The publisher added: “In Change Your Space, Dilly will show you how to streamline your possessions as you upsize, downsize and everything in between. Is there a kid’s wardrobe that has been outgrown or an unused occasional chair that’s become a dumping ground for clothes? Even in our front room, there’s kid’s toys everywhere and that drives me wild, because I’m trying to sit down and watch Line of Duty and all I can see is Peppa Pig. Sometimes a kitchen is a kitchen, but it can also be a playroom, and it’s also a study, and it’s also a front room.

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Now that we’ve all had more than a year of staring at nothing but the inside of our own homes, it’s becoming very apparent that we own far too much stuff. The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. File everything you can into relevant folders and check through old documents to see if you can shred or recycle them. Dilly has such a fresh take on decluttering and how important it is for our wellbeing; she takes you gently by the hand, helping you every step of the way, and all the time you know you are in the company of someone who walks their talk. She also recommends Olio, an app that allows users to share food waste and household items with local people for free.DAY 27: I often joke that people sometimes panic and end up taking 30 plastic bags to the recycling point.

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With a seasonal planner and a 7-day challenge alongside Dilly's Top Tidy Tips, you will learn how to adapt, share, change and accept your space so that you can fully enjoy it once again.By now, you will have realised that half the bits in your home are things you don’t actually need and the other half are things that you don’t actually like. Whether it’s a drawer or a full room you’re tackling, the key is to organise your items into one of the four boxes and to not skip a single item, no matter how insignificant you may think it is. You can send off for donation bags, or Music Magpie will send you a box that you fill up with DVDs and send off. Getting rid of your decluttered stuff will take some forward thinking, especially during a period of lockdown.

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When you stop allowing your life to be filled with things that no longer matter, you instantly gain the time, space and energy to focus on the things that do. You stumble down the stairs, trip over some Lego, go to the kitchen, sniff the milk to see if it’s off. But, while a household clearout is a good idea in theory, it’s one that usually requires a bit of a run-up. Since the pandemic we have all been forced to be more flexible, learning how to use the space we have differently. However, if you have been storing cardboard boxes “just in case”, they are very valid items to remove.Thinking about things you bought you did not need will help ensure you don’t have to repeat this process so intensely next time. DAY 24: In the same way we can stream films, every song you could possibly want to listen to will be available on Spotify, iTunes or Apple Music. There has never been a more relevant time to publish a book on how to clear clutter and organise your space, and Dilly is the queen of organising,” said Lal. Perhaps you have a pasta machine, bread maker, deep-fat fryer or slow cooker that never sees the light of day. Learn how to conduct a 'space audit', follow Dilly's 6 golden rules of decluttering and use her quick-and-easy 15-minute Dolly Dashes to be well on the road to a calmer, happier home.

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The less you have, the easier your laundry loads will be and the less time you will spend washing, ironing, folding and putting away. Nothing will help you identify areas of progress like photos, says Begum Zarmann, TaskRabbit UK’s decluttering trend expert. Her story is an inspiration and told with such humility and her book spoke to me: it touches so many elements of all our lives through the simple but challenging act of addressing our mess. Before you start to declutter, choose a small part of your home, like a bathroom cabinet, and take a photo of it. Walk around your house with the biggest cardboard box you can find and just shove it all in there,” she says.DAY 15: Pause a moment to take it in and realise exactly what it is you have donated, what still needs to be sold and what you have kept — and then remove 15 items. Everything I teach, show and discuss comes from my own life experience as well as from the houses I work in day in and day out. However, the good news is you'll start noticing results with even the smallest changes; and with dedication and commitment you can reclaim your home, your time and your mind.