Decluttering Your Child’s Room
Over the last few years, there has been a huge push for decluttering and, in fact, there have been many articles on it and on the benefits to your health, your budget and your peace of mind that decluttering can bring.
Because of this push, more and more of us have made the leap to declutter if not all, at least most of our house. We have had garage sales, given stuff to good will and found proper places for everything else. We have worked hard to get everything done and we are usually very happy with the outcome.
That is, until we walk into our children’s bedrooms. At that point, we realized that all that energy spent decluttering was lost because the biggest clutter was safely tucked behind closed doors. Toys are strewn everywhere, there is very little space to put anything new and nothing seems to have a proper place. Even clothes that could easily go into a Wonder Pets – Storage Hamper have missed their destination and are now on the floor instead of where they should be.
Thankfully, there is a way to make order in all this chaos and it can be done within a day or, if it is really bad, over a weekend. All you need to do is follow these tips.
Tip Number One: Assign a number
Okay, I have probably lost you here but before you start putting things away, you will need to assign a number to everything. This should be the following:
One: The Must Haves. These are all the toys that will need to go somewhere, like in a Disney Princess Horizontal Storage Bin.
Two: The Unsures. These are things that your child is on the fence about. Does she want to pack them up, give them away or keep them out to display.
Three: The Giveaways. These are all the toys and clothes that your child has outgrown and you won’t be handing down to your other children.
Four: The throwaways. As much as your child will protest, there are just some things that can’t be salvaged. Throw them away and don’t look back.
Five: The Storeables. Any clothes or toys that can be packed up and brought out later. This can be for younger children or for any seasonal toys you have.
Tip Number Two: Have a variety of storage
When you have all the toys sorted, it is time to start storing everything you are keeping. There will be a number of items that you can place on shelves or on the top of dressers as a decoration but most things you will want in a toy box.
While I am not a huge fan of toy boxes, I do find bins and hampers to be the ideal. These can be tucked onto shelves or placed into closets and you can really add a bit of a theme to your storage bins.
Also, you can use them to keep toys separated. For instance, a Disney Princess Horizontal Storage Bin can be a perfect place for a girl’s dolls and all the accessories that go with them, while a Disney Pixar Cars Storage Bin can be the perfect storage bin for all of the car tracks that your son has.
Tip Number Three: Be creative
The last tip that I am going to mention about decluttering is be creative. Many times we create clutter by using conventional shelving and storage options, which take up much more room than we really need.
To cut down on the bulk, use hanging bins, such as the Disney Tinker Bell Hanging Mesh Storage. This can be an excellent way to get those smaller items up and out of the way or you can use one to store an assortment of art materials that your child uses.
Remember, in the end, the best option is to have a space for everything while making the decluttered space kid friendly.
