Five mistakes we keep making while organizing our homes

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Five mistakes we keep making while organizing our
homes
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None of us likes the idea of living in a
cluttered home. However, keeping our living space
completely clutter-free and well-organized
requires regular cleaning sprees. We also keep on
experimenting and implementing newer ways to
organize our homes trying to find the perfect
system that works. Yet there are some common
mistakes that we invariably make no matter which
methods we use. These mistakes lower the
efficiency and effectiveness of our efforts.
Here are five of the most common mistakes we
make and how to avoid them the next time you
decide to organize and de-clutter your home.
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• Comparison
• When we begin planning an organizing session, we
  tend to imagine the final results. This picture
  is usually based on something we saw in magazine
  or a home weve been tobelonging to either a
  friend, relative or colleague. Design ideas or
  others homes can often leave a lasting
  impression and we invariable attempt to recreate
  their style. When we fail to achieve the same
  effect, we feel disheartened or dejected. What we
  forget is that everyones lifestyle and
  organizing challenges are different and must be
  dealt with differently. Instead of comparing one
  home to another, try looking at your home in
  isolation and explore its hidden potential. Try
  to give your home an identity that is truly its
  own and is a reflection of who you are.
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• Reluctance to let go
• This is a mistake most of us make due to
  emotional attachment to things. We find it
  extremely difficult to throw away old things,
  even if they are rarely used. They best way to
  solve this problem is to sift through your
  belongings and get rid of anything you have not
  used in a year. This will not only de-clutter
  stuffed shelves and drawers, but also help you
  let go of things.

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• Being obsessed with containers
• Most of us tend to believe that closed containers
  are the best way to sort and store objects. No
  doubt, containers are really very handy for
  storing anything that needs to be kept
  air-locked, but what we fail to notice is that
  too many containers increase the clutter.
  Instead, try using different organizing solutions
  in different spaces.
• Try shelves for books, hooks for jewelry and
  hanging mail organizers for documents instead of
  dumping things in cabinets or containers.
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• Neglecting hidden surfaces
• Another mistake we always make is to forget
  putting those spaces to use which are not visible
  to our eyes. This results in certain spaces being
  a lot more cluttered than others. Use these
  hidden space to your advantage. The space behind
  doors, the sides of cabinets and high up on the
  walls can all be used effectively to organize
  your belongings. Install mail organizers on the
  wall, try cubbies high up on the walls and hooks
  behind doors for simple storage ideas.

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• Speeding up too much
• The most recurring mistake we make is to rush the
  organizing process. We want to see an organized
  home almost as soon as we begin. This almost
  always makes us hurry through the process and we
  end up with results that are less than awesome.
  Remember that Rome was not built in a day and any
  worthy endeavor takes time. You might find that
  to achieve truly spectacular results, you may
  need to spread the process out over a few days
  and that is perfectly okay. When it comes to
  organizing the homeplan, prioritize and perfect.