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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Chiana Dickson

4 unconventional organizing methods I use to limit clutter in my small home – embracing ‘chaotic calm’ has mitigated my guilt

Green and yellow farmhouse style kitchen with freestanding furniture, enamel lights, stove, original bricks, napkins/tablecloth, mirror.

I live in a small home with two bedrooms, one bathroom, and a spacious open-plan ground floor – perfect for me and my partner. However, the layout doesn’t lend itself to tidiness, especially with minimal built-in storage. As it's a rental, I can’t add any extra storage solutions, either.

Over time, I’ve relied on what storage furniture I could fit in to help manage our clutter. However, after a year of trying to stick to conventional organizing methods, I gave up and turned to more unconventional approaches – and they have helped me to find calm in the clutter chaos.

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