Spring Cleaning: Tips for Professional Organizers prepare your yard

A place for everything and learn to let go, the key is to get and keep your home organized and clutter-free this spring.

Posted by Falls Church, Virginia., Patch Editor Rachel Leonard

With a place for everything. Do not let what will not be used free. Start small.

Stephen Bok , a professional organizer in Virginia, said he always encourages customers not to register the "headache" spring cleaning attic, to the end, but to complement, and in the spring.

In summer, hot proverbial attic is often too hot for comfort clean, Bok said. When approaching the attic, bring it all back to the attic and only the elements that actually belong there.

Do not be afraid to separate from ownership does not

"There probably has not seen for years as" Bok said. "And there are probably people who need these things., You can donate or to give or to repair."

In addition, it may be time to the items you do not use to get rid of.

"If the your closet, really be honest with yourself," Bok said. "Am I saved just because I'm interested in and I can not think of an object for him, but has sentimental value, or was it a gift? They really need to start asking why I keep it? Im on it for this person saturate my life? "

People cling to useless items such as candy wrappers, when a strong emotion or memory attached article, the Bok. It is suggested that images of objects that have sentimental value, but it can be discarded. Then create a photo book online or print help to keep these memories alive.

Eileen Lagreca, owner of Sensational Spaces in Fairfax, Virginia., said the biggest challenge is, people items that have sentimental value or were gifts declutter separate. It's okay to make a donation or not to make these objects, he said.

"As a rule, I mean, donate to a thrift store where someone like" Lagreca said. A good rule of thumb is that if you have not used in the last year, it's time to get rid of.

Start with small rooms

Lagreca told a large organization or a project to de-clutter to start with small pieces and the way to clean larger areas.

"We started with one room," he said. "Choose a room that bothers you most, and what you want to look the table, what your goal is, what their function is. Yeah ... it's a bedroom, start with cleaning the closet, vacuum and ignition of clothing, determine what does not fit and donate. "

The key is that everything has a place to go, he said.

Pam Magnani, owner of Gold-MOVE organization , can help get rid of clutter modern technology including magazines. Many are free online, and encourages customers to the paper version, which may interfere with any room left.

In society organization called two sisters , co-owner Annabel Baer stressed the need to start small.

"(Test) by small pieces at a time, try not to think or an entire house or an entire room," he said. "Start with a drawer or cabinet, and work your way into it. Humans see everything, and you get overwhelmed and stop them in their tracks."

Take inventory before shopping

Beyond knowing what you do not have at home, you can make things that you need not buy.

"People are visual," Magnani said. "Many people are congested houses because they do not see, do not know they have it. So we tell people things that are often used to remember that they are there to be labeled."

An inventory of the office you can to recover, what foods you if you do not buy duplicates said. Also, if you liberate a new element into the house to get this case, a set of towels-get of an equal number of towels. Old towels can be added to a rescue organization or animal shelter to use as bedding for the animals.

In addition, if the cabinets for spring Manani said, take the time to identify the clothes should be given, I have dry cleaned or repaired.

Ultimately, less clutter is not only better, but it can be a liberating experience, Baer said.

"He needs time," he said. "The more I have, the more need to deal with it, if it is clean or dust. Kind And you can brighten up your life to do other things, not weigh you down."

More tips for decluttering are available here .

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