Shelley Craft may usually oversee the drastic transformations of other homes on The Block.
But now the Channel Nine star has shared some tips on how she keeps her own home looking at its best.
Writing for 9 Honey, the 41-year-old said she uses one simple de-cluttering process to ensure her home is kept tidy.
Australian television personality Shelley Craft (pictured) has shared tips on how she keeps her home looking at its best following the influx of material goods after Christmas
The 41-year-old said she uses one simple de-cluttering process to ensure her home is kept tidy
‘I’m sure I’ve mentioned my “one in, one out” rule before: In our house, when something new comes in, something has to go out,’ Shelley wrote.
She added that early in the new year is the perfect time to enforce the ‘one in, one out’ rule, due to the number of material gifts that are received at Christmas.
As a result, the playroom is the first area on Shelley’s to-do list, as kids’ toys begin to pile-up.
The mother-of-two wrote that her family clears old items into clothes and toy bins, and then selects a charity to donate them to.
‘Since holidaying in Fiji, my girls have a first-hand account of children living with less and after spending a day in a school and village with limited learning and play equipment, they now understand the importance of supporting communities less fortunate and it makes the “one in, one out” a lot more genuine,’ she wrote.
Shelley said the new year is the perfect time to enforce the ‘one in, one out’ rule, due to the number of material gifts that are received at Christmas
The mother-of-two wrote that her family clears old items into clothes and toy bins, and then selects a charity to donate them to
Shelley also suggested only tackling one room at a time when attempting to de-clutter your home
But Shelley said one of the best ways to ensure your home is de-cluttered after Christmas is to cut things off at the source.
The TV personality said she gifted her two daughters experiences instead of material gifts, which combated ‘stuff piling up’.
Shelley bought her children tickets to multiple theatre shows that the family can enjoy throughout the year.
‘Seeing live shows is something that we enjoy doing and the memories last a lot longer than a piece of plastic – it gives us something to mark in the diary and look forward to and a topic of conversation for the rest of our lives,’ she wrote.
Shelley also suggested only tackling one room at a time when attempting to de-clutter your home – something which countless other experts agree with.