Organizing Your Home for a Fresh Start in 2025
Organizing your home is a great way to refresh as the old year ends and a new one begins. If you have limited storage space in your house or apartment and don’t know where to begin, MyStorage is here to help. We’ve gathered some of our favorite home organization ideas to help you get started.
How To Get Organized at Home
Whether you look forward to spring cleaning every year or prefer to hang on to most of your belongings, there’s no right or wrong way to tackle clutter and get organized. You can easily tailor any of our six recommendations to your unique needs and living space as part of your list of things to do before the new year.
1. Declutter Your Belongings
No matter if you live in a studio apartment or a three-bedroom house, decluttering your home regularly is crucial to staying tidy. Here are some decluttering tips to help you get started:
- Establish a plan. When do you want to get organized—by January 1, or by springtime? Giving yourself a deadline adds timeliness to your decluttering process.
- Set realistic goals. If you have a lot of belongings or have a busy schedule, completely decluttering by the beginning of the new year may not be realistic. Consider goals like organizing specific rooms by certain dates.
- Sort items into “Keep,” “Donate,” and “Toss” piles. If you deal with decision paralysis, separating belongings into categories helps you stay pragmatic.
- Create an inventory checklist. An inventory checklist helps you keep track of what you’ve decluttered and what still needs to be addressed.
- Enlist the help of loved ones. Decluttering with friends or family can help you stay on track with your project. You may even be able to give them some of your items!
2. Deep Clean Your Home
After you have decluttered, thoroughly clean your home. Use the right cleaning supplies and apply elbow grease to remove tough stains. To avoid overwhelming yourself, try to tackle your home one room or even one section of a room at a time.
3. Group Similar Items Together
After you’ve cleaned your home and downsized your belongings, it’s time to put everything back in its proper place. To start this process, group similar items together. Electronics, such as remotes and video games, can be kept near the living room while cooking supplies stay near the kitchen. Do you have clothing that doesn’t fit in your bedroom closet? Designate a drawer or another closet instead.
4. Use Home Organization Products
Investing in home organization products is one seamless way to keep similar items together cleanly. These products range from multifunctional furniture and closet organizers to extra bins strategically placed around your home. The best home organization products will also free up additional storage space if you start running out of room soon.
5. Assign a Home for Everything
After you have purchased your necessary organization products and grouped similar items, it’s time to find a home for everything. From larger items like kitchen appliances to objects commonly found in a junk drawer, designate an area for every group of items you’ve made.
Don’t be afraid to get creative and think outside the box when deciding where to store items. If you need to store your clothing outside the bedroom, do it! Just remember to maintain order above all else.
6. Tackle One Room at a Time
If you try to organize your entire home in a single session, you will overwhelm yourself and not make as much progress as you’d want. Instead, break the process into smaller, more manageable sessions focusing on one room at a time. Prioritize areas of the house you are in more often, such as your bedroom, kitchen, and living room.
How To Prepare for the New Year
Decluttering your home should tie into your mindset for the new year, but what does developing your new year mindset look like? A great first step is reflecting on the past 12 months. Look back and consider what went well and what could have gone differently.
Consider what you can improve next year for those events that could’ve gone better, whether it’s a home project that didn’t go as planned or the extra time you spent cleaning instead of enjoying your living space.
Establish New Goals
After you’ve reflected on the previous year and have determined what can be done differently, set realistic goals to accomplish this year. These goals can range from minor projects like tending a better garden to significant life events like moving into a new home this winter. Make sure you give yourself grace and reassurance on the chance that some goals fall short, and celebrate any victories you have.
Make a New Year Plan
Accomplishing new year goals is made easier when you establish a good plan. If you want to start a garden, consider ways you can prepare your garden for the winter and nurture growth during the warmer months. Even when things don’t go according to schedule, having a plan can help you bounce back from surprises.
Take Advantage of Resources To Organize Your Home
Don’t be afraid to ask for help to accomplish new year goals like home organization. Countless resources are at your fingertips to make clearing out space and preparing for your new year seamless.
One resource that helps make the space you need is self storage. Many New Year plans align with why people rent a storage unit, such as decluttering, moving, and home improvement projects.
Start the New Year Free of Clutter With MyStorage
When you need premier self storage for the upcoming year, turn to MyStorage for the answer you need. We have many storage unit types and sizes to help accommodate your new year goals.
From new beginnings to continuations of old traditions, MyStorage is here to make way for all the new year has in store. Contact our team or find your nearest MyStorage location online to get started today!