Are you struggling to keep your room tidy? You’re not alone! With our busy lives, staying on top of clutter can feel impossible. But keeping your room clean doesn’t have to be a daily battle. As experts in custom-built wardrobe systems for NZ homes, we’ve gathered five tips to help you clean your room—and keep it that way.
1: Establish Daily Habits
“Why does my room get messy so fast?”. We’ve all asked this question at least once.
Mess is a part of life. It’s up to us to create a few simple habits that can keep that mess at bay from day to day. Most people who are good at keeping their bedrooms tidy aren’t doing daily deep cleans. They’re just instilling habits into their morning routines that become as familiar as getting up to brush their teeth, and these habits don’t take longer than two minutes to complete.
Some daily habits you can use to keep your bedroom tidy include:
- Making your bed as soon as you wake up.
- Opening your windows to air out the space.
- Putting away any clothes that found their way onto the floor the day before.
- Taking anything that doesn’t belong in the bedroom out with you as you leave to start your day.
2: Find an Acceptable Minimum
The best tip for tidying bedrooms and other spaces is establishing a minimum acceptable standard. For example, establish an expectation that you always want your room to return to at the end of each day. That can be as tidy or untidy as you like, but the act of establishing that standard means you can always work toward keeping your room clean throughout the day.
As they say, ‘a place for everything, everything in its place!’.
3: Create Zones
Are you wondering where to start when cleaning a messy room? One of the best ways to always make a quick clean easier is to establish zones in your bedroom. For example, you might have a zone where you sleep, a zone where you read or do work, and a zone where you get ready for the day. These zones each have particular things that should be in them, so if things get messy, you can just start by returning everything to its appropriate zone.
From there, you can clean your room zone by zone rather than feeling daunted by deep cleaning an entire space. Clever, right?
4: Invest in Smart Storage
One of the most important tips for cleaning your room is to have ample storage space. Without the appropriate storage, you’ll be shuffling your belongings into different piles of clutter, which won’t help you achieve that satisfying feeling of tidiness!
Luckily, there are many bedroom storage solutions out there. Some popular choices include built-in wardrobes, under-bed storage, and bedside tables with hidden storage to keep the clutter away. Whatever you choose, it’s important to consider what suits your needs best because that will help you keep things tidy (even if you don’t feel like doing it).
5: Do a Semi-Regular 30-Minute Deep Clean
Finally, a semi-regular deep clean is necessary. With the right strategy, you can do it in just thirty minutes.
The best way to get this done in thirty minutes or less is to treat it like a game. Make a list of every task you need to complete as you deep clean your room: wiping down the window sills, vacuuming or sweeping the floors, changing your bedding, putting away clothes—all of it! Put the list in a visible place, put on your favourite album, and start the timer.
That’s right, use a literal timer. If you’re racing something, you’re much more likely to forget that you’re bored or uninterested in cleaning your room and just get through the task. It’s also a great way to race against yourself, as you can try to beat your best time every time.
It might sound a little strange, but this strategy works, and it removes frustration from the process.
So, there you have it! Our top five tips for cleaning your room and a great strategy for executing a bedroom deep clean in no time. Remember to establish great habits, invest in high-quality storage solutions, and stay on top of your zones to keep your room looking pristine no matter what time of day it is. You’ve got this!
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