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Declutter your home

Home clutter getting the better of you? Then you need the GH guide to reorganising your life...

By The Good Housekeeping Lifestyle team
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Stack it up

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Dwell

Drawers under beds are such a good idea! This Buddy single bed from Dwell has three big drawers underneath for storage, plus a pull-out bed - ideal in a room for one guest or two.

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Timber frame

Wood, Brown, Hardwood, Natural material, Beige, Lumber, Still life photography, Logging, Wooden block,

euroheat.co.uk

Save on precious floor space with this wall-mounted log holder. Nestor Martin log holder, euroheat.co.uk.

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Restore order

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John Lewis

Modern, uncluttered and useful are the principles behind the new House collection from John Lewis, and this Oxford build-your-own modular unit system comes in several colours with cubes, shelves, doors and drawers.

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Wall-to-wall

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Bo-Concept

Turn storage into an art form and display your collections. This system of open shelves lets books and favourite objects take centre stage. Occa wall system, as shown, Bo-Concept.

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Shades of meaning

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The Holding Company

If it's lime green, it must be curtain hooks! These classic tins feature Pantone labels - the universal colour reference scheme - for easy coding, available from theholdingcompany.co.uk.

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Drying room

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Graham & Green

This classic shelf rack is ideal for stacking and hanging towels and the simple washstand has shelf space for bottles and jars. Diamanté white tiles, Topps Tiles. For similar coat hooks, try Graham & Green.

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So useful

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Hemnes daybed

This classically styled Ikea daybed would work well in a hall, sitting room or home office, and the base has useful storage drawers.

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Make it work

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M&S

This desk for M&S by the master of style and function, Sir Terence Conran, has a drawer, shelf and flip-up section to rest an iPad. Shown with Mckenzie chair, £249, double task light, £129, Hepworth shelves, £449, and clamp bookend, £12, all Marks & Spencer.

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A step up

Wood, Shelf, Shelving, Wall, Fixture, Beige, Plywood, Twig, Ball, Bookcase,

Cox & Cox

Ladder shelves make good display storage and are easy to move around the house. This oak wall ladder from Cox & Cox (£225) has six shelves of varying depths.

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Hidden gems

Lavender, Purple, Vase, Flowering plant, Majorelle blue, Flower Arranging, Cut flowers, Artifact, Rectangle, Herb,

Edited Brighton

They may look like books, but they’re actually boxes for storing bits and bobs. Available in three differing sizes, from £15 each, Edited (editedbrighton.com).

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Onwards and upwards

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Marks & Spencer

Think vertically with tall storage that makes use of wall rather than floor space – handy in bathrooms, which are often on the small side. Padstow tallboy, £299, floor unit, £199, and grey willow baskets, from £15 each, all Marks & Spencer.

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Moveable feast

Room, Green, Interior design, Kitchen sink, Plumbing fixture, Tap, Floor, Kitchen, Kitchen appliance, Sink,

Ikea

There’s no need to hide stylish storage away. This useful trolley introduces a flash of colour, as well as being handy to move kitchen ingredients and equipment to where they are needed. Raskog trolley, £50, and kitchen, from a selection, all Ikea.

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Toy storage

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Arnie & B

Chunky woven baskets can be used for many different things – from logs and newspapers to towels and toys – and moved to different locations as needed. Buy them individually or in sets of three for £88 from Arnie & B.

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Cupboard love

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English Revival

Make a real statement in your kitchen with this contemporary red dresser that has oodles of clever storage and bags of style. Bespoke dressers, English Revival.

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On a roll

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Graham and Green

Trendsetting five-drawer coffee table with large castors, Graham & Green.

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