Her room was so saturated with belongings that she could no longer see the carpet, and when threatened by her mom with garbage bags in each hand, to clean it up or throw it away, she reached a moment of decision on what was meaningful and useful versus what she simply wanted.  

To show our love, we want to invite others into our home with comfort and style.  We want to provide entertainment and nurture by curating an environment of things that serve our family.  We send gratitude through gifts of thought and value.  With best intentions, our ways to show connection sometimes result in the accumulation of clutter.

Clutter comes in all shapes and sizes.  It can be the pile of clothes atop the bedroom chair or it can be a collection of plug in appliances lining the countertops.  We want to enjoy new experiences and that comes with materials and supplies, but once the experience is completed, the Ninja Cremi ice cream maker should find a place following the steps below.  

LEOLUNA lists the best and most practical ways to declutter any space without feeling like you are losing parts of your most precious memories and comforts. 

Our outward depiction of home is an inner representation of our mind.  When we live in clutter, mess, and disorganization, our minds and bodies absorb the chaos.  We lose focus, we get distracted, and we stress from the overstimulation of stuff surrounding us.  Our home must be a retreat that restores the mind and body, so use these 6 easy steps to declutter your home.

Read through these easy steps to declutter your home and provide more peace to your most sacred daily spaces.  Comment below with your thoughts and ideas.

1. invest in furniture with drawers, doors, and cabinets

We are visual beings that are highly affected by what we see.  When designing your home, integrate built in shelving to display meaningful pieces and cabinetry that closes off storage spaces from sight. Purchase furniture that encloses useful items with drawers and doors to have the furniture make the design statement.  

2. maximize your wall space

A place where open shelving works well is with stylized shelving and built-ins.  Working with accent shapes and creating decor nooks, puts meaningful items in a space of admiration and acts as a part of your home’s design rather than adding to tables and countertops.  

We want to lift the eye and place pieces with intention.  This also includes art work; group your artwork by room instead of spreading mismatched pieces throughout the house.  

3. purge highly repeated items

Release the want to have stuff that is aesthetically pleasing.  We want to focus on keeping items in the home that are high in meaning and use.  If you survey your space and take inventory of items that are in multiples.  Make the conscious choice to not purchase more, give some items away, and/or donate.  

This one is so hard.  We connect stories to our things so asking to get rid of things sometimes feels like asking to forget the memories.  Our children feel this way often, so if you have kids, purging may sometimes have to happen without them present.  Always make the best choice you think is for your family.  

4. calendar quarterly cleanings

We are busy with love and responsibility, so time can feel slow and then disappear with a grave sense of speed.  Set scheduled dates aligned with a list of goals that can be tasked at specific times.  You want to be mentally ready to clear out your space and clean.  Cleaning requires you to start moving pieces around your house and prompt you to ask yourself if what you are moving is worth keeping.     

5. let go of meaningless things

Set a date and take a tour through each room in your home with the intention of assessing the interaction you have with the things you live with.  Do you have items you didn’t even realize you had? Do you have things that don’t mean anything to you? Answer with honesty and follow your truth with discipline.  Give away items without meaning or use.  

6. keep counters clear

Putting away the toaster after each use may seem to be a nuisance but keeping counters clear eliminates the temptation of adding more to the space. When there is a clear space, having random items out will trigger the brain that something is out of place and cause disruption.  

A with all shares from LEOLUNA, take these steps as suggestions and ideas to inspire growth within yourself and your space.  Life can be overwhelming, sometimes in a good way.  We catch something powerfully helpful which leads us to feeling the need to contribute high levels of attention and discipline to the cause, but if we work in balance and live in balance, our patterns are sustainable, leading to the life we seek.  

Leoluna loves you~