I can’t believe it’s not cluttered...
Is your home feeling more chaos and clutter, than calm and order? Here are some tips on how to get organised in style, says SAM WYLIE-HARRIS
CRAVING a bit more order and efficiency at home? There couldn’t be a better time to have a good clear-out and sort-out and get organised. We know – hands up if you feel like we’re stuck in Groundhog Day? And the last thing anyone needs right now is more pressure to be ‘productive.’
But, if being surrounded by clutter and having to hunt down items when you need them is adding to your daily stress levels, this could be an opportunity to finally tackle those jobs you’ve been putting off.
If we put as much effort into sifting, sorting and sprucing up our interiors as we used to put into our social lives (sob!), life in the slow lane might be a smidge more rewarding. Plus, storage solutions can be super stylish – so think of this as fun and pleasing, rather than just a practical chore.
Prepare to make your space pristine by investing in a few key pieces built to last...
Versatile and practical, no wonder shelf ladders are having a moment. This one’s crafted from solid oak with good depth and height, and sports six ledged steps for showing-off knick-knacks and holding homewares.
Piles of paperwork getting you down? Time to take stock and box clever, with sustainable brand Orthex and its Smartstore range of practical storage boxes. Made from 100% recycled plastic, you’ll be able to see everything in a new, clutter-free light.
Hopkins compact desk – oak effect & white, £149; Thelma office chair – grey, £99 (other items from a selection/part of room set), MADE According to a recent survey by European design brand MADE. COM, last year, 43% of Brits used their free time at home to have a clear-out, and the brand saw the popularity of its storage offering surge by 35% in the first three months of the first lockdown. So if you’re still ‘making do’ and working at the kitchen table, we think its new Hopkins desk, with its clean lines and two drawers for documents and bits and bobs, is inspiration enough to upgrade your work station.
Linn clothes rack – white small, £128 and black large, £149; foldable laundry basket – 40L – grey, £33.95 (other items from a selection/part of room set), Brabantia
With more time on our hands for ironing and mending, Brabantia’s clothes racks and foldable laundry baskets bring charm into chores, especially if your inner wardrobe mistress can’t wait to revamp your clothing collection for post lockdown celebrations. So many clothes, and yet nothing to wear...