How do I host people staying overnight?
What guests actually need, the small preparations that save them asking, and how to make a house that is not a hotel work.
beginner2 hr4 min read
Organisation
Storage that still works six months later.
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How do I declutter before moving house?
Moving is the one time decluttering pays for itself directly, because everything kept is paid for twice — once to pack and once to move.
beginner4 hr2 min readHow do I get a household to keep a system going?
Why systems collapse when one person owns them, and the design choices that let a household maintain one without being reminded.
beginner30 min4 min readHow do I pack so unpacking is not miserable?
Packing by room and by priority rather than by what is nearest, and the labelling that makes unpacking a sequence rather than an excavation.
beginner4 hr4 min readHow do I stop surfaces filling up with clutter?
Why the same three surfaces always fill, and the homes-and-friction approach that keeps them clear without daily tidying.
beginner30 min4 min readWhat should be in a first-night box?
The one box that decides whether the first evening is manageable, and what people consistently forget to put in it.
beginner30 min4 min readHow do I get through Christmas with less waste?
Where Christmas waste actually comes from, the decisions made in November that determine it, and what genuinely cannot be recycled.
beginner30 min4 min readHow do I keep a record of what I own?
The twenty-minute video version that covers most needs, and the detailed record worth building for high-value items.
beginner1 hr 30 min4 min readHow do I organise a garage?
How to get a garage from unusable to organised in a weekend — sorting, zoning, and getting things off the floor and onto walls.
beginner8 hr3 min readHow do I declutter a room?
A method for decluttering that works on a normal weekend, including what to do with the things you can't decide about.
beginner4 hr2 min readHow do I make a room work as an office and something else?
Separating the two uses visually and mentally, so neither ruins the other.
beginner1 hr 30 min2 min readHow do I fit a double bed in a small bedroom and still have it work?
The real dimensions of a UK double, which walls it can go against, where the storage has to go instead, and the trade-offs worth making.
beginner1 hr5 min readHow do I stop the hallway becoming a dumping ground?
Give every category a home within arm's reach of the door — the friction is what decides whether it works.
beginner1 hr2 min readHow do I store things in a loft safely?
What survives a loft and what does not, boarding without ruining the insulation, and the weight question nobody asks.
intermediate2 hr2 min readHow do I get a sofa or a wardrobe through a doorway?
The five measurements to take before lifting anything, the diagonal trick that gets a sofa through a tight door, and what to remove when it still will not go.
intermediate1 hr5 min readHow should I plan the inside of a wardrobe?
Sizing the zones around real garment lengths, why double hanging nearly doubles the capacity, and the depth and rail heights that make a wardrobe work.
beginner1 hr5 min readHow do I create storage in a small flat?
Where usable volume actually hides in a small flat, what can be done without drilling or a landlord's permission, and the trade-off between storing more and living in less.
beginner2 hr4 min readHow do I organise a wardrobe?
Reducing first, then arranging so you can see everything, and the storage that makes it stay organised.
beginner3 hr2 min readHow much space do I need to leave around furniture?
The circulation and door-swing dimensions a room actually needs to work, why the wardrobe is the item most often got wrong, and what to do when a room cannot give them.
beginner20 min5 min readHow do I make a box room actually usable?
Deciding what the smallest bedroom is actually for, the layouts that work at 2 by 2.4 metres, and the fitted approach that beats freestanding furniture every time.
beginner1 hr 30 min5 min readHow do I organise children's toys?
Reducing the volume, storing so children can tidy independently, and rotating so the same toys stay interesting.
beginner2 hr2 min readHow do I organise a hallway that everything ends up in?
Why things accumulate there, giving each category a home, and keeping the route itself clear.
beginner2 hr4 min readHow do I organise a shed?
How to get a shed usable and keep it that way, including what should never be stored in an unheated outbuilding.
beginner5 hr2 min readHow do I organise the cupboard under the sink?
Making the most awkward cupboard in the house usable, and storing cleaning products safely.
beginner45 min2 min read
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Material properties, comparisons and suitability — paints, fillers, sealants, timber, tile, insulation.