Dilly Carter Flags 4 Cluttering Mistakes, Urges Smarter Storage at Home

1 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 28

Four recurring clutter problems top Dilly Carter’s list: overcrowded kitchen counters, overstuffed clothes storage, toy boxes that dump everything together, and paperwork scattered across the home.
Kitchen counters should be treated as “prime real estate,” Carter said, with rarely used gadgets moved to cupboards or lofts and buyers favoring multi-use appliances over single-purpose tools.
Clothes storage works better when shirts and blouses are hung while T-shirts are file-folded, a method Carter says makes items easier to see without cramming drawers.
For families, several smaller toy containers sorted by type beat 1 large box because children can find what they want faster and create less mess pulling items out.
Paperwork is the exception to the split-up rule: Carter recommends keeping bills and documents in 1 place so the task feels contained rather than spread across “15 different piles.”