Declutter Extra Pillows in Your Living Room

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the number of pillows in your living room? It’s easy for pillows to accumulate over time and clutter your space, but fear not! With a little organization and some simple storage solutions, you can declutter your living room and create a more minimalist and inviting space. In this blog post, we will show you how to declutter extra pillows from your living room, step by step.

Welcome to my Year Long Thorough Declutter Series. We declutter 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. Each day we do a daily task based on the room we are working on. Today, our task is to declutter extra pillows in your living room.

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Currently we are working on decluttering the Living Room. The daily task for today, March 9, 2023, is to declutter extra pillows in your living room. Remember, we are focusing on just the Living Room area, so don’t declutter your whole house. We will cover each room separately.

5 Steps to Declutter Extra Pillows in Your Living Room

Step 1: Assess Your Pillows. The first step in decluttering your living room pillows is to assess the number of pillows you have. Take a look around your living room and count how many pillows are on your sofa, armchair, and other seating areas. Once you have an idea of how many pillows you have, you can determine which ones you actually need.

Step 2: Determine Your Needs. Minimalism is about having only what you need and use. Ask yourself, how many pillows do you need for comfort and aesthetics? Do you use all the pillows you have, or are some just taking up space? Be honest with yourself and make a list of the pillows you actually need in your living room.

Step 3: Find a Home for Extra Pillows. Once you have determined which pillows you need, it’s time to find a home for the extra pillows. You can use storage solutions such as baskets, bins, or ottomans to store the extra pillows. These storage options not only declutter your living room but also add to the decor.

Step 4: Consider Donating or Repurposing. If you have extra pillows that you don’t need or use, consider donating them or repurposing them into something else. There are many organizations that accept gently used pillows, or you can repurpose them into pet beds, floor cushions, or even outdoor seating.

Step 5: Keep Your Living Room Clean and Organized. Finally, to maintain a clutter-free living room, it’s important to keep it clean and organized. Make a habit of putting away any extra pillows when they are not in use, and regularly vacuum and dust your living room to keep it looking fresh and inviting.

In conclusion, decluttering extra pillows from your living room is a simple and effective way to create a more minimalist, organized, and inviting space. By assessing your needs, finding a home for extra pillows, and keeping your living room clean and organized, you can transform your space into a calming oasis of relaxation and hygge.

What is Hygge? The word “hygge” is a Danish term that describes a feeling of coziness, warmth, comfort, and contentment. It’s a cultural concept that encompasses a sense of wellbeing and enjoying life’s simple pleasures. Hygge is often associated with creating a warm and inviting atmosphere in the home through the use of soft lighting, comfortable furniture, and cozy blankets, among other things. It’s also about spending quality time with loved ones, enjoying good food and drink, and taking time to appreciate the little things in life.

How will decluttering provide for more hygge?

Decluttering your living space can contribute to a more hygge atmosphere in several ways.

First, decluttering reduces the amount of visual and physical clutter in your space, making it easier to relax and feel comfortable. When you have fewer items in your living room, you have more space to breathe and move around. This helps to create a sense of calmness and serenity, which is an essential component of hygge.

Second, decluttering allows you to create a space that feels cozy and inviting. When you remove excess items and keep only the things you love and use, you can arrange your furniture and decor in a way that feels welcoming and intimate. This can include adding soft lighting, comfortable textiles, and warm colors, all of which contribute to a hygge atmosphere.

Finally, decluttering can help you to focus on what truly matters and to appreciate the simple pleasures in life. When you have fewer items to distract you, you can take the time to enjoy a cup of tea, read a book, or spend time with loved ones, all of which are essential aspects of the hygge lifestyle.

Overall, decluttering your living space can help you to create a more hygge atmosphere by reducing clutter, creating a cozy and inviting space, and encouraging you to focus on the simple pleasures in life.

I personally have a bad habit of placing items that need to be donated in the laundry room behind the door. Out of sight, out of mind, right? Wrong. Delaying decisions means we still need to declutter.

Maybe you have a habit of delaying decisions, too. Let’s decide today where your decluttered items need to go. Do they need to be donated? Disposed of? Don’t delay that decision any longer. If they need to be donated, sort and put them in your vehicle. Then, make a note in your calendar to drop them off at your favorite charity.

As you are decluttering your items, I want you to try not to just move them to another room. You may be tempted to do that. However, resist the urge to keep everything. Decluttering means we actually part with these items. Otherwise, assign those items a permanent home where you can best utilize them.

Step By Step Decluttering guidelines for how to Declutter Extra Pillows in Your Living Room

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. This is one of the most useful declutter motivation tips. Listen to your body and work at decluttering when you feel the most alert and energized.

4.Avoid thinking too long about whether to keep or discard an item. This is one specific way for How to Be Ruthless When Decluttering.

5.Avoid cleaning during your declutter. The goal is to purge the dead weight. Getting rid of the clutter is your priority. Cleaning can be accomplished later. Read on for more declutter motivation tips and my room specific deep clean checklist, though, as you will begin cleaning after your declutter.

How to Declutter Extra Pillows in Your Living Room

Supplies Needed:

1. boxes -preferably ones you can donate (Avoid plastic storage bins because you may be tempted to just store the items and not part with them.)

2. sturdy trash bags

3. marker/pen to label boxes

Decluttering Tip: Avoid using storage bins to declutter. Storage bins tend to tell your brain to “store” the items for later. That is just delaying decisions. If you aren’t getting rid of items when you declutter, you are not truly decluttering. This is why I recommend a trash bag, also. A trash bag tells your brain to “trash” the item.

Obviously, recycle if you have that option. The boxes you use should be ones you are willing to part with, so I recommend sturdy cardboard boxes. As to donations, there are many charities that will come pick up your items for you at your home.

I use one in particular where you can book an appointment for pick-up online. This is so convenient, as it saves you the hassle of hauling stuff away yourself. Scheduling that pick-up also motivates you to declutter by a certain date.

How to Declutter Extra Pillows in Your Living Room:

1. Start by eliminating trash first- use a sturdy trash bag

2. Sort items by category if needed so you can see what you have

3.Get rid of items that don’t work or that work poorly, expired items, anything you don’t love, anything that you’ll never use again

4. Box up the donations and trash/recycle the rest

5.Select a charity to donate your items and schedule the pick-up if that is an option

How Do You Declutter Your Entire House (and get it deep clean?): Need to deep clean?

First, My How to Deep Clean Your Kitchen list can be found here.

Second, My How to Deep Clean Your Bathroom list can be found here.

Third, My How to Deep Clean Your Kids’ Rooms list can be found here.

Fourth, My How to Deep Clean Your Living Room list can be found here.

Fifth, 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. Check out the link above to see a sample page of what you’ll get in my printable set designed to help you create your personal Homemaking Checklist.

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.

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Step 3: How do you remove clutter? How Do You Declutter Your Home?.…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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