5Keep Your Home Free Of Clutter

Once you learn to choose your belongings properly, you will be left only with the amount that fits perfectly in the space you currently own. This is the true magic of tidying.

Marie Kondo

You’ve cleared the clutter. You’re only keeping the things that are useful, that you really like or love. But how do you stay on top of things and stop clutter accumulating in your home again?

A primary cause of clutter is the ‘home-less’. If you and everyone in the family dump books and papers on the kitchen table, and bags, coats, jackets on chairs, then in no time the clutter has returned. Without a home, things turn to clutter. Keeping on top of clutter starts with making sure there's a place for everything and everything ...

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