Clutter is the scourge of home interiors. It makes it difficult or impossible to keep a home tidy, much less beautiful. So many people make the wise decision to declutter. They do this knowing that it will make their spaces easier to keep tidy. They will also learn some surprising things when they declutter. These surprises can be life-changing. Here are some of them:
You had a lot of things that you didn’t use.
When you declutter, you will find things that you forgot you even had. This is a clear sign you don’t need them. Otherwise, you would have been searching for them. You will also find broken things, obsolete gadgets, and other things you haven’t used in years. In other words, you will find a lot of things that you don’t use. These are all things that waste your resources, and you are right to get rid of them.
Your home will feel more spacious than you realize.
Useless things in your home are wastes of space at best. So, it is best to remove them. In fact, removing useless things from your home is the same as adding living space back to your home. Also, the amount of living space you add back to your home is about equal to the size of what you remove from it. As a result, you will have more living space. Also, it is living space that makes a home spacious. So, your home will feel more spacious because it will be more spacious.
You will have more money.
Decluttering is more than just getting rid of things you don’t use. It also means not getting something unless you have a use for it and no worthy substitute. Otherwise, it would impede your decluttering and cause clutter to build back up when you finish. So, you shouldn’t buy a new gadget if you already have one like it that works well. This practice will stop you from wasting money on stuff you don’t need. As a result, you will have more money to save or spend on important things.
Your home will look more like a showroom.
Interior design showrooms have one feature in common. That feature is the absence of clutter. The absence of clutter is a major factor in their beauty. In fact, many high-end outlets display mediocre-looking items in these showrooms. But they look beautiful in the pictures because they are displayed in an uncluttered environment.
When you declutter your home it will look more like a showroom for the same reason. It is because removing useless things from a room is often the best way to decorate it. Similarly, removing weeds from a garden will improve its looks by more than adding any flower. This is one case where less is more.
Your home will feel like a retreat.
After you declutter, you will have enough space to give everything a proper place. This helps because the proper place is the most convenient place to put something. That way, you never have to search for anything because you already know where it is. It also makes it easier to keep your home tidy. Being tidy lets you experience the beauty of your home. Your more beautiful, spacious, and convenient home will feel more tranquil. So, you will notice the following things about your home:
Your home is more beautiful.
Your home is more convenient.
Your home is more spacious.
Your home is more tranquil.
The result is that your home will be someplace to retreat to rather than escape from. Your days off from work will feel more like vacations rather than times to catch up on housework. Your home will become a retreat.
You will have more time.
Most things you own demand your time. You have to spend time shopping for them and buying them. You often have to spend time learning how to set them up. You also spend time maintaining them. Also, none of this includes the time you spend earning the money to buy them. If you don’t use them, then all this time is wasted. When you don’t buy things you don’t have a use for, you save all the time you would have spent on them.
You will be more content.
When you started decluttering, you knew you had too many things. That is why you started decluttering in the first place. As you declutter, you transition from having too many things to having just enough. If something needs replacing, you replace it, so you are back to having enough again. This realization will bring a surprising level of contentment and satisfaction. It will reduce or end the urge to envy or keep up with the Joneses. It will also make you a happier person.
Your outlook on life will change.
As you get rid of useless things, you will notice that your quality of life improves. This comes from having more money, more time, a more tranquil home, and more contentment. This makes it clear that experiences are what make your life good. Possessions are only tools, and that is only if you use them. Otherwise, you get no benefit from them. You will start valuing experiences over things. This change in outlook will bring a surprising improvement to your life.
In summary, people declutter just to make their places easier to keep tidy. This is true, but here are some of the surprising things you will learn from decluttering:
You had a lot of things that you didn’t use.
Your home will feel more spacious than you realize.
You will have more money.
Your home will look more like a showroom.
Your home will feel like a retreat.
You will have more time.
You will be more content.
Your outlook on life will change.
These are pleasant surprises, and they will improve the quality of your life and your happiness.