Your Home and Garden

Clean slate

Clutter is the ultimate creeper. It can build up without you even being aware it’s occurring, then suddenly, you realise you’re a rubbish skip away from being a fully fledged hoarder.

If you’re at the stage where you have corners in your home that are piled up with who-knows-what, drawers keep jamming because they’re so packed, and you fear the day someone opens your linen cupboard and is buried beneath a pile of pillowcases and old blankets, it might be time for a declutter.

Many of us put this task off because it’s time-consuming – and daunting. But the benefits of a clutter-free home are worth the effort. Do you ever feel like you can’t think straight because your house is a mess? It’s

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