If you’re like most homeowners, your attic is probably a catch-all space for everything from holiday decorations to old clothes and toys. While it’s great to have a place to store your stuff, a cluttered attic can quickly become overwhelming. The good news? With a little time and effort, you can organize your attic and make the most of your storage space. Here’s how to begin that dreaded attic organization.
Welcome to the Year Long Thorough Declutter Series! We will be starting decluttering specific tasks. Each day is dedicated to spending only 30 minutes decluttering your specific daily task. We will be working 5 days a week, so you can take 2 days to enjoy time with your loved ones. Today, I’ll cover my best tips for attic organization made easy.
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Attic Organization Made Easy: How to Declutter, Sort, and Store Your Stuff
Step 1: Declutter
The first step in organizing your attic is to declutter. Go through everything in your attic and ask yourself if you really need it. If the answer is no, consider donating it, selling it, or throwing it away.
Step 2: Sort Your Stuff
Once you’ve decluttered your attic, it’s time to sort your stuff. Group similar items together, such as holiday decorations, seasonal clothing, or sporting equipment. This will make it easier to find what you need when you need it.
Step 3: Invest in Storage Solutions
To make the most of your attic space, invest in storage solutions like shelves, bins, and cabinets. Make sure your storage solutions are sturdy and can handle the weight of the items you’re storing.
Step 4: Make Use of Vertical Space
Don’t forget about the walls in your attic! Install shelves or pegboards to store items vertically. This will help you make the most of your space and keep items off the floor.
Step 5: Label Your Storage Bins
Labeling your storage bins is essential for staying organized. Make sure to label each bin with its contents so you can easily find what you need.
Step 6: Consider a Renovation or Makeover
If your attic is particularly cluttered or disorganized, it may be worth considering a renovation or makeover. This could include adding insulation, lighting, and flooring to make the space more usable. Alternatively, you could transform your attic into a living space or home office.
Step 7: Maintain Your Space
Organizing your attic is only the first step. To keep your space organized and clutter-free, make a habit of putting items back in their designated spot and regularly going through your items to determine what can be donated or thrown away.
By following these steps, you can organize your attic and make the most of your storage space. With a little effort, you can transform your cluttered attic into a functional and organized space that makes finding what you need a breeze.
Attic Organization Made Easy: 5 IMPORTANT guidelines to keep you on task:
1.Only spend time on your specific daily task.
2.Do not get side-tracked or distracted.
3.Work within a time of day that you have the most energy and stamina.
4.Avoid thinking too long about whether to keep or discard an item. Recruit help if you are stuck in the decision process.
5.Avoid cleaning during your declutter. Getting rid of the clutter is your priority. Cleaning can be accomplished later.
Attic Organization Made Easy: We are working in the Attic this week. Your task today for today, April 29th, is to: Declutter any unwanted or outgrown seasonal clothing.
Need to deep clean? I have lists for you to guide you along.
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My How to Deep Clean Your Bathroom list can be found here.
My How to Deep Clean Your Kids’ Rooms list can be found here.
My How to Deep Clean Your Living Room list can be found here.
My How to Deep Clean Your Bedroom list can be found here.
You can get your printable Daily Housekeeping Routine and Deep Cleaning Your House Schedule here. This 15 page printable kit is delivered digitally to your email for you to print and personalize. What Does a Deep Clean Include? It includes a daily schedule, calendar pages, and deep cleaning checklists for every room and area of your home. Below is a sample page of what you’ll get in my printable set designed to help you make a Housekeeping Schedule for Your Home.
Also, to keep up the general housework, you may need to create a daily housekeeping schedule that suits your specific needs. To do so, I have created a helpful series you can read here.
Need to Declutter Every room? I have declutter checklists for every room and every space in your home to guide you along below.
Also, you can get the complete digital printable copy of the Year Long Thorough Declutter Series Calendar and Checklists here. The printable digital download is delivered to your email. It includes 25 pages of printable calendar pages and checklists to help you declutter every room in your home. You can find that here.
Attic Organization Made Easy: Struggling to decide if an item is clutter? Use these questions below to help you determine whether to keep or toss any item.
How to Declutter the Guest Room or Your Kid’s Room checklist can be found here.
How to Declutter Your Laundry Room and Patio checklist can be found here.
How to Declutter Your Coat Closet/Hall Closet/Linen Closet checklist can be found here.
How to Declutter Your Home Office checklist can be found here.
(Attic Organization Made Easy checklist) How to Declutter Your Attic checklist can be found here.
How to Declutter Your Garage checklist can be found here.
How to Declutter Your Living Room checklist can be found here.
How to Declutter Your Kitchen Checklist can be found here.
How to Declutter Your Entry/Foyer/Mudroom checklist can be found here.
How to Declutter Your Clothing checklist can be found here.
How to Declutter Your Bedroom checklist can be found here.
How to Declutter Your Bathroom checklist can be found here.
Happy Decluttering!
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Step 1: Check out this post on the 1st step you should take to get organized. If you don’t have a calendar, you can grab my free weekly printable calendar page here. It is in my shopify store, but it is totally free, so you won’t be prompted to put in any payment information. It is a free download and will be delivered straight to your email.
Also, you can get the complete digital printable copy of the Year Long Thorough Declutter Series Calendar and Checklists here. The printable digital download is delivered to your email. It includes 25 pages of printable calendar pages and checklists to help you declutter every room in your home. You can sign up here.
Step 2: Create a daily Housekeeping Schedule. You can use this series to start to set up your own schedule. You can also use this simplified weekly schedule.If you often ask: What is the fastest way to clean a dirty house? Or, if you struggle to get organized and have tried and failed time and again, you can likely find out which of these 11 reasons cause you to fail to get organized.
Step 3: How do you remove clutter?.…Sign up for the Declutter Series and get your entire home decluttered in just 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.”Declutter Your Home” checklists are provided in each email.
Step 4: What is the fastest way to clean a dirty house? Use a timer and use the Deep Cleaning Checklists above. They will help you get your home sparkling after you’ve decluttered.
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Also, check out a great post on decluttering over here from becomingminimalist.com. Joshua Becker has some great tips on decluttering and minimalism.
For further reading, check out the fly lady here. She has some great cleaning and kitchen decluttering ideas plus excellent organization tips to get you started.
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