New Year DECLUTTER
Meet Vicky
After 10 years working as a PA in the sport and music industries, Vicky Silverthorn launched her professional home organising business, You Need A Vicky, in 2010. Vicky is the author of Amazon best-selling book Start With Your Sock Drawer (Sphere, £12.99). Follow her on Insta @youneedavicky and read more of her top tips at youneedavicky.com
ON FULL DISPLAY
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Vicky’s top tip: START SMALL
If you didn’t do a clear out before the festive season (and who does?), your space is likely to be looking a little more cluttered and crammed post-Christmas. The key to getting organised is not to try and declutter the entire house in one single day, as this would be overwhelming as well as unrealistic.
‘Start small,’ advises decluttering professional Vicky.
