Decluttering your home requires the right touch and skillset. With the ever-increasing price of houses, as well as a shift in mentality when it comes to personal space, we’ve seen a proliferation of smaller homes being built throughout the West. These smaller homes are much more affordable and suit those people who spend more time away from home, or outside. Although a common problem with these small homes is utilizing the space as effectively as possible, as it is limited.

Whether you’re already living in a small house, or are thinking of buying one, a major challenge you will need to overcome is how to utilize the space efficiently. There are various techniques that can help to minimize possessions, but even minimalists need somewhere to hang their coats. As a provider of cabinet installation in Sussex County DE, we believe our cabinets and closets can make short work of optimizing your limited storage space.

Decluttering Tips for Your Home and Small Spaces

Here are our tips for decluttering your small or tiny home, and how our closets and cabinets can help.

1. Keep only the bare necessities

As we all learned from Baloo in the original Jungle Book movie, all we should look for in life are the bare necessities. Adopting this mentality is absolutely necessary when it comes to living in a small space, as buying excess will quickly rob you of precious space. This doesn’t mean only buying food and water, but it does mean limiting the purchasing of luxuries, and generally not buying things until they’re needed. Unsurprisingly, this mentality also bodes well for the environment, as the purchase of anything new requires the sourcing of materials as well as the other environmental costs of shipping, etc.

2. Utilize Closet and Cabinet space

Easily the most important pieces of furniture you will need in your small or tiny home, the use of closets and cabinets, organizing for small spaces can be even easier than you think.

Even when we’ve cut down to the bare minimum, we will still need certain things in each room to make daily life comfortable. This means that both closets and cabinets are relevant to each room in your house, including:

Kitchen

For storing food, cutlery, crockery, as well as cooking appliances and utensils. A large closet can act as a pantry for your dry food, whereas cabinets can allow you to organize things your way. Whenever we think about kitchen cabinet installation in Sussex County DE, we always think of the French term ‘mise en place, which means “everything in its place”.

Bedroom

A bit more obvious than the kitchen, having closets and cabinets in your bedroom can allow you to store all of your clothes and shoes within easy reach. Be sure to include extra cabinets for any personal possessions which you don’t want lying about, and consider installing a built-in closet to give yourself more space, if the space permits it.

Bathroom

Having storage space for your towels and toiletries is a must, cabinets will allow you more storage in less space if you are limited. Otherwise, a closet in your bathroom can be made multifunctional with a full-length mirror stuck on the front.

Living Room/Office

Small homes either have one or the other or in some cases blur the lines between these rooms. Either way, having storage space for your work documents, or somewhere to put anything you’d like to be easily accessible while working or relaxing is a must.

Be sure to plan your closets and cabinets alongside one of our professional teams to ensure you’re utilizing the space as best as you can.

3. Use Furniture That Serves Multiple Functions

This is an absolute must for smaller spaces, as it can save you from needing to buy two things, and taking up twice the space. Be sure to invest in quality here, as there are cheap alternatives that won’t function as well and won’t last as long.

Sofa Bed

A classic in the world of multifunctional furniture, as the name suggests, a sofa bed functions as both a sofa and a bed. This can be great in those small houses which forgo a living room for other purposes, as it can allow you to utilize your bedroom as your living space. This can also mean you will only need one television and can watch it from the sofa or the bed.

Wall Bed

If you’re more interested in the space beneath your bed than having a sofa in your room, a wall bed may be more suitable for you. These are beds that are installed on strong hinges which allow the bed to be lifted and either put against the wall or in some cases fit snugly into an indent.

Multifunctional Desks

There are a variety of different multifunctional desks to suit different lifestyles, including those that suit both standing and sitting at them. There are also desks that may be used while on an exercise cycle or even a treadmill. This can be great for those people that work at home who also want to get exercise while working.

Decluttering Your Home and Professional Space Savers

Adept at organizing spaces both big and small, don’t hesitate to contact us for closet or cabinet installation in Sussex County DE. We not only have a huge variety of modern cabinets and closets, but also a keen eye for what looks great in the modern home. Check out our website now to see some examples of our work, or call us today.