Decluttering and organising your home: it's about more than buying cute storage boxes

Now who doesn't love boxes? I especially like the multi coloured ones that come in sets of three:

But buying boxes to put your stuff in won't solve your decluttering problem - many people move their clutter into the boxes and think that they're done. Organising and decluttering means focusing on the things that are important to you, and removing the things that no longer serve a purpose.

Before you buy any storage boxes, try asking yourself: which of my possessions have real, true meaning to me?

Do you have any storage boxes? If so, what's in yours? I cleared out one of mine out over the weekend and found a spare set of hair straighteners that I'd totally forgotten I had. I had kept them as back ups in case my main ones break down! They hadn't seen the light of day for 2 years, so they went straight out the door to charity!