” will go quickly!<\/p>\n

2. Make three piles, keep, give away or donated and trash. This is the part where you have to be brutal if you want to get anywhere. Ask yourself:<\/p>\n