What Should You Not Do When Decluttering?

Decluttering is an important process for anybody looking to organise their surroundings, we at Love2Laundry understand how your laundry can be an important factor when it comes to decluttering.

Sometimes, you may make a mistake when decluttering. In this blog, we will be answering the question ‘What should you not do when decluttering?’

What is Clutter and decluttering?

Clutter is defined as ‘(a lot of objects) in a state of being untidy. If left unaddressed, over time this can become a hoarding disorder, commonly known as hoarding.

Hoarding is considered a significant problem if:

• the amount of clutter interferes with everyday living – for example, the person is unable to use their kitchen or bathroom and cannot access rooms
• the clutter is causing significant distress or negatively affecting the quality of life of the person or their family – for example, they become upset if someone tries to clear the clutter and their relationship suffers.

Hoarding is on the extreme end of the spectrum, though it can start in many ways for example the inability to complete menial tasks like laundry. If our clothes aren’t washed and stored accordingly, they will smell, lose freshness and become permanently stained.

People may avoid washing and storing their clothes due to personal issues (mental or physical) and sometimes even a lack of knowledge when it comes to cleanliness, organisation and hygiene.

Decluttering is essentially the process of tidying in an organised manner, putting things away in their correct places. This can be simple enough with manageable items in the house, but if you struggle to clean your laundry correctly, where do you turn for help? A laundry service is a way to go.

What should you not do when decluttering?

To declutter in the safest and most efficient way, here are some tips we can share with you:

DONT

• Don’t lift or move heavy items if you can’t physically manage them.
• Don’t do it alone, if you are able to arrange help, do it.
• Don’t keep anything you don’t practically need (Except sentimental items)
• Don’t keep anything with mould growing on it (this includes clothing)
• Don’t litter as a result of your decluttering, responsibly dispose of everything correctly.

DO

• Wear gloves and a mask if there is significant dust or mould present, or consider consulting a specialist if it is severe.
• Start small, deal with the easiest things first especially if it’s been a while since you have decluttered
• Allow fresh air into the room if this is something you don’t do regularly
• When it comes to decluttering clothing (that isn’t damaged beyond repair) distributing the workload could make the process quicker. You should consider allowing a professional laundry service to clean your clothes.

Benefits of using a professional laundry service

The UK laundry market size has grown significantly over the past few years thanks to growing families and cleaning trends that have created a buzz for keeping this spick and span.

With the average person in the UK doing more than 13,000 wash loads in their lifetime, it is no surprise that the revenue within the laundry care segment amounts to over £1.8 million in 2022! This also works out at a revenue of £27 per person.

A laundry service is an outside service that can clean your clothes, bedding and towels for you. Some laundry services offer extra options for you, this can include dry cleaning, ironing or steaming your clothes.

Here are some benefits that can be experienced by allowing your washing, drying and ironing to be done by a professional laundry service like Love2Laundry.

• Your chosen items will be laundered to the specification required for their material, making your items last longer without colour bleeding or shrinkage etc.
• Your items will be even cleaner through the use of thorough industrial washing machines, and then professionally dried and ironed, which in itself kills germs. This is ideal for someone with allergies or sensitivity to germs.
• It can be a time-saving option for large families or working professionals, small-businesses or caregivers, giving them the time to focus on their priorities.
• For the elderly or incapable, it provides them with an option to look and feel as fresh as possible without putting them at risk by making them wash, dry or iron/steam.
• It can be a stress-reducing option for people unfamiliar with or with no experience in correctly cleaning, drying and ironing their items.
• Outsourcing your ironing and laundry to a professional service means that in the long term you can save money on energy bills. This is because you will hardly be using your washing machine, dryer or iron. 3 household appliances that are used almost daily depending on the size of the household.
• Convenient for last-minute emergencies.
• Choosing the appropriate detergents to give your clothes and linens a high-quality clean that leaves them smelling fresh.
• Using the right amount of detergent can be confusing as you check all your laundry labels and sort the clothes into the right piles. With years of experience behind us, we know what we are doing. You can be assured that the right amount of detergent is used in every load.
• Effectively sort your laundry into the right wash loads so your colours don’t mix, and everything comes out looking bright and clean.
• Big washing machines are available for dealing with those duvets, your bedroom pillows and those heavy curtains.
• A pickup and drop of delivery service ensure that you save as much time as possible.
• Extra services are available for those who need items to be dry cleaned, altered, or ironed.

Love2Laundry provides these benefits for you, all you need to do is click here. Want to know the nearest laundrette to you? Our blog may be able to help.

How our service works

Whether you are a working professional, part of a large household, physically unable, or anything inbetween, the process is the same for anybody who wants to use our service. Simply:

1. Order online or from our mobile app (iPhone or Android).
2. We will collect your items at a time and place that suits you.
3. We will have your items professionally cleaned, dried, or ironed, whatever you choose.
4. We will then return your clean clothes to you.

We iron suits, dresses, blouses, skirts, jeans, duvet covers and bedding, linens and much more.

We take the hassle out of organising, ironing and even cleaning your clothes, so you can focus and spend time on what you want to do. Book today.

Decluttering an Airbnb

For small business owners like Airbnb managers, decluttering your property after particularly messy guests can be made easy with our services.

But why would a commercial business or an Airbnb host need this service?

• Independent or commercial businesses may not have a contract with any laundry service
• These businesses frequently have lots of customers, so the thorough cleaning of a professional service is required to maintain a high standard.
• Due to the larger turnover of customers, they will naturally go through more items that can be cleaned, dried or ironed.
• It can save a lot on energy bills if the businesses are cleaning their items themselves.
• Businesses like restaurants and hotels sometimes don’t have in-house cleaning services and some of their items can’t be taken by some laundry services, so outsourcing cleaning to a linen service can have immense benefits with less worries.

As one of the best laundry services London has to offer, we offer our services to anyone who needs it. Are you a commercial or independent business owner who could do with a little help? You don’t need to be overwhelmed by laundry. Just book in today.

Contact us

At Love2Laundry, we believe in the valuable services laundrettes and dry cleaners can offer, that’s why we dedicate our service to making your clothes clean, long-lasting, fresh and uncreased.

There are plenty of great hacks online that will make it possible to treat certain items that need dry cleaning, washing or ironing, but without the professional products, services and tools offered by a laundrette or ironing service, you will be very hard-pressed to consistently get the results you are supposed to have.

We are all for people considering in more detail how their items are laundered and ironed, but we are proud that we offer a very competitively priced way for you to achieve a perfect finish for your items for an affordable cost and a fraction of the time.

In this blog, we hope to have provided solutions for any of our readers asking ‘what should you not do when decluttering?’

 Want to know how we can help you today? You can see our full price list or contact our friendly team to find out more about our services. Book today.

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