| Your bedroom is where you begin and end your day, | | | | Hamper: |
| so it should be the most relaxing, comfortable and | | | | Keep a hamper in the bedroom or nearby bathroom. |
| inviting room in your home. However, it is often the | | | | Use it daily and empty weekly or more frequently. |
| last decorated and most neglected room in the home. | | | | Avoid using a bench or chair for your clothes; unless |
| Sometimes it's never decorated at all and is cluttered | | | | you are disciplined enough to go through the clothes |
| with piles of clothing, toiletries and reading materials. | | | | pile weekly. |
| Waking up in a cluttered bedroom can bring on stress | | | | Closet: |
| and is certainly not how you want to begin your day. | | | | Go through your clothing every 3 months or so to |
| If you would like your bedroom to be a relaxing and | | | | purge and donate items you are no longer wearing, |
| peaceful retreat, following these clutter-clearing tips | | | | and purchase closet organizers to maximize the |
| can help you to achieve the bedroom you've always | | | | space. To maintain order, keep a "Donate" and "To |
| dreamed of: | | | | Mend" box or container in the closet. |
| Furniture Surfaces: | | | | Toiletries: |
| Try to keep your bedside tables and dresser | | | | Avoid placing all of your perfumes and toiletries on |
| surfaces free of unnecessary items. Ideally, your | | | | the top of your dresser or chest. If you have the |
| bedside table will have a book or magazine, clock, | | | | space, store your toiletries in the bathroom, or if you |
| small radio/CD player, journal and pen, TV remote | | | | can spare a drawer or shelf in the bedroom, line it |
| and maybe a small water carafe and drinking glass. | | | | with a pretty shelf liner and store your toiletries out |
| Save at least one drawer, if you have one, for | | | | of sight, but in a convenient space. |
| reading materials and other items that you are not | | | | Finally, avoid using the bedroom for tasks unrelated |
| regularly using. | | | | to sleeping, dressing or relaxing. For example, unless |
| TV: | | | | your bedroom is outfitted with office space, papers |
| If you like to have a TV in your bedroom and have | | | | do not belong in the bedroom. Try to create another |
| the space, consider purchasing a TV cabinet or | | | | space in your home for work-related tasks. |
| armoire so that you can close the doors when you're | | | | When the clutter is cleared, paint and embellish your |
| not using it. You can also utilize some of the space in | | | | room so that it's a soothing oasis and a space that |
| the cabinet for CD's, DVD's and even books and | | | | you love to be in! |
| other bedroom-related items. | | | | |