While everyday life can mess up even the plushest apartment homes, there are ways to organise your living space for better functionality and a pleasing appearance. Most apartment dwellers may believe that the lack of space or storage units is the main culprit standing in the way of a luxurious apartment when it is simply a matter of better organisation skills. Here are some tips on how to keep your apartment looking neat and clean no matter how chaotic your life happens to be.

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When groceries, deliveries and other packages and products arrive in your home, it is crucial to decant everything into its rightful container. This means discarding most of the packaging then and there without keeping sugar or washing powder in its own packaging and storing these items in containers. Cardboard, plastic wrappers and plastic bags generate clutter in every home almost daily so it is crucial to adopt the habit of decanting store-bought products into dedicated storage containers instead of using from straight out of the packaging unless it is a hazardous material to handle such as bleach.

Most homeowners wait until it's time for spring cleaning or the weekend to put the laundry away and tidy up their bedrooms, kitchens and living areas. Decluttering is not a task that should be relegated to a single day of the week or month as this means your apartment is a chaotic mess in the meantime. Decluttering daily at an appointed hour of the day is an easy way to work around the fact that humans are constantly messing up clean spaces. Although it is perfectly acceptable to declutter a hallway closet or a book cupboard when you have a few hours at your disposal, decluttering the kitchen counter and the coffee table should not be put off.

In every apartment, you will find a distinction between two types of items: those that are deemed useful and those that are considered useless. This categorisation helps residents determine the value and practicality of the items they possess. Making a decision on what to keep and what to throw away can be difficult, especially if you make cleaning the apartment a daily practice rather than something you do when you know guests are arriving in a matter of hours. The easiest way to rid your apartment of decorative items, souvenirs, keepsakes and other "stuff" that is not immediately useful is to make a split-second decision without thinking too hard about it. If you dwell on the potential purpose of an item for too long, you will end up keeping it so; trust your gut and throw out what doesn't "spark joy" immediately.

There's no need to call in a professional or for the neatest person in the family to be in charge of sprucing up the apartment daily. Create a daily or weekly schedule to divide up the house cleaning chores among the members of your family. Those who live alone, of course, can just stick to a routine that works for them but for those living with a spouse or a family, it is crucial to get everyone involved. Those occupying TRI-ZEN apartments or based at any other Colombo city apartments can also schedule one day of the month or the year for a deep cleaning session.

Placing organisers, containers and storage units in busy areas of the apartment such as the kitchen, laundry room or bathroom is another great way to stay organised. Even guests are more likely to put away what they used if there is a dedicated drawer or an organiser placed nearby.