Tips on Decluttering your House Ready for a New Year!
At the end of each year, many of us resolve to be more organised as we enter January.
Out with the old and in with a newfound enthusiasm for decluttering – many of us begin the year by tidying our homes after Christmas.
Wondering how to make a real difference this time around? We believe our furniture collections are brimming with possibilities to help you to create a peaceful, mess-free haven.
Seek out a place to store everything that reflects you and your family’s needs with our tips for decluttering each room of your home for 2022.
1. Dutchbone Amador Coat Rack
Dutchbone Amador Coat Rack
Does your family’s coats, school bags and dog paraphernalia clutter up the entrance to your home?
This ever-so-stylish (fir wood) coat rack by Dutchbone will save you from stepping over these ‘abandoned’ items throughout next year. It offers so much in terms of everyday storage and compliments many different styles of decor.
Its edgy (on-trend) industrial accents are extremely useful. There’s five iron coat hooks and four deep drawers complete with metal label holders that you can assign to each member of the family.
2. Barnham Sideboard
Barnham Sideboard
Whether you live in a townhouse, cottage or barn, this recycled pine sideboard provides ample storage. With statement legs and clean lines, it would be ideally paired with our coat rack suggestion.
Not only can you pop your keys and marvellous miscellanea in the two-deep drawers. You can also make full use of its adjustable shelves.
Mimic interior designers by arranging vignettes of books, photos and trailing plants within its four compartments.
3. Woood Forrest TV Stand
Woood Forrest TV Stand
Moving to the living room now, this mango wood TV stand by Woood – on a sturdy black metal base – is sure to add some vital storage to any entertainment ‘hub’.
At 54cm tall, it provides the right viewing angle when catching up on your favourite shows and movie nights.
Disguise the ‘spaghetti’ of cluttered cables leading from set-top boxes, WiFi routers and games consoles. Remember DVDs? You can house them alongside the kids’ games – within its two cupboards and two drawers.
4. Teun Black Metal Shelving Unit by Woood
Teun Black Metal Shelving Unit by Woood
Echo the black metal base of the previous item, with this sleek shelving unit, also from Dutch designer Woood.
Giving an ever-so-cool nod to the Nordic, industrial and oriental interior trends, this statement unit will solve many of your clutter-related needs.
Consisting of three large and three half-width shelves, the act of decluttering becomes an artistic statement for the new year. Arrange your photos, vases, candles, books and plants the way you want to. There are no rules.
Suitable for many different rooms (including the kitchen, hallway, bedroom, office and bathroom), you can simply move it to another area of your home when needed.
5. Vox Nature Oak Dining Table with Drawers & Built in Trivet
Vox Nature Oak Dining Table with Drawers & Built in Trivet
This is a dining table that responds to your need for storage with stunning lines.
‘Wow’ up to five guests when you tell them that their cutlery and napkins are already stored neatly in the six (discrete) oak drawers.
We adore the contrasting textures too – proving that premium storage can add and not detract from your home’s aesthetic. The oak plywood tabletop and solid oak legs contrast with the metal panels that glide down the centre.
These removable metal sections enable you to place hot dishes and even pans in a trivet recess. It’s time-saving storage by Vox is perfectly suited to entertaining in 2022 and beyond.
6. Zion Cabinet by Woood
Zion Cabinet by Woood
Not a fan of open shelving? Worry not, as this cabinet could be what you’ve been looking for!
Its ribbed safety glass doors are semi-opaque. This means you can pop messier ‘bits and bobs’ away without having to see them every time you’re cooking.
Offering plenty of room at 85x150cm, its two shelves provide further opportunities to organise.
Go bold and choose this cabinet’s modern matt (powder coated) black finish.
7. Vox 4 You Bi Fold 4 Door Wardrobe with Built in Drawers in White
Vox 4 You Bi Fold 4 Door Wardrobe with Built in Drawers in White
A bedroom should be a peaceful retreat from the stresses of the day. Visual clutter can negatively impact our state of mind – so why not recreate the utterly desirable practicality of a walk-in wardrobe without calling in the builders?
Both of the sizes we offer have shelves, clothes rails and drawers inbuilt behind its glossy white bi-folding doors. You may even find you have more space for future shopping trips.
Not only will you achieve a boutique-like space to store all of your fabulous clothes, shoes and accessories – but this wardrobe’s laminated material is super speedy to clean. Its moisture resistance protects your garments for years.
8. Vox 4 You 2 Drawer Bedside Table
Vox 4 You 2 Drawer Bedside Table
Make your evening and early morning routine go smoother with this two-tone bedside table from Vox.
Early birds can keep the noise down with its two soft-close drawers. Each is perfect for storing nick nacks, books and snuggly pjs.
Indeed, the oak wood colour insert is ideal if you’re always losing earrings and pens that roll off the side of your existing bedside unit.
Simply add a gorgeous lamp – or coordinating furniture from the Vox collection – and you’re all set for tidier bedrooms.
9. Bloomingville Bookcase with Animal Drawers
Bloomingville Bookcase with Animal Drawers
Given the many adorable toys, clothes and books kindly gifted by relatives, we believe this sweet bookcase by Bloomingville will fire their imagination – as well as declutter their room.
With three pull-out animal drawers included (bunny, panda and bear), this bookcase can take centre stage as a backdrop to storytimes.
It’s bound to come in handy for storing your little one’s new Christmas pressies too. At 94cm tall, they can help you pick out the activity for the day.
10. Vox Tuli Bookcase & Toy Storage
Vox Tuli Bookcase & Toy Storage
Any parent would be proud to place this dresser-like bookcase in their toddler’s bedroom. It may one day ‘travel’ to the living room or playroom for this very reason.
Available in white or pastel green, this practical unit will compliment many different room schemes.
Fill the four sections with their favourite toys, teddies, books and games, before drawing pictures of what should go in each compartment – we supply the labels. As you can see here, the Tuli bookcase and toy storage unit is a fun way of encouraging little ones to keep their rooms clutter-free.
On-trend Decluttering that Makes a Style Statement
With a new year approaching, now is the perfect time to declutter your possessions (practical, decorative and sentimental). Whether you choose to openly display your favourite pieces – or conceal the ‘chaos’ – we’re happy to offer more information about our beautiful products. Simply call +44 (0) 1305 231231 or send over an email.
