Spring Clearing – Bedroom

Introduction to Spring Clearing Your Bedroom

Almost everyone will have at least one bedroom. So today, I will give you tips on spring clearing your bedroom and discarding unwanted items. While again, some people have the luxury of a study, a walk-in closet, an arts and crafts room, a fitness study or whatever else people might be interested in. Most won’t, so the bedroom will serve as a multi-function space. First, however, I will concentrate on the main items and pieces of furniture one would find in a bedroom.

Tips on how to spring-clear your bedroom

Let’s start with the wardrobe. First, check your clothing and check for damaged garments or anything that no longer fits. Be honest with yourself, and if in doubt, try things on. Next, check everything else in your wardrobe or drawers and ensure you still need it.

When putting clothing back, think about how you store them to make the most out of your space. For example, T-Shirts and jeans could be rolled to save space.

Clear the clutter under the bed and give the floor a good clean. Do you still need all the things stored under the bed, or are they just shoved there to be out of sight out of mind? Keeping stuff, you don’t need under the bed is okay. For example, I have my suitcases, hiking gear and tent there. But it should not be a storage ground for everything you don’t have a place for.

Once you have cleared everything, cleaned everything and put everything back, you need to decide what to do with unwanted items.

You can donate any clothing or bedlinen still in good order to a charity shop, take it to a refugee project, or donate to one of the many cloth donation bins scattered throughout the towns and cities. In addition, children’s clothing could be given to friends or relatives of younger children.

Items of clothing that are no longer wearable could get a new lease of life as cleaning rags or arts and crafts materials.

Tomorrow we will tackle the hallway.

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Bettina Anna Trabant, Founder of Life Organised, your professional organising and decluttering service in East London. Eco-conscious minimalist and avid tea drinker,