It’s no coincidence that a tidy home with everything stored away neatly makes for a more stress free life, as it has been proven that clutter has a profound effect on our mood and self-esteem. But tackling some of the clutter around the home can be a bit overwhelming. To help you get started we have some simple and practical storage hacks to help declutter your house.

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If you’ve been a bit of a hoarder or family life is making your house cluttered, there are some good benefits to be had from decluttering:

• It creates a better living space
• It definitely reduces your stress levels
• Your house is more attractive not only for you living in it but for visitors too
• You might be able to do other things with your space once it is decluttered

Try some of these clever storage hacks to help you declutter and streamline your household, particularly those hard-to-organise areas like under the sink, the linen closet, and the shoe mountain that accumulates by the door!

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Practical Home Storage Hacks

#1. Simple Shoe Storage

Image: Pinterest

I don’t know about you but in our house, shoes are always piling up in the hall as everyone goes in and out. I like this idea where you use a coat rack panel screwed into the wall down low to hang shoes off.

Now all you have to do is train the family to hang their shoes up!

#2. Store lids quickly and easily

Image: Better Homes and Gardens

I think this is a top tip from Better Homes and Gardens, to use a slim magazine rack on the back of your cupboard door to store all those pesky lids for Tupperware and tubs.

#3. Streamline the Bathroom

Image: Simply DIY 2

For a nifty idea for extra storage in the bathroom how about this one from Simply DIY 2? Instead of using towel rails just for towels, use the rails to hang baskets to store washcloths, towels and other bathroom supplies.

#4. Store all the Chargers and Cables

Image: Dark Room and Dearly

Take a cue from Dark Room and Dearly who created this handy charger and cable storage box from shoe boxes and wrapping paper, no more “Where’s my charger Mum?”!

Get the full project instructions over here.

#5. Tidy Up that Under Sink Cupboard

Image: Rakuten

I love this idea. I’m definitely doing this as the bane of my life is my under sink cupboard in the kitchen.

Use two cheap tension rods to hold wire baskets at an angle for easy access to small items like your pot scrubbers and brushes, and to hang your bottled spray cleaning supplies.

#6. Make Wrapping Paper Storage a Cinch

Image: Hi Sugar Plum

Wrapping paper rolls are always a pain to store, so when I saw this idea from Cassie at Hi Sugar Plum, I thought it was super and will definitely be implementing this in my house.

She used a door rack system, but you could use different holders screwed onto the door to store gift bags, ribbons and rolls of wrapping paper. No more searching everywhere for gift wrap on the day of a party!

#7. Maximise Attic Storage Space

I love the way this attic space has been used to create extra storage where it would normally be wasted space.

Shelves have been put in under the eaves, where tubs and storage boxes can be easily placed and accessed.

#8. Tidy Up the Linen Cupboard

Image: Do It and How

Another area of the house that drives me mad is my linen cupboard because I only have a small one to keep all our towels and sheets in. Here’s a handy tip from Do It and How to store bed sheets in one of the matching pillow cases.

For towels, some websites recommend rolling all your towels up, and I used to do this but found it a bit too time consuming so I now use Marie Kondo’s folding method.

#9. Get on Top of the Toys

Image: 2 Sisters 2 Cities

This is a great idea to get on top of the toy storage from 2 Sisters 2 Cities – turn an IKEA Expedit bookcase on its side with baskets or tubs for toy storage.

Double or triple up depending on the space you have to increase storage and make a nice visual centrepiece to your room.

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#10. Use Clips To Hang More Clothes

If you are like me and space is at a premium or you have a small closet or wardrobe, then this tip might help to maximise hanging space by using shelf brackets with single hanger clips.

You can find similar clips on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com (if you buy through our links we get a small commission)

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Have your say! Do you have any storage hacks that have worked for you? Leave a comment below and let us know – we’d love to hear from you!