I must admit, I am useless at keeping my bedroom tidy. I
don’t like mess but somehow in the process of trying on half of my wardrobe to
decide what to wear, hunting through my makeup for the concealer I want and
emptying my bag from my previous outing, my room becomes a tip. However
apparently bloggers are supposed to be good at storage and tidying so when Time4Sleep
got in contact with me, I figured that it would be useful for me at least to
offer both you and me some tips (and a little insight into my bedroom):

1. Get makeup storage

Despite the fact I wouldn’t really describe myself as a
beauty blogger, I have a pretty big makeup collection and when I was at
university it took up so much room. Of course, if you follow any big beauty
bloggers, they always have beautiful storage and I finally decided to invest in
some. I opted for Muji acrylic drawers and have slowly built up my collection
to house all my makeup in neat separated categories. They are particularly good
because they all fit into my top drawer of my chest of drawers and can easily be hidden away from sight.

2. Spring clean your wardrobe

I always try to clear out my wardrobe about twice a year
for anything which I haven’t worn, is broken or I don’t fit into. I’ve been
trying to sell my clothes on Depop (a not-so-subtle hint to check out what I’m listing) in order to clear some space in my wardrobe, but if I don’t sell it
all it will be heading for a charity shop. I’m a hoarder of clothes so it’s
hard to let things go but I simply don’t have the space for so many unworn
things!

3. Decide on your outfit the night before

Most of my mess is wardrobe related so a great way to
avoid this is to simply decide on my outfit the night before. If I’m running
late for work or catching up with friends, I won’t take the time to hang up my
rejected outfits but by choosing my outfit in the evening, I really have no
excuse not to return everything to my wardrobe. Plus, it means more time in bed
in the morning – bonus!

4. Schedule one day to clean

My worst habit regarding my bedroom is to let the mess
pile up. However, the only bonus of this is I know that once I get to the
weekend I will tidy everything I have let get out control during the week. This
means that although it’s not a great place in the week, the weekend restores
some order – ready for the following week. So if, like me, you struggle to keep
your room tidy at all times, at least you know that it won’t get out of control
for months on end.

5. Make a display out of your wardrobe

Pinterest is such a great place for storage inspiration
and one of my favourite ideas is to turn your jewellery and accessories into a ‘display’
rather than hidden in a box. Whilst I was studying at York, I used a pin board
to hang my necklaces and floral headbands on and it worked really well. I could
easily see what options I had to pair with my outfit and it actually took up
much less space than a jewellery box would have done. Sometimes being creative is the best way to keep tidy and it makes your room a little bit prettier too!

Time4Sleep are currently running a competition to findthe UK’s messiest bedroom. I don’t want to encourage your messy habits, but the
winner will win an amazing new bed with integrated storage to help them keep
their bedroom spotless. Are you untidy or a clean freak? What tips do you have
to keep the mess at bay?