The living room is the home’s center for all things entertainment and relaxation. With such constant activity, it’s no surprise how messy it gets. If you feel your living room is congested and in need of purge, read these tips below. Let Go of Inessentials While it’s nice to adorn the tables and shelves with chic garnishes, there can only be so many of them until it looks cramped. The same goes for items such as a stack of magazines, piles of old toys, or a clunky grouping of picture frames. If you can objectively tell that they’re not needed, they should probably go. However, this doesn’t mean that they need to disposed of completely - they just need to leave the living room. Perhaps they can be used elsewhere. Hmm... Create Space and Relocate Goods Relocate your goods around the house by piling them into a box or bin. Once you have everything you don’t need grouped together, seek out new areas to position them. Conversely, if you don’t find a fitting space, you can always make some yourself! To create room, use space-saving modalities such as Mounted wire shelving; these open worlds of opportunities for organization and will securely hold a vast amount of goods ranging from vases to plants. For other items like magazines or books, transport them from a cluttered coffee table into a DIY magazine rack placed nearby a sofa or reclining chair. Group Remotes Together Along with the standard television, it’s not uncommon in today’s age for a living room to contain a collection of various remotes. So much so, in fact, that it’s often frustrating to figure out which device each is used for. With open-lid remote boxes, there’s no longer any more confusion as to where your remotes are located and the added visibility helps you remember what each one is used for. Ottomans Blankets are a staple to any cozy family room. But when there’s a scattered mess of blankets strewn across your floor and furniture, it’s a sure sign that some type of action needs to be had. A time-tested, clever solution to too many blankets (that doesn’t involve giving them away) is to store them inside furniture. Ottomans and other types of furniture are hollowed out on the inside; as much as four to five, neatly folded blankets can easily be stored in one of these - on average. Coat Racks Scarves, bags, hats, umbrellas, and numerous other miscellaneous accessories have a knack for being tossed around the living room. This is usually because there is no proper storage device to place them. So what should be used? A pretty safe, universally-used solution is your good old-fashioned coat rack. A coat rack positioned near the entrance of your home facilitates greater organization that guests and even yourself will be encouraged to use upon passing. Last Words Now that you have more storage units and thus greater room for organization, your living room should feel significantly more spacious. To sustain this orderly ambiance, make sure to do weekly round-ups to place out-of-place goods and materials. On a last note, it should be pointed out that it’s absolutely crucial to also enact regular cleaning (as opposed to simply just organizing the space) in addition to sheer organization. This means vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, and whatever else you do to keep things spick and span.