Spring is around the corner... Time to De-clutter

Have you noticed the mornings getting lighter earlier? What about the journey home from work? More sunlight and longer days mean spring is around the corner and with it the annual spring clean.

Storage always seems to be something we need in the UK. The recent rise of storage companies where people will pay to have someone else store their things, is indicative of a junk epidemic. The UK is a relatively small island, parking spaces are small, roads are small, cars are on the whole small, meaning an american car stands out a mile.. OK yes its big, it's loud, it's not as frugal in terms of fuel costs, yet it does show that deep down we all secretly desire more space.

First time buyers crave space apparently and will over stretch their budgets to buy bigger. Bigger isn't always better though. The solution to some problems is to have less "stuff" as a rule of thumb if you haven't used it for 6 months you should consider if you really need it.

When you have reorganised, recycled and gone to the local council tip with the clutter you no longer need. Then you have a blank canvass to consider what your storage needs really are.

Space is finite in most modern homes, so unless you are planning on moving or building an extension, then its time scale back and be smart about how much storage space you truly need.

Why buy furniture to store junk? maybe if you de-cluttered, you could even make a little extra money to buy some brand new furniture!!

More and more people are buying beds, and furniture in general to store their stuff. Should it really be this way? Shouldn't you buy furniture because you really want it?

The following bed is NOT for sale on the furniture market website but I think it highlights just how much this storage problem is now governing purchase decisions when people are out shopping for furniture.

Wouldn't it be better to de-clutter, re-organise and buy furniture we all liked rather than because it has a million drawers, nooks, and cranny's to store extra "stuff".

If this blog post does nothing else it should make you question are you buying furniture because it can store more of your "stuff" or because you really like the look of it, or can imagine how comfy it will feel to sleep on?

Just a thought...