{"id":2641,"date":"2020-04-09T16:05:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T23:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2024-06-05T23:27:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T06:27:06","slug":"getyourhouseinorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/getyourhouseinorder\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Your House in Order without Buying Anything New | Redfin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">With all the time you\u2019re spending in your home these days, you\u2019ve likely noticed that there are plenty of items lying around that you hardly use, or food that\u2019s gone bad but is still sitting in the back of your fridge. However, with this extra downtime and lack of visitors, now is the perfect opportunity to finally get your house in order. So, it\u2019s time to toss out any junk that\u2019s managed to sit on your nightstand for far too long and throw out those old, expired salad dressings to go, along with the broken can opener that still hasn\u2019t made its way to the garbage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the thought of decluttering and reorganizing your home can be overwhelming, it\u2019s much more doable than you think. Better yet, it can all be done without needing to purchase anything new. To help you get started, we pulled together tips from decluttering and organizing experts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13415\/TN\/Nashville\">living in Nashville<\/a> all the way to professionals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.ca\/bc\/vancouver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">living in Vancouver, BC <\/a>(and many more in between). Here\u2019s how to get your house in order without buying anything new.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-images.png\" alt=\"How to Get Your House in Order Without Buying Anything New | Unclutterednw.com\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-images.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-images-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-images-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-images-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-images-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-images-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-images-270x152.png 270w, https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-images-570x321.png 570w, https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-images-740x416.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>Freshen up your living space to help get your house in order<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Remember that less is more. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Try to not have too many big pieces of furniture in a small space. If possible, try to keep just the TV, couch, some end tables, and a coffee table. Having your TV mounted on the wall saves space and makes the room look much bigger. When organizing your living room, use underneath the coffee table and end tables for storage. &#8211; Manny Muro, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tidytechsorganizing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Tidy Techs Professional Organizing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Consider what the intentions for the space are, then design and organize accordingly. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">The core of organizing any room is first considering what the intentions for the room are and the realistic spatial needs of those activities. The name of the game is always \u201caccessibility\u201d and the better we can access, use, and store the things we use most frequently in a space, the more ease we feel within that space. &#8211; Shea Hofferica-Dickson, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zenmethodphilly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Zen Method Organization<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Rearranging furniture is a free and simple way to freshen up your living space. <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Look at your living room as if you are seeing it for the first time, paying attention to everything in the space. Then think how you can open the space up, making it more user-friendly or aesthetically pleasing by moving or removing those items you no longer use or love. &#8211; Linda Deppa, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unclutterednw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Uncluttered<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Before tossing out any furniture, think of creative ways that it could be re-purposed.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">I recently took a vertical bookshelf, turned it on its side, and made it into a horizontal bookshelf and toy storage for a kid&#8217;s play area in a living room. &#8211; Tori Cohen, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toritheorganizer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\">Tori the Organizer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Read the full article here: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/blog\/how-to-get-your-house-in-order\/https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/blog\/how-to-get-your-house-in-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Get Your House in Order without Buying Anything New<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With all the time you\u2019re spending in your home these days, you\u2019ve likely noticed that there are plenty of items lying around that you hardly use, or food that\u2019s gone bad but is still sitting in the back of your fridge. 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