In this minimalist blog, we analyze how to combine minimalism and organization. In this article, we will analyze, room by room, how to organize your home in 30 minutes. Quickly and easily!
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Understanding that minimalism is essential for organizing your home
👉 In fact, minimalism is one of the keys to having a tidy and airy home. ❗
In this article, how to organize your home in 30 minutes? In fact, we're going to delve deeper into minimalism and tidying up 😉
The problem of accumulation in our homes
Note that every day, it is very easy to buy, bring or accumulate unnecessary items inside our homes. For example:
- Add a contact card you just received
- Bring the plastic from the biscuit you just bought
- Bring the advertising flyer that you receive in your mailbox
- Buy and bring a new household appliance into your home, without throwing away the old, outdated one
According to the newspaper article1, each dwelling weighs an average of 2.5 tonnes ❗
Regarding the 21 families who participated in the study to get rid of their unwanted items and combat waste, the study concluded that on average, Participants got rid of 31% of their possessions in their homes.
In addition, This decluttering has allowed families to gain between 30 and 60 % of space in their homes, depending on the household.
🔍 In reality, it is very easy to gradually accumulate unnecessary material possessions in the home. ❗
Therefore, these unnecessary material possessions, accumulated in the house, have the following consequences:
- Taking up space unnecessarily
- Difficulty in storage
- Accumulate a significant amount of dust
- Disrupt traffic
- Increase dangers for children
Not to mention that for the people who visit us, this accumulation in our home translates into a dirty and disorganized home! With a stifling atmosphere.
Also, don't forget that these unnecessary material possessions increase cleaning time 🤔
👉 Therefore, decluttering, keeping the essentials and tidying up helps avoid the accumulation of superfluous objects.
🔍 Actually, inside your home. With this article, we're going to create a physical space that's pleasant to live in, easy to clean, harmonious, and zen 😊.
The 2 steps to organizing the house
👉 With this article, we will proceed in 2 steps.
- The clutter
- Home organization
⌚ We will give ourselves 30 minutes to complete this exercise. 😉
It should be noted that the goal is not to have a perfect house with the 2 steps written!
🔍 In reality, a perfectly tidy and organized house takes weeks to achieve! Not to mention, the larger the accommodation, the more time it will take to organize.
👉 In reality, the goal of this article is to provide minimalist and decluttering basics, in order to:
- Improve circulation in the home
- Reduce search time
- Save space
- Reduce stress
- Reduce cleaning time
- Make cleaning easier
How to organize your home in 30 minutes?
Step 1 – Declutter your home in 15 minutes flat 🚮
Tip 😊 For this step, a tip: prepare garbage bags, because you will surely need them!
The goal is to eliminate as many unnecessary objects as possible from your home in 15 minutes!
Kitchen
- Spices = Maximum 7
In my opinion, in the spice cupboard, you should not keep more than 7 different spices (e.g. salt, sugar, curry, turmeric, etc.). In fact, there's very little chance you'll use more than 7 spices.
- Kitchen utensils = Maximum 10
We tend to accumulate too many kitchen utensils. Sometimes double or triple. For example, turner, spatulas, garlic cutter, soup ladle, etc.
Therefore, eliminating these excess utensils will save space in the kitchen. In my opinion, you should keep a maximum of 10 utensils.
- Dishes = Maximum double the number of people living in the house
In my opinion, each category of tableware, for example, dinner plates, soup plates, knives, forks, glasses, coffee cups, etc., should be at maximum double the number of residents in the accommodation.
- Maximum 3 pots and 2 pans
For classic use for cooking. I think that 3 pots (of different sizes) and 2 frying pans are enough, for the majority of dishes to be cooked.
Bathroom
- Hygiene products = Strict minimum
As for hygiene products in the bathroom, only the strict minimum.
In my case, for example, it's shampoo, soap, deodorant, a toothbrush and toothpaste.
- Makeup products = Only products used in the last 6 months
Regarding makeup products, in my opinion, it's necessary dispose of products that have not been used in the last 6 months.
In fact, in my opinion, if you can survive 6 months without an object, that means the object is not essential.
- Remove double machines
In the bathroom, it is very easy to accumulate double machines.
For example, 2 razors, 2 hair straighteners, etc.
In reality, you just have to keep 1 machine per use.
Bedroom
- Keep only the essentials in the bedroom wardrobe
The wardrobe in the bedroom is, in my opinion, the first place to understand the minimalist spirit.
In the wardrobe, you should not hesitate to remove any unnecessary or rarely used clothing.
Note: If you want to do a big tidy-up and take some time, in that case, I wrote an article on this topic.How to create minimalist storage in the wardrobe”
- Remove all unnecessary items from the desk
On our desk, we can quickly accumulate useless and superfluous objects. As a result, you should not hesitate to remove any excess items from the desk.
To give you an example, on my desk there is only my computer, a multi-colored pen and scissors.
- Limit decorations
It's very easy to overdecorate. For example, by adding multiple paintings, displaying multiple photos, or adding too many figurines.
In reality, all these decorations we put up have meaning at the time of purchase. But a few months later, accumulated in the bedroom (or another room in the house), the decorations quickly become a source of suffocation in the room.
therefore, Removing any decorations that you find unimportant is a step towards an airy and less dusty storage area !
Living room
- Limit decorations
Again, as in the bedroom, Overfilling the living room with decorations is not practical or pleasant to use.
- Sort the souvenirs
We liked to keep souvenirs on a shelf or in a drawer, to remember the good old days.
And why not keep some of them?
However, you should not hesitate to eliminate souvenirs that provide very limited satisfaction.
Besides, sometimes we keep souvenirs, but we no longer remember where they came from.
Step 2 – Organize your home in 15 minutes ✔️
👉 Once you've thrown away the unnecessary items, let's move on to step number 2! That is, organizing your home..
Note that this step is much freer and more creative compared to decluttering. In this article, I will provide key points. But each reader will organize their own way 😉
How to organize your home in 30 minutes?
Kitchen
- Storage by sector
When it comes to kitchen organization, it is essential to do the storage and warehousing by sector. Divided by:
- Food stock
- Cooking and cooking objects
- Dishes
- Trash & waste
- Cleaning products & cleaning equipment
Indeed, sorting storage categories is essential in order to organize the kitchen (and the house too).
Note🔺 If the kitchen is too small for storage, some supplies can be placed elsewhere. For example, cleaning supplies can be placed in the laundry room.
Bathroom
- Limit the number of pieces of furniture and divide by category
Regarding the bathroom, I am of the opinion that we should have only 2 objects to store:
- The shelf behind the pharmacy
- Cabinet under the sink
In reality, we tend to overfill our bathrooms with products that are of little use. This significantly reduces the bathroom's usable space and promotes dust and dirt.
In reality, the fewer storage units there are, the fewer temptations we have to fill them.
- Do not clutter the bathtub
The bathtub isn't a catch-all. In fact, it's very easy to accumulate shampoos or beauty products in the corner of the bathtub (or shower).
It's best to leave the bare minimum in the corner of the bathtub. That is, only the products we use every day.
In my case, in the corner of my bathtub, I only leave shampoo.
- Sort and organize by category
Once you've decluttered your bathroom, it'll be easy to organize your products with the limited storage space.
Therefore, in order to tidy up the bathroom. There are mainly 5 Storage Categories to Keep in the Bathroom:
- Drugs
- Dental hygiene products
- Personal hygiene products
- Makeup Essentials for Women
- Razor for men
Bedroom
- Leave the bed with free space on both sides & leave the underside of the bed empty
If your room space allows, it is essential to leave at least 50 centimeters free on each side of your bed.
In reality, free space is essential in order to move around easily and make the room more accessible.
Another tip is to leave the underside of the bed empty.
Why? Because, as a general rule, the top of the bed is a very dusty area. Since we sleep right on top of it, it's not good to breathe dust all night.
Therefore, for our health and to avoid filling the area under the bed with unnecessary and dusty objects, it is best to leave the area under the bed empty and vacuum it from time to time.
Living room
- Multifunctional furniture, foldable and on wheels
The living room is generally the place in the house where we spend the least time. In fact, many minimalists don't have a living room, and they're not unhappy about it.
In reality, if you use your living room occasionally, It will be advantageous to have multifunctional and foldable furniture. And in some cases, on wheels too.
To give you an example, in my living room, I have a dining table that folds or unfolds in 5 seconds. Therefore, I have two options:
- Folded table = More space for exercising in the living room and easier to vacuum the living room when cleaning
- Table unfolded = 1 additional table when there are more than 3 of us eating in the house (meals with friends for example)
Therefore, compared to a fixed table, my folding table saves me space, makes vacuuming easier and adapts to my needs.
Laundry room or storage closet
- Limit to one product as stock reserve
If in your accommodation you have a laundry room or you have a dedicated cupboard for non-food storage.
In this case, in my opinion, I like limit reserve products to 1 product only.
For example, in my storage cabinet, I only have one spare sponge.
In fact, I think having several spare sponges in my cupboard is too bulky, given that my sponge lasts several months for my use.
So why keep several sponges that will clutter up my cupboard? If I can buy a sponge if needed, very cheaply, at the supermarket 150 meters from my house.
How to organize your home in 30 minutes?
Conclusion
We humans tend to hoard things. In reality, every item we bring into our homes means extra work, which isn't pleasant!
👉 To organize your home in 30 minutes, there are three main steps to follow:
- Declutter the house
- Organize the house according to the reader's tastes
- Do not add new unnecessary objects
In reality, every room in the house is a space to explore minimalism. And each room has its own unique features for decluttering and organizing.
Rather than seeing decluttering and minimalism as a painful task, on the contrary, it should not be seen as a challenge to be achieved!
Therefore, it is important to remember that the main winner when applying decluttering/minimalism is the person themselves! Because they will:
- Save time when searching
- Reduce cleaning time
- Better inventory management
- Breathe less dusty air in your home
In addition, the interior of the accommodation will be easier to live in, more zen and more accessible 😉
How to organize your home in 30 minutes?
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