What I do generally for things like markers/thread spools/smaller items, is put them in compact and space efficient containers. Shelves are your friend. So are milk crates!
Categorize your items and designate areas for different categories. You can leave the craftsman or tool area as messy as they get, but limit to that one corner. Your whole place doesn’t have to be perfect, but some other areas can be.
I’m doing 10 min pickups 2 x day. Helps keep the clutter to a minimum. I want to get to the deep or hidden clutter but have trouble with that.
to help with clutter i like to make sure i have a surface for diy and a surface for books/laptop. setting those boundaries in my mind has helped me to at least keep one surface clear
Some nice baskets and/ or boxes to put things in means you know where everything is and,you can stack them. Also shelves lifts things off your horizontal surfaces
This isn’t really a great answer lol…I also craft and what I did was make an area in my family room that’s mine and I have all my craft stuff there it’s in some order , and I have those rubber pull drawers .. I love it cause it’s all in one place and keeps at least that clutter down …
I feel your pain, I also do a lot of craft and DIY. I tend to try and find a home for everything, even if it means buying or making more storage solutions. Organise things by frequency used/type of craft, however works for you, and have a dedicated desk/worktop space for those things you use daily/ weekly- I find it far easier to put everything else away if some things are already in their 'home'. Make your craft area feel really exciting to use when it is tidy, maybe put up pictures/sentimental items that will only be seen if the clutter is clear? I would just tackle 1 thing at a time- today is the paints, tomorrow is notebooks etc. Make your storage solution 'pretty'- if it is organised and pleasant to look at, and you feel a sense of achievement when you see it tidy, hopefully it will help you keep it that way 🙂 Sorry for the ramble, hopefully something here will be useful to you, good luck!! 🙂
I am a big fan of using bins or containers for things I use at the same time. For example, I love to bake, and I hate to look for baking powder. I keep all of the bakong essentials in a large tuperware container with a lid. When I want to bake, I pull it out. Inside the container is a little bit of chaos, but I don’t mind because it still makes getting ready for baking and cleaning up super easy.
Be very critical and let go off stuff that you haven’t used in the last 90 days before or not going to use in the next 90 days. Follow 1 touch rule and everything goes back to its final home each time u clear up.
Yes! I love crafting, and realize how messy it can get in such a short time. 1. Take note of what you use the most and keep that in an easy to get to place 2. Don’t collect too much random stuff; if you use buttons or small object, keep small containers and buy them as needed. Don’t hoard craft supplies. Buy new things when you run out. 3. Make sure your supplies are usable( throw out dead pens/ markers, throw out dry glue, get rid of scraps and things you can’t use, etc.). 4. Clean out and tidy up your work space reach time you use it, so things don’t pile up and get lost. Good luck!! -AJ