Punteha van Terheyden

1 week ago | homesandgardens.com | Punteha van Terheyden

Summer is busy, with vacations and social events taking up a lot of time. That’s why it’s the perfect season to focus on decluttering just the items linked to your outdoor and summer activities. This, say professional organizers, is the key to streamlining your home without feeling like you’re wasting precious summer hours and days you could be spending outside, doing something much more fun with your friends and loved ones.

1 week ago | inkl.com | Punteha van Terheyden

In fact, this decluttering tip will help you spend more time doing what you love, while simultaneously streamlining clutter from all over your home to help you make the most of your summer straight away. Why an ‘outdoors’ themed summer declutter works so well Meghan Cocchiaro, professional organizer and owner of Organized by Meg, says, ‘People tend to be busier in the summertime and not at home as much.

1 week ago | homesandgardens.com | Punteha van Terheyden

If you’ve ever spent hours sweeping your patio, driveway or other outdoor areas with a broom, you’ve been doing it all wrong, warns a professional cleaner. Instead of painstakingly doing the task by hand, you should instead use a $42 leaf blower from Amazon, says our cleaning pro. This will help you complete vital outdoor maintenance and cleaning jobs over large areas quickly and with minimal effort.

1 week ago | inkl.com | Punteha van Terheyden

Outdoor dining area with an 8-seat table and a large tiled patio area with outdoor lounge furniture. There is a lawn area visible in the background. If you’ve ever spent hours sweeping your patio, driveway or other outdoor areas with a broom, you’ve been doing it all wrong, warns a professional cleaner. This will help you complete vital outdoor maintenance and cleaning jobs over large areas quickly and with minimal effort.

2 weeks ago | homesandgardens.com | Punteha van Terheyden

I grew up in a house with one of those dads who knew how to do everything. From plumbing a new bathroom to building a staircase. You’d never have guessed he was an IT professional by day. That’s where I inherited my love and confidence for DIY. However, my toolbox has descended into complete chaos. In fact, it’s spread across multiple drawers and bins across my home with multiple gadgets and gizmos to help me get the job done, and is currently taking up lots of space in my home.