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Decluttering can be time consuming and emotionally exhausting. The first job is to identify the clutter. William Morris, the 19th century interior designer said ‘Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.’ He believed in function and aesthetics. The rest would be clutter. However I’d …
Creating space at home is about clearing clutter and paring down belongings to the things that have a function or to things you love. This is not a new concept. Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. William Morris We are all spending more …
Walking the dog on rubbish day can be hard work at the best of times and more so just after Christmas. Both our dogs are completely focussed on the black bags stacked on the pavement waiting to be collected. Rola and Lamb are both rescued Romanian street dogs and they are still very keen to …
Decluttering is like peeling an onion. Remove one layer there is another layer underneath. First layer of decluttering This includes (1) disposing of stuff that is broken or tatty and can’t be repaired or renovated. (2)selling things or (3) donating everything you won’t use again to charity. The Second layer of decluttering is when you …
Downsizing, moving house or spring cleaning is an opportunity to pare down your belongings. It’s a good time to reassess which of your belongings are still important to you and to understand why. All belongings take up space and take time to manage. It is important to make a conscious decision about whether or not …
It is time to take the problem of plastic seriously and say no to plastic. We all lead busy lives and plastic provides a practical solution, but the damage it is doing to our environment is mind boggling: 8 million tons of plastic get into the ocean every year. (National Geographic). Not everyone is aware …
The problem with Easter eggs is the packaging that comes with them. “We now send 5 million tonnes of packaging to landfill every year.” (Packaging (Reduction) Points of Order in the House of Commons, 2007) So what are the alternatives? Packaging Serves a purpose it protects the products – helping the consumer to get the …
“Around 30% of clothing waste ends up in landfill.” Wrap.org.uk What to do when your denim jeans wear out – repair, upcycle or recycle. My partner recently asked me if I thought his jeans could be repaired. The rip was along the seat of the pants. This started me thinking about the alternatives for this …
“When Amanda opened up my kitchen cupboards she asked me “What’s going on in here?” and looked earnestly inside attempting to understand my system. There wasn’t one of course.” Gill, a customer Interview with a Client The Beginning What prompted you into decluttering your home? Martin, my husband, had recently died. It was time to …
