The Art of Decluttering

This week we chat to the incredible Frances Cosway from White Pebbles Interior about designing and creating clever and functional spaces in our homes.In this episode we;● Talk about planning the purpose and potential purposes of spaces before thinking about storage;● Encourage you to consider functionality before you start designing;● Chat about kitchens and laundries (there might or might not be a rant about laundry chutes)● Challenge you, if you are building or renovating, to use all available spaces on the floorplan for additional storage.Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Your Forever Home Podcast● Book a chat with FrancesThank you to Anna from Canberra for your Apple Podcast review and of course Frances for being our guest today!Join our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly support makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Support can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This bonus episode is a celebration of our 200th episodeIn this episode we;● Talk about our favourite episodes;● Encourage you that just like us, your voice matters!;● Show our gratitude to all of our listeners and the people who help us to get this and every episode out to you all;Join our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly support makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Support can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat about the difference between cleaning, tidying and decluttering.In this episode we;● Talk about what those three look like in our homes;● Encourage you to consider which area you spend the most time;● Challenge you to consider if you need to further declutter to help with the tidying or if it is the case of not having homes for things that will help reduce your tidying time;Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Our Head, Heart and Home courseThank you to Sherri Cameron for your Facebook review, Keone Rohatensky for your support via Patreon and VD for the topic suggestion!Join our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly support makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Support can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat about downsizing and how anyone can downsize if they want!In this episode we;● Talk about the different clients we are working with who are currently downsizing;● Encourage you to consider if downsizing might be something to consider;● Challenge you to consider downsizing just the space you occupy in your current home by decluttering;Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Our Head, Heart and Home courseThank you to Blue Mountains Mum for your podcast review.Join our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly support makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Support can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat about wallets and purses how we organised them.In this episode we;● Talk about the official difference between a wallet and a purse;● Encourage you to to declutter your wallet/purse of all the odds and ends that have somehow made their way into yours;● Challenge you to consider if you even need one;Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● 3 Differences between a purse and a wallet article●Stocard app for storing loyalty cards● Our 5 Day Wardrobe Declutter Challenge● Our Head, Heart and Home course● Monster Threads - Where Amy bought her wallet/purse fromThank you Katherine & Julia for the gorgeous Don't put it down song. Thank you too to Love Organizing for your podcast review.Join our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly support makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Support can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat about business and loyalty cards and how we do (or do not) organised them.In this episode we;● Talk about how we store business and loyalty cards;● Encourage you to be creative in how you keep businesses details instead of taking business cards;● Challenge you to consider different ways to be loyal to your favourite businesses;Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Stocard app for storing loyalty cards● Medicare app for storing your Medicare card digitally (Australia)● Digital NSW Drivers Licence app● Our 5 Day Wardrobe Declutter Challenge● Our Head, Heart and Home course● Monster Threads - Where Amy bought her wallet/purse fromThank you Sharon in Brissy for your podcast review & Jennifer Harrison for your episode request!!Join our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

** Disclaimer, we are still recording at home thanks to Covid-19 **This week we chat to about the different types of decluttering sessions we do with clients.In this episode we;● Discuss the different types of sessions we do;Clean out sessionsSet up sessionsChange of function for a space sessionsChange of life sessionsSetting up Systems sessionNDIS sessions;● Discuss the different type of people we help from those who have a clear vision and work alongside us all the way through to those people who have no idea where to start and physically cannot do the decluttering alone;Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Trashmagination - Carla Brown podcast and blog● Head, Heart and Home course● NDIS sessions● Love in Lockdown TV showThank you Ms CNR our podcast review. Thank you to Janet Hale & Melissa Kim for supporting us via Patreon!!Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Join our Facebook group● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Check out our business at www.theartofdecluttering.com.au● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat to the inspirational Sarah Taylor about tiny, off-grid, intentional living.In this episode Sarah;● Shares her journey of building a bus for tiny living as well as her latest adventure of living off grid in Queensland;● Tells some truths about the ups and downs of adjusting to intentional living;● Encourages us to be thoughtful and conscious consumers and disposer of everything we use;● Challenges us to questions the stories we are told and the stories we tell ourselves;Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Sarah Taylor 's website● Living big in a tiny house - You Tube channel● Exploring Alternatives - You Tube channel● Nature's Head composting toilet● Youtube video of woman who doesn't talk● Hinterland on Netflix● Shetland on Netflix● Vera - the other TV show Kirsty mentionsThank you Emma Ray for your podcast review & Jane Webster for supporting us via Patreon!!Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat about things that clutter is holding you back from!In this episode we;● Give you our thoughts on just some of the things you might be doing if clutter was cleared from your house;● Encourage you to set vision for what it is you want to use your house for;● Challenge you make clearing the clutter a priority by investing time or money achieving your vision;Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Head, Heart and Home courseThank you Roxfox83 for your podcast review!Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. Inspires you to be productive in your decluttering and encourages your mental health. Today we get excited and sad all in the one episode! Excited because our Melbourne team are heading back to work this week. Sad because Kirsty is exhausted from this season and needs to have a break from daily podcasts. It has been such a honour and pleasure to be in your ears daily over the last six weeks. We will be back tomorrow with our regular Monday episodes.Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.