the 10-minute declutter

Get your place ship-shape in no time

PRETTY PASTELS

Stash all your spare batteries safely in this colourful caddy. Wooden drawers, £10, Wilko

JOIN THE DOTS

Hang a row of these in the hall or in kids’ rooms to help keep clothes and coats off the floor. Helsinki hooks, £7, Sainsbury’s

POSH PAIL

Find a home for your brollies, shopping bags and all the usual hallway clutter. Wired basket in Gold, £7.50, Hema

POT LUCK

Get your home office sorted once and for all with help from this O-tidy office organiser in Sky Grey, £26, Vitra range, Nest.co.uk

Ready, steady, sort! BIN OLD NEWSPAPERS

Go through that pile of newspapers and magazines and separate them into keep-or-recycle piles. SORT THE LOFT Now’s the perfect time to head up to your attic and tidy away all the stuff you’ve dumped in haste beside the entrance hatch. AUDIT THE KIDS’ TOYS Assess the kids’ collection of toys and donate anything they haven’t played with for ages to charity. If they’re old enough, make sure they get involved!

BOX CLEVER

Use one of these neat cubes for storage and display or stack several together. Squares four-cube storage unit, £20, Homebase

SPECKLED STACK

File bills, bank statements and important documents in these neat Terrazzo tins in Rose, £30, Ferm Living range, Amara

GATHER ALL

Add a bit of joy to your clutter clear ups with this pom-pom basket. Large Riad basket, £38, Yonder Living

TIDY TAIL

Pop your rings on this pooch at the end of each day. Frankie white speckled ring holder, £10, Oliver Bonas