A cluttered home can make you very frustrated. It can make you want to scream out loud when you’re running late and can’t find your car keys. A cluttered home can also prove to be very irritating. If you’ve ever missed the first few minutes of your favorite T.V show because you couldn’t find the remote in time, then you’re all too familiar with this feeling.

Here are 4 ways you can declutter your life and have a clutter-free home.

1. Perform A Marathon Clean Up.

Dedicate one day (or two depending on the size of your home) preferably during a weekday when no one is around, to decongest your home and make it more appealing. Wake up early and get to work. Put everything where it needs to be and perform a thorough clean up. It’s a daunting task that will leave you exhausted but you’ll be very pleased with the results.

2. Slow But Steady

If you’re like most people who don’t have the time to do a marathon clean up, you can opt to declutter your house slowly and gradually. In her book – Unclutter your home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 tips and ideas, Donna Smallin advises home owners to spend at least half an hour each day sprucing up their homes but no more than an hour. According to this organizing expert, cleaning up in this short time span each day ensures that one’s ability to make decluttering home decisions remains fresh and unfaltered. She advises homeowners to pick a room and focus on organizing one part of the room at a time and then work on the other rooms in similar fashion to have a clutter free home.

3. Practice Clutter-Free Habits

Just because you’ve managed to put everything in its place doesn’t mean you’ve solved the clutter problem once and for all. Practicing clutter-free habits in the home is the only sure-fire way to ensure you’re not submerged in clutter later on.

One clutter free habit you can start implementing right now is to put something away – in its proper place – immediately after you’re done using it. This way you’ll make your home less congested and you’ll be able to find it with ease whenever you need it.

Another clutter free habit to enforce is to avoid impulse buying. Is that product/equipment really necessary? Do you have a place you can put it? Can you still live a healthy and fulfilling life without it? These are questions that go a long way in helping you declutter your life.

4. Build Clutter Spots/Rooms In Your Home

Realistically it’s almost impossible to have a 100% clutter free home. Conscious homeowners understand this and build clutter spots and rooms in their homes. Clear up one drawer in your kitchen to store coupons, shopping receipts and recipe booklets. You can also have a small room built e.g. a closet to keep mops, detergents and miscellaneous items you buy from time to time to avoid filling up your home unnecessarily.

If you need a larger space have an attic or a basement built that you can store your extra goods in. By doing these, you ensure your home always remains spacious and you beautiful design and decor is not compromised.

Author Info: A guest post by Elvis Faulkner, Owner and manager of emwasteclearance.com – your fast and friendly specialists for waste clearance in London. Find out more about us at our Google+ Page.