Tips for a tidy interior

Tips for a tidy interior

Like everyone else, you must certainly hate clutter. But paradoxically, tidying up is not your cup of tea. Need some tips? You have come to the right place!

We will give you our best tips for keeping your interior tidy, room by room. Finally, we will give you tips that can be applied to any part of your life, you will have no more excuses! Keep in mind that tidying up is not the most pleasant chore, but it is nevertheless essential!

String the woods gallery shelf

Home office: a String furniture desk (see the collection, here )

Tips for having a tidy living room

Have a basket of letters/documents “to read” : If you are the type to pile your letters on the coffee table in the living room and never read them out of laziness, we advise you to buy a small basket in which you will put all your documents as you go. Give yourself a time, at least once a week, during which you will read and take care of the documents in this bin. Once it's finished, you won't hear anything about it again until next week, and there will be no more piles of papers lying around!

Invest in storage furniture : Storage furniture is a solution! If your living room is regularly messy, it may be because you lack storage. Shelves, sideboard or bookcase for reading lovers, you will surely find storage that suits you. However, be careful not to have too much open furniture, this gives an impression of disorder. In addition, consider buying a storage compartment to put somewhere. Practical for small items lying around that risk getting lost at the slightest opportunity!

Install small baskets : Storage baskets can be a way to keep your interior tidy without taking up too much time. As soon as something is lying around, put it in a basket right away. When the basket is full, put away what's in it! You can even put a basket at the bottom of the stairs, for items that don't belong on the ground floor!

                                                               
see our Ferm Living tables, here

Tips for having a tidy bedroom

Making your bed every morning : Obvious, and yet... We can't repeat it enough, when your bed is made, even if the room is messy, it still seems relatively tidy. Plus, it can motivate you to put the rest away! And what’s better than making your bed to start the day off right?

Sort out your wardrobe : An untidy wardrobe can explain the disorder in your room: you no longer have room in it to store your sweater? Too bad, he'll stay on the ground! To remedy this problem, we advise you to carry out a thorough sorting of your wardrobe at each change of season. Empty everything, and divide your belongings into three piles: “to keep”, “to give”, and “to throw away”. This way, you will have the space you need to store your belongings, which will no longer be lying around in the four corners of your room.

Tips for having a tidy bathroom

Organize your products and accessories by type : To keep your bathroom tidy, we advise you to organize your products by category. For example, have a drawer for makeup, one for towels and washcloths, one for shower gels, one for products in stock, one for hair accessories... That way, as soon as something is lying around, you you'll know right away where to put it!

Have a basket of household products : To avoid suffering from acute flemingitis as soon as you start tidying up and cleaning your home, we advise you to have a basket available in your bathroom in which all the household items are grouped together. household products, microfiber cloths and sponges that you may need. It will motivate you for the chore, I promise!

Ferm Living the woods gallery towel rack

furniture for the bathroom, here

Tips for having a tidy kitchen

Do not let the dishes pile up : To avoid ending up with a sink overflowing with dirty dishes, we advise you to wash them as soon as you have finished preparing food for the pots, and as soon as the meal is over for the stay. It's always nicer to wake up in the morning to a kitchen that is clean and tidy!

Do not accumulate food : Very often, we tend to buy too many cans of canned goods, pasta, or other foods with almost unlimited consumption dates. This pile-up of stock can quickly make the kitchen look cluttered. This is why we advise you, as soon as you go shopping, to take a look at everything you have, that way, you will no longer buy what you already have, and will have more space in your kitchen!

Kitchen hay the woods gallery

furniture for the kitchen, here

One object = one place : If you assign a specific place to each of the objects you own, there is no longer any reason for them to end up in the wrong place!

Make a to do list of things to tidy : If you feel overwhelmed by the clutter in your home, don't hesitate to make a list of things to tidy. Cross out as the tidying progresses, it's quite motivating!

The two-minute rule : This little corner won't take more than two minutes of your time to tidy up? So do it now, don't wait!

Do a little every day : It's well known that the bigger the mess, the less you want to tidy up. If you tidy up a little every day, it will be much more encouraging.

Do a big sorting : About once a year, do a big spring tidy up. During the year you probably have furniture and unused objects that have accumulated in your home: it's time to get rid of them!

Ask yourself the right questions : Before buying anything, we advise you to ask yourself this question: “do I really need it?” ". If so, buy it. Otherwise, there’s no need to bother further!