How to Organize Your Home Without Extra Effort: 5 Tips from a Space Organizer

Organizing space is not only about visual order, but also about convenience, saving time, and keeping your belongings in the best condition. Polina Mal'kina, a professional space organizer, shares simple and effective methods: with these, you can organize and maintain order without extra effort.

Polina Mal'kina, Expert. Professional Space Organizer

Method of Three Boxes

For sorting items, use three boxes labeled: "Throw away", "Give away or sell", and "Keep". If you're unsure about the usefulness of an item, add a fourth box labeled "Long-term storage", write the date, and revisit it in a year. If the item is not useful by then, feel free to get rid of it. This method helps not only clear space but also make mindful decisions: what is truly important and what can be let go.

Design: Anna Penedyuk

Rule of 20 Minutes

Set a timer for 20 minutes and choose a small area to clean: for example, one closet or shelf. Don't get distracted and focus on this task. This technique helps organize order without feeling burned out or overwhelmed: even 20 minutes a day is enough to make your space cleaner.

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Category-Based Cleaning

Instead of grabbing everything at once, choose a specific category of items: shoes, books, or clothes. Clean this type of item throughout your apartment, gathering everything in one place. This approach helps not only create order but also systematize storage.

Design: Irina Sagun

Seasonal Rotation of Items

Review your wardrobe twice a year, storing out-of-season items in boxes or storage units. Summer dresses in winter and warm coats in summer are better stored away, freeing up space for current clothing.

Vertical Storage

Stack items vertically, like in a file cabinet. This is especially useful for storing children's clothes, t-shirts, or sportswear. This method saves space in the closet and allows you to see all items at once without having to unpack a pile.

Vertical storage helps maintain order longer: when you take one item out, the others remain in place. Use containers and dividers to separate categories.

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Photo on cover: Projects by Natalia Mitrakova and Julia Vlasova