Organization Tips: How to Organize Your Attic

Attics make great places to store holiday decorations, off-season clothing, empty boxes and more. In fact, it can be one of the best storage spaces if kept organized and orderly. Luckily, it’s not very difficult to get yours into shape so that everything is accessible and you don’t trip over scattered items each time you go up there. Here are some organization tips that will help you bring order to disorder.

Organization Tips: How to Organize Your Attic

Attic Organization Tips

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Access the clutter

The first step towards organizing is to clear everything out. As a rule of thumb, if you don’t need it toss it. Don’t just keep the excess for the sake of keeping it. Remember you don’t need the clutter; you need extra storage space to organize. Start by creating three categories: keep, toss, and donate. As you work through the items in your attic, assign each item to a category. If you rarely use something, it’s probably a good candidate to either toss or donate. Everything that you decide to keep, wipe down, clean, and make sure it’s in working order.

Add some extra storage space  

Attic clothing ideas

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If you have the right type of walls and the space allows, add shelving. It can be a great place to store items that need to be easily accessible. Additionally, clothing rods between the rafters can help you store winter coats and other off-season clothing without using premium floor space.

Pick right storage boxes

Pick right storage boxes

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Cardboard boxes, no matter how strong and sturdy, bend and dent when used frequently. Instead, opt for plastic containers which will help to protect the items better, and are easy to move around the shelves. However, make sure they aren’t too big. Also, give anything that’s not easily identifiable a clear label.

Take it slow

It’s very easy to get down a couple of boxes in one go so you don’t have to keep climbing up the attic ladder. But remember, you will have to put them somewhere. And it’s much easier to deal with 2-3 boxes at a time than your entire attic all at once. So work in small quantities, give yourself some break, and keep at it.

Attic closet ideas

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Organizing an attic for proper storage can be a challenge as it’s a natural repository for everything from off-seasonal clothing to heirlooms. Keep it arranged and orderly by following these organization tips and do let us know how you managed?