Create Space: Declutter Your Home to Clear Your Mind

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What do you need that space to become? Is it for homeschooling, or do you need it to be a space for you to work from home? Dilly is the author of Create Space– a room-by-room guide to organising your home with a fresh and relatable take on the link between mental wellbeing and decluttering - and provides decluttering advice on BBC One’s Sort Your Life Out.

I firmly believe that if we all cut the clutter, live better with less and give ourselves more headspace, we will enjoy life more, which is why I’m delighted to collaborate with HIPPO and their genius HIPPOBAGs in encouraging more of us to get decluttering this Spring! And also containers/ jars for food so you can control your spending. They are not just an aesthetic storage solution, they allow us to see exactly what we have and to be able to identify when we need to buy more. When you stop allowing your life to revolve around things that don't matter, you instantly gain energy to focus on the things that do. Reclaim your space, your time and your mind right now, to reorganise your living space into a place of sanctuary. That being said, Dilly recommends that you also think about the physical subscriptions you receive into your home, especially beauty boxes where you receive new products every month. What do you actually use? Work out which subscriptions actually serve you or consider pausing a subscription until you use what you've already bought or have piling up in your drawer. Tame your cordsWe'd recommend doing the same for your social - over the years you've probably followed a LOT of content creators, many of which might not suit where you are in your life right now. Do a little unfollowing spree to help create a feed that inspires you again and brings you joy.

There’s no excuse for holding onto your clutter when there are so many ways to get rid of it in an eco-friendly way. Having a well organised home saves you time in your daily tasks. It allows you to be in control of your space and most importantly know where everything is. This in turn also helps you to take control of your spending as you can now see what you already have. These are my Top Declutter Tips to help everyone along with the decluttering!: 1.We need to get those rooms aired and let our wardrobes and drawers breathe. Give them a good declutter and clear-out. Kitchens are my favourite room in the house to organise because they are such a powerful space in our homes. They can make such a difference to people’s lives as they are totally functional but they are also the hub of the house. Kitchen’s shape the way we interact with our families and the memories we create together, so we really need to take the time to look after them. It is essential that your kitchen flows and has a structure that works for the whole household. If you really want to do a proper declutter, you need to set the time aside to do it. It's not really something you can do on a whim and trust us, we're talking from experience.Just cleaning out your cutlery drawer and putting everything through the dishwasher will make you feel better. Read the book or listen to the audio version as you wash the dishes and I guarantee you will become inspired even if you have no plans to book the personal service. And, as an eco-friendly, hassle-free alternative to the cumbersome metal skip, HIPPO’s HIPPOBAGs are just one of the resources that Dilly would recommend using.

The only reason our houses are messy is because of our own overconsumption of toys, clothes, food, cleaning products… Lynsey Crombie says, “Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, if you are struggling for time, do what you can in small bursts – e.g. split the wardrobe into sections and do one section when you can and the same with drawers.” You might want to write these thoughts and feelings down in a journal to capture these thoughts to reflect on and keep you feeling inspired. Make a plan of action While it might be tempting to keep things out of sight, out of mind, that'll just result in things getting lost and more clutter being brought in. My life has changed due to Dilly and her teams’-input into my living space with very simple and reasonably priced solutions.

And remember...

The best way to keep your home clutter-free is to give every item its own home. You should store items by category so they're unlikely to be lost again but in the early process, feel free to stay flexible while you find the best spots for everything. Visualisation is a powerful tool that you don't just need to reserve for New Year's. Before you get going, Marie Kondo recommends that you imagine your ideal lifestyle to clarify exactly why you want to tidy and to help you envision your best life. Don't just consider "What does your dream home look like?" but also, "How do you want to feel after this declutter?" Clear every appliance off the side and put it to the side and see how much space you have now it’s clear.