«Breaking News» Decluttering expert Lizzie Grant reveals how to tidy your home

A decluttering expert has revealed the key ways to tidy your physical space, and how it will help to clear your mind.

Lizzie Grant, who blogs at Simplify Stuff believes that by clearing the junk in your home you can become calmer and more confident.    

Lizzie believes decluttering can give you 'feelings of success', which boosts your mood as a good clear-out also means optimum head space and living space, which can lead to healthy new habits.

Research shows that clutter affects women substantially more than men, as it increases our cortisol levels (feelings of stress) - so decluttering is also a proven calming influence. 

Here Lizzie gives Femail exclusive tips on how to declutter your space and mind... 

Decluttering expert Lizzie Grant, pictured, has revealed the key ways to not just tidy your physical space, and how it will help clear your mind too

1. Visualise

Before you start decluttering, take a moment to imagine what your home would look like without the clutter. Imagine the time and energy you will save without having to search for things, and the happiness having a calm and peaceful home will bring you. 

Take before and after photos to remind yourself of how much has been accomplished and what a difference you have made. This will also motivate you to not let the clutter build up again and to feel encouraged to tackle more.

2. Storage solutions 

They sound amazing, but save yourself time and money and don't buy them before you start! They never solve the problem if you haven't decluttered first and will lead to more clutter and more stress.

Once you've decided which belongings you're going to keep and where, you can see if you still need to buy storage such as boxes and containers. If you do, measure the space to ensure that you buy items that are the right size and make the most of the space available. 

Lizzie Grant, decluttering expert, believes that by clearing the junk in your home you can become calmer or more confident

Lizzie Grant, decluttering guru, gives tips online and to her clients about how to make space in your home - and says 'finding a home for everything' is key

3. The four pile rule

As you go through each category of your belongings e.g. clothes, shoes, toiletries, electronics etc. make four piles: keep, donate, throw away, and sell. This will help you focus your decision-making when picking up each item. 

Don't forget your phone!  

How many apps do you have on your phone that you never use? 

Decluttering these will free up memory for apps that can improve your health and wellbeing. You can improve your fitness and diet using apps, such as, My Fitness Pal or Couch to 5K and increase your mindfulness by doing meditation or listening to sleep stories using an app such as Calm or Clementine. 

If you have an iPhone, go to 'Settings' > 'General' > 'iPhone Storage' to find out which of your apps and files are using up the most storage space. 

Delete apps you don't use that take up space and add new wellness apps. Whilst you're at it, remove songs from your music library that you don't love and make new playlists to motivate you. 

Put unwanted items in bags for charity, rubbish and recycling as you go along and once full, move them out of the space you are working in so that you don't feel overwhelmed.

4. Sleep 

If you have a lot of clutter in your bedroom it could unconsciously be causing you stress before bed. 

This clutter makes it much harder for you to wind down and even prevents you from getting the deep sleep you require to re-energise yourself for the next day. 

Look around your bedroom and remove anything that reminds you of unfinished projects. 

For example, laptops, phones, paperwork and even other jobs such as laundry that needs to be put away. By doing this, you are signalling to your brain that once you lie down, the only thing to do is rest. 

5. Recycle or re-purpose 

Try and get your unwanted items out of your house as soon as possible. Many items can be recycled, reused or re-purposed. For example, new, opened or part-used beauty products can be donated to Give and Makeup, a non-profit initiative whose aim is to get every day essentials into the hands of women and children who need them the most. 

To make life easier, you can even order a free collection of your unwanted items to a local charity of your choice by using the Gone for Good app. There are many different options so you don't let your unwanted stuff continue to clutter up your space.

6. Find everything a home

During the decluttering process, remind yourself that everything needs a home. If an item doesn't have a specific home to live in when it's not being used, it becomes clutter. 

Make sure the home you are giving an item isn't a battleground – you shouldn't have to fight to get something back into a cupboard. The homes for items should be spacious and situated near to where you use them. This makes it so much easier to tidy up and means when you need to find something, you'll know where to look for it.

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Lizzie Grant, who blogs at Simplify Stuff believes that by clearing the junk in your home you can become calmer and more confident.    
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