We’ve never seen your garage. But we bet there is an old dresser in there, a box with the very first iPod stashed, and three… no, five wrenches scattered in different corners.
Cluttered garages are a type of ordinary that shouldn’t be so normal. These cluttered spaces can cause stress and anxiety just by looking at it:
● It overstimulates your visual senses
● It presents a feeling of chaos from all the disorganization and clutter
● It affects your ability to focus
● It affects your ability to relax
Your garage shouldn’t make you feel overwhelmed but somewhat calm and relaxed, knowing exactly where everything is. So, bring this article to your garage. Right now. And let’s see what can be removed.
1. What kind of furniture do you see?
Old furniture is usually tied to old memories. Perhaps it was the first chair you brought into your new home or a dresser you’ve had since childhood.
Whatever the case, throwing away physical items representing memories is one of the most challenging things about decluttering. But it’s for the best. While that physical item may have been a part of your past, your memory is forever stored in the hard drive on your shoulders.
2. We hope there’s only one box of old electronics in there…
Be honest. How many boxes of old electronics do you have stored in the garage?
9 out of 10 times, these old electronics don’t work anymore. The typical culprits living in the garage rent-free when they should’ve made their way to the recycling center years ago are broken cable wires and remotes to TVs that are long gone.
And that’s just the thing. Recycling.
In a world that’s becoming more conscious of their waste, it’s very common to keep certain items because you don’t know what to do with them—like old remote controls.
If you live in an area where it’s tough to find a recycling center for electronics, hiring a junk removal service is a great way to get rid of e-waste without feeling so guilty. Most—if not all—junk removal services offer recycling services to ensure they’re responsibly disposing of waste decluttered from your garage.
3. If those clothes aren’t in your closet, what are they doing in your garage?
Take a good look around the towers of boxes six feet or higher consisting of “For Donation” clothes that have been donated to the dust mites rather than the donation center down the block.
No matter how often you clean your closet, your clothes never seem to find their way out of the house. But for valid reasons:
● It’s money you invested in those outfits
● It’s the memories of the places you’ve been when wearing those jeans
● It’s the tiny tomato stains from making tomato sauce from scratch with the family that no one will notice except you
We know you’re attached to some of these pieces. But if they aren’t in your closet, you are ready to let them go.
So, instead of letting the dust mites have a fashion show in the sixth-level box, call a junk removal service and donate it to those in need. We guarantee it’ll look way better on them.
“OK, I need to get rid of my stuff in the garage. But how do I do it?”
Aside from the sentimental part of throwing clutter away, there exist the physical and logistical aspects of it.
Junk removal services have an organized process to help remove your clutter easily, painlessly, and as quickly as possible. However, the service members must know what’s trash, what’s for donation, and most importantly, what’s staying.
While most of them offer flexibility in their involvement of what’s leaving the garage, it’s genuinely best for some preparation to be done before they arrive. For instance:
● Go through your items and decide what’s staying and what’s leaving. Remember, the point is to get rid of the clutter. Don’t let the staying pile look bigger than the leaving pile.
● Create sections in your garage for items like e-waste, clothes, furniture, toys, etc.
● Label each box so the service members know what’s in them.
Once the junk removal service arrives, step back and let them do their thing.
After everything has been hauled from the garage, you’ll be met with an old space you once saw when you first moved into your home. A room you can now decide to utilize with the family.
As tough as decluttering your garage may be, we’re confident the final results will leave you glad you made space for more enjoyable activities.
Mitten Junk Removal is the ideal choice for your haul away needs. We have been helping the residents of Michigan move forward with their goals and lives by clearing away what’s holding them back. As a full service junk removal company, we handle all the clearing away, loading and hauling and then disposing of items properly, and responsibly doing our best to keep things out of the landfill.
We provide services for house cleanouts, office cleanouts, light demolition and construction cleanouts, estate cleanouts, storage units and so much more. Our crew is committed and respectful as well as friendly and efficient and we take every measure to make sure your job is done right, exceeding your expectations. Get a Free estimate by visiting our website and filling out a Form!