TACKLE THE CLUTTER

There’s absolutely no point in addressing your home’s storage problems until you’ve had a major declutter – a task which in itself will free up valuable space. Make the job more manageable by tackling it room by room, and focus on one area at a time – for example, a chest of drawers or under the bed.

You’ll need to be ruthless, so enlist help if you’re hopeless at making decisions, and put items in one of five piles – keep, sell, charity, recycle or rubbish. Taking photos of unwanted possessions you’re sentimentally attached to makes it less difficult to part with them, and you can earn while raising funds for your favourite charity by selling clothing in good condition online at thrift.plus.