Simple home organisation tips to transform your home

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Keeping your home organised can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re juggling toys, laundry, meal prep, and everyone’s daily routines. Luckily, there’s some home organisation tips that you can use to help you easily organise your home.

In this guide you’ll learn some simple home organisation tips you can maintain, even during busy seasons of motherhood.

We’ll cover practical room-by-room organisation ideas for your kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedrooms, home office, wardrobe, toys, and entryway.

We’ll also discuss some easy routines you can implement to keep your home organised over the long term.

Whether you’re starting from scratch, or just want your home to be easier to manage, these organisation tips will help you create a calmer, more functional home, without adding more pressure to your already busy life.

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What to remember when organising your home

Here are some things to remember when organising your home, which will put you in the right mindset to work on larger home organisation projects.

Everything needs a home

This is something that I practice in my house, which is to make sure every item has a designated place, and that the item is back where it belongs each night.

Here are some examples:

Dish cleaning products live next to the sink
Pots and pans live under the cooktop
Mugs are kept next to the kettle

Keep it simple

If a system takes too many steps, involves too many decisions, or is too much effort, it will eventually get abandoned.

An example of how you can make a system simple is using toy organisation.

To make this simple use open toy containers so your kids can put toys away easily, instead of using labelled boxes, which younger kids may not be able to read, therefore, won’t use.

Make it family friendly

If you’re the only one who knows how an organisation system works, it will quickly become another job you have to manage on your own.

When choosing an organisation system, choose one that your whole family can use.

An example of this is using hooks to store school bags, so your kids can place school bags on them themselves after school.

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How to organise your home room by room

Now that we’ve covered some of the foundations of home organisation, it’s time to discuss how to organise your home, and the best way to organise your home is room by room.

Organising room by room is much less overwhelming than organising your entire home in one go, and is a great way to work towards simplifying your home at a pace that works with busy family life.

Here’s how you can start organising your home room by room.

Kitchen

Kitchens are a hub of clutter, so focus on the following activities to organise this room fast.

Create zones where similar items are placed. For example a breakfast zone where cereal, bowls, and spoons are kept, or a lunch zone where lunchboxes, drink bottles, and snacks live.
Use the first in, first out method when organising your pantry by moving older cans to the front, so you use them before they expire.
Store items where you use them (my favourite kitchen organisation tip), for example mugs near the kettle, plates near the dishwasher.
Use floating shelves to hold cookbooks, or over the door shelves for spices, which organise items easily.

Bathroom

The bathroom is another room that can become disorganised quickly, especially when there’s items overflowing in drawers.

Here are some things to focus on organising in your bathroom.

Throw away expired and half used products, and products you know you won’t use
Group remaining items by category, for example toiletries together, dental items together, and haircare together.
Use bathroom storage solutions to group each category. My favourite bathroom organisers are these bathroom drawer organisers, which I use for makeup and grooming tools, and under sink containers that I use for back up skincare, vitamins, and cotton pads.
Only keep essential items on counters such as a soap dispenser, toothbrush holder, and daily use skincare.

Living room

Living rooms are often one of the hardest rooms to keep organised, as they can be a dumping ground for toys, paperwork, electronics, and other items.

The key to keeping your living room organised is to make it easy to reset at the end of the day, which you can do by:

Keeping surfaces clear
Creating homes for remote controls, chargers, and paperwork
Reducing the amount of décor items on display

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Bedrooms

The key to bedroom organisation is creating simple systems that make the room easy to maintain, without needing constant tidying.

Here are some things you can do to organise bedrooms:

Reduce clothing clutter by donating items you don’t wear
Have a laundry hamper in each bedroom for washing that needs cleaning
Use bedside drawers to store chargers, books, and skincare
Store out-of-season clothing under your bed to free up wardrobe space
My favourite bedroom organisation tip – keep a donation bag in your wardrobe so it’s easy to remove clothes you no longer wear

Home office

Paperwork, school letters, calendars, chargers, to-do lists, and important documents can quickly pile up, and create stress if they don’t have a clear place to go.

That’s why having a home office, small corner of your kitchen, or a table can make such a big difference in keeping your home organised.

Here are some things you can focus on when organising paperwork or office items.

Keep important paperwork in one place like in a file or paper envelope
Create a simple system for incoming papers and letters
Use a family calendar or planner to record important events and dates
Deal with paper clutter regularly
Consider getting digital bank statements instead of paper statements
Opt out of junk mail and sign up for digital school communications

Wardrobe

Keep important paperwork in one place like in a file, or paper envelope

Create a simple system for incoming papers and letters

Use a family calendar or planner to record important events and dates

If you’re sick of rummaging through clothing, here are some things you can do to organise your wardrobe.

Donate anything that doesn’t fit, or you haven’t worn in over 12 months
Put clothing away by category, for example:
- Trousers, leggings, jeans, and shorts
- T-shirts, blouses, and shirts
- Jumpers
- Skirts and dresses
- Socks and underwear
Use clothing organisers to help you find clothing easier, some of my favourites are drawer organisers for underwear and socks, and hanging organisers for shoes and jumpers

Toys

When toys are organised tidying becomes easier, play time becomes more focussed, and your home feels less cluttered.

When organising toys focus on:

Throwing out broken toys
Donating toys that work, but your kids don’t play with
Put remaining toys away with similar toys so they’re easier to find, for example:
- Board games and puzzles
- Building toys and vehicles
- Dolls and accessories

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Entryway

Shoes, school bags, coats, paperwork, and random items can quickly accumulate in your entryway, making your home feel chaotic as soon as you’ve walked through the door.

Creating a simple organisation system in your entryway can make a huge difference to your daily routines, and make mornings less stressful.

Here are some things you can focus on organising in your entryway:

Have an entryway table near your front door that has a bowl for keys on it, and has space underneath for shoes and school items.
Utilise hooks on the back of your front door, or a coat rack near your front door for coats and bags.

How to keep your home organised

Organising your home room by room is an important first step, but the key to keeping your home organised is to implement a few routines.

Routines will help prevent clutter from building up again, making everyday tasks feel easier, and preventing your home from slipping back into chaos.

Here are some routines you can try to keep your home organised. The best place to start is to choose the ones that will work the best for you and your family.

Evening reset routine

Doing a 15 minute evening reset routine each night means spending time tidying the most used areas of your home, so your home returns to a basic level of order at the end of the day.

Here are some things you can do as part of your evening reset routine:

Remove items from rooms that belong elsewhere
Sweep or vacuum
Wipe countertops
Empty rubbish bins

Weekly reset routine

If you find yourself waking up on a Monday morning feeling stressed, overwhelmed, and worried that you’re going to forget something important, then a weekly reset routine will help you start the week on a more positive note.

Here are some things you can do each week that will help you organise your home.

Write down appointments, events, and anything else date and time specific that’s happening the following week, and make sure you’re prepared for it.
Put dirty clothes in one location, run some loads of laundry, and fold and put laundry away as soon as it’s cleaned.
Prepare for school by laying out uniforms, checking backpacks for homework, and actioning what’s needed.

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Sunday reset routine

A Sunday reset routine is something you do on Sunday (or any other day that works for you), so you can start the week feeling more organised.

Here are some things you can add to your Sunday reset routine.

Write a meal plan
Clear kitchen counters
Clear clutter and toys from the living room
Tidy your entryway

Daily cleaning routine

Having a daily cleaning routine that you do throughout the day, or at the start and end of the day, means you don’t have to spend hours doing deeper cleans.

Here are some activities you can do during a daily cleaning routine:

Put cushions, remote controls, and gaming sets away
Sort through paperwork, and recycle what’s not needed
Clear surfaces of clutter
Sweep or mop floors

Speed cleaning routine

One last routine to help you with organising your house is to set up a speed cleaning routine, which is helpful when you want your home to look clean and organised fast.

Here are some cleaning activities you can do as part of a speed cleaning routine.

Throw away rubbish
Wipe down countertops
Wipe down bathroom sinks
Clean mirrors
Spot mop floors
Empty rubbish bins

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Home organisation tips – a recap

The best home organisation tips are often the simplest ones, because simple systems are the easiest to maintain during busy family life.

By giving everything a home, creating routines, and organising your home one room at a time, you can create a calmer, more functional home that doesn’t feel overwhelming every time you enter it.

So start small, focus on one room at a time, and celebrate any progress you make along the way.

Even the smallest changes like organising one drawer, resetting one room, or creating one simple system, can make a huge difference over time.

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Which of these home organisation tips are you excited to try?

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