Now that you’ve finished spring cleaning, it’s time for summer decluttering. Eliminating the unnecessary and organizing your home will reduce stress and leave you feeling refreshed. With a knack for sorting and storing, West Side Storage & Truck Rental in Cincinnati, OH, is proud to recommend their affordable storage units for your organizational efforts. Here, their team suggests four transformative decluttering projects you can tackle this season.

4 Summer Decluttering Projects 

1. Tackle the Closet 

From formal outfits to impulse buys, most people have a few clothing items they’ve worn just once or not at all. To reevaluate your wardrobe, gather all your shoes, clothes, and coats and put them in one closet. Then, take an honest inventory. Put anything that’s stained, worn out, or ripped in a throw-away pile. Make a separate pile for donations. In this stack, place all gently worn items you haven’t worn in the past year, including anything that doesn’t fit or is no longer in style. 

2. Reclaim the Bedroom

Bedrooms should be places of peace and relaxation, but for many, they serve as laundromats, storage units, and offices. If you’re prone to leaving unfolded laundry on the bed, consider paring down your towels and linens and asking other family members to clean out their closets with you. Also, organize your piles. Recycle old magazines and shred old financial documents or bills that are lying around. Put the items you need in a designated file cabinet. If one of your children is going away to college, put their belongings in a self-storage unit and convert their bedroom into an office space or craft room. Want it to double as a guest room? Just add a pullout couch!

3. Clean Out the Drawers 

Devote a day to decluttering all the junk drawers in your home. Remove everything from each drawer and throw away or donate anything you don’t need. You can also use organizers and trays to consolidate the things you want to keep. When you’re done, you’ll no longer have to scour the house to find a pair of scissors or your favorite scarf.

4. Organize the Garage 

Many people use the garage as a catch-all for miscellaneous items, from yard maintenance supplies to sports equipment. To make extra space, use hooks on the walls to hang tools like rakes, hoses, and power cords. You can also install shelves for sporting equipment like gloves and balls, or gardening supplies like pots and seeds. As you organize, get rid of anything you no longer need. Donate items that are in decent condition and throw away the rest. If you still don’t have enough room, consider putting seasonal items—such as sleds and holiday decorations—in a storage unit.

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