I’m an interiors pro – my ‘hushing the house’ method helps to declutter your space instantly & it takes no time at all
ARE you fed up of looking at the clutter in your home, and dream of your space being fuss free at all times?
A home interiors pro has shared her secret to decluttering in minutes, the trick can be used in any room of the house and actually has a lasting impact.
TikTok’s Abigail shares tips on her profile @downsizeupgrade on how to be a minimalist.
And her latest piece of advice was to adopt the ‘hushing the house’ technique. But what does it mean and how does it work?
Abigail explained: “I recently heard about a new decluttering method called ‘hushing the house’ by The Nester and I tried it with the shelves above my bed.
“So basically the idea is that you take one area and you take every single thing out of it that’s not absolutely necessary.
“Then you store the items somewhere outside of that area for a few days.”
Once you’ve got used to a more minimalist space, it’s time to reintroduce the things that you miss – but slowly and only when you’re absolutely sure.
Abigail continued to her social media followers: “Then you slowly start adding your favourites back in a little bit at a time.”
Using her space as an example, Abigail went on to say: “I started adding in some books that I felt confident about keeping, then I moved onto larger decorations.
“And it surprised me just how easy it was to prioritise those as I was looking at the freshly reset space.
“I wanted really desperately for everything in here to feel purposeful.”
Abigail also said the additional space she was left with meant she could reassess items in other parts of the house too.
That led to her reorganising and putting some books from elsewhere on the shelf whereas previously there would have been no room.
“I did some rearranging and it might not look that different to someone who isn’t intimately familiar with this area, but it feels so much more intentional to me.”
The TikToker added: “And I was able to discard about half a box’s worth of stuff .”
Pretty soon, Abigail was inundated with comments from others who said they’d used the technique in the past, or planned to in the future.
One recalled: “I did this with EVERYTHING in my kitchen cupboards and it worked well.”
Another added: “This is why I got a 5 times 5 cube shelf for my bedroom.
“Each cube gets one item and, if I want more, I’ll have to get rid of something.”
As a third wrote: “I’m definitely going to try it.”
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