The Minimalist's 'clutter coffin' concept helped me ruthlessly clear stubborn mess from my crowded under-bed storage – it's the best tip I've seen all year

Quirky peach fuzz bedroom with bed alcove and wicker egg chair. There are mismatched patterns including zig zags on bed, dots on alcove headboard and geometric patterns on the egg chair cushion. The under bed storage and baseboards are a chalky blue.

Whilst storage bins, baskets, catch-all caddies, single banana holsters, and more solutions seem like a good idea, TV decluttering duo, The Minimalists, have warned that these run the risk of becoming 'clutter coffins' for your belongings.

The clutter coffin decluttering method, therefore, forces you to take a deep dive into your home's storage graveyards, which are simply hiding clutter, and actually deal with the contents head-on.