Anthea Turner Quotes

It's human nature to take the easy route and leap at storage methods that promise quick and convenient ways to remove visible clutter. Putting things away creates the illusion that the clutter problem has been solved. But sooner or later, all the storage units are full, and the room once again overflows with things.

My house is completely organized from my closets to my drawers.

I have a very well organized closet.

If you've had something for more than six months, and it's still not repaired, it's clutter.

The trouble with having a place for everything is how often it gets filled up with everything else.

Good closets make for a good marriage.

Multiple closets for different needs. Overkill.

Once you learn to choose your belongings properly, you will be left with only the amount that fits perfectly in the space you own.

Very few people know this, but I love organizational products and tools. One of my favorite places to shop are container stores where you can get bins, boxes and crates to organize your life.

I live in an old house with no closets and no built-ins. I hate big cupboards.

My head was full of tidying tips, and I had complete, albeit misguided, confidence that I could tidy any place.

If you actually keep things very organized and clutter-free, you can have more furniture than you think you can in a small space.

I hate a messy closet. I totally freak out when my closet is messy and I can't find anything.

In tight quarters, it's important to choose small-scale items.

With small spaces in particular you have to really follow the rule that if it's not absolutely beautiful or absolutely functional, then get rid of it.

Sunday is the day I do my laundry and clean. I'm always trying to get rid of stuff. Truthfully? I have a housekeeper that comes once a month, and I tend not to make things too messy for her. But I do have clothes everywhere.

I never thought I would downgrade into a 4,000-square-foot house. It took me about two months to find places to put everything.

Decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.

I clear my wardrobe of anything I'm not wearing and give the clothes to charity.

Some kind of clutter is difficult - letting go of things with sentimental value, sifting through papers - but some clutter I find very refreshing to clear. I drive my daughters nuts because I'm always wandering into their rooms to clear clutter.

I have a sliding glass door on my closet, and when I slide it one way I can see all my uniforms, and the other way is all my own clothes.

I think a closet full of things would actually stress me out.

I have a living room full of clothes. It's insane.

A place for everything, everything in its place.

I love cunning containers as much as anyone, but I've found that if I get rid of everything I don't need, I often don't need a container at all.